A weekend in Luxembourg

I recently decided to visit Luxembourg for a short weekend trip, around 72 hours in total. I went in with fairly low expectations, as it’s not a country I’d heard much about, but I was genuinely surprised by how much I enjoyed it.

I started in Luxembourg City, which is incredibly beautiful, with impressive architecture and stunning views at almost every turn, especially from the Corniche. The city isn’t particularly busy, which made it perfect for wandering without a set plan and just taking everything in. One of the highlights (genuinely!) was that all public transport is free. It’s something you don’t fully appreciate until you experience it, but being able to take an hour-long train into the countryside at no cost really put into perspective how much I usually spend on getting around. I also visited Bock Casemates, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was really quite enjoyable! Met some other lovely tourists there too :)

For my second day, I took a trip to Vianden, which was very easy to get to thanks to the free transport. The bus drivers and train staff were all incredibly helpful along the way! Vianden is a charming village with a beautiful castle and a very peaceful atmosphere. There is a chairlift that takes you up the mountain, where you can walk down towards the castle, making the whole experience especially scenic. Found a local selling honey from their front garden with the beehive right next door to it, I only brought hand luggage and am so upset I couldn’t bring some back with me…

The only downside of the trip was the food. My dietary requirements made it slightly more difficult to find suitable places to eat, and while the meals we did have were good, they were quite expensive, averaging around €30 per person. Aside from that, people were generally friendly, although we did encounter one particularly rude waiter who seemed unimpressed with our limited French and told us there were no tables available in an obviously empty restaurant (can’t please everybody).

Overall, I was really impressed by Luxembourg and had a great time. It’s a place that exceeded my expectations and is definitely worth visiting for a short, relaxed getaway.

Image Locations:

- Vianden Castle (1, 14, 15)

- Notre Dame Cathedral of Luxembourg (2, 4)

- Taken walking along the river in Luxembourg City (3, 5)

- Vianden (6)

- Taken from the top of the mountain in Vianden (7)

- Bock Casemates (8)

- Taken from the Corniche in Luxembourg City (9, 10, 11)

- Église Saint-Alphonse (12)

- View of Notre Dame (13)