Luxembourg and 1000 Years Old City Secrets Daily Walking Tour

Final resting place of Luxembourgian monarch and King John the Blind. For sure, sacral building with highest national spiritual and religious meaning of Luxembourgish nation.

Building beside hosts Parliament of Luxembourg so called "Le Chambre" with 60 members of parliament.

Natural fortification on rocky cliffs ( system of caves and tunnels) and walking path along the top of former city walls. Once 27 km long wall were set up along these spots with only 7 km persisting in nowadays.

John’s (on the stone) Church - Lowertown area near by river Alzette famous regarding its religious history and well know up to (St. Johns The Baptist ) church, former monks cluster and city prison. One of the oldest part of the city situated on left embankment of river Alzette.

walls so called Wenzel walls and gate to inner part of the city from 15th century. Second name of this tower is Jackob's Tower once served like one the gates to inner part of the city.

Elevated ground area above river Alzette across Bock casemates in bygone days settled by ordinary citizens , later used for military infrastructure and different city social institutions until 19th century. Excellent view on central part of the city and Petrusse Valley part of upper part of the medieval city.

In nowadays this area hosts many state and cities social institutions

Remains of western city walls famous promenade spot of the city.

Military strategy water construction with defensive role from Austrian-Hungarian era (1731). Elements of successful military engineering are still visible on locks on river Alzette embankments.

City greenery area along river Petrusse below Petrusse Casemates. Favorite local citizens site for recreation, relax and spending free time.

One of the oldest religious sites dating from Romans and first Christians times and chapel partially built in in the cliff (1355) dedicated to ST. Quirinius, once patron of Luxembourg. Spot with " Spring of Miracle ", water spring with healing water know for more than 2000 years mostly used for healing blindness and skin diseases. .

Bridge played as well defensive role connecting central part of the city with the main train station.

Church was rebuilt in 1688 in Baroque architectural style after city siege and bombing by French king "Sun King" , Louis XIV.

It consolidates all of Luxembourg City's (not EU !) judicial buildings.

The third and the youngest city's bridge dedicated to Grand-Duchesse Charlotte also known like " Red Bridge". Bridge connects central part of city with Kirschberg part of the town hosting many EU institutions. The bridge is as well known in black chronicles because high amount of committed suicides

War memorial dedicated to the thousands of Luxembourgers who volunteered for service in the armed forces of the Allied Powers during WW1, WW2 and the Korean War. 23 m tall obelisk with golden Greek goddess of victory "Nike" rising golden wreath above her head symbolizing protecting and glorified Luxembourg nation.

Kaddish Monument - Monument commemorates the fate of the Jews living in Luxembourg, Belgium and France who fell victim to the anti-Semitic persecution and extermination policies of the Nazi occupying power. Monument lies in close neighborhood where once the first Luxembourg synagogue was erected in 1823.

Monument commemorates the dead of the Second World War and recalls the resistance and the solidarity of the Luxembourg nation in the face of the Nazi occupation

WW2 American military war grave cemetery of 5,074 American dead soldiers who perished in IIWW in period between September 1944 - January 1945. All Christian soldiers along with Jewish died on Luxembourg territory against the German Nazi Army (''Wehrmacht'') but most of them at the Battle of the Bulge ( German Army Ardennes Offensive Campaign)

The second city's bride, one of the most famous city's landmarks from 1903. Bridge is dedicated to Grand Duke Adolphe , duke of Luxembourg from 19th and 20th century and grandfather of current Grand Duke henry.