Luxembourg city

History and customs

•  Why go to Luxembourg?

  The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a country with a great cultural offer and it has great architecture.
  
  
  Its past makes it attractive to walk its streets and learn from them.
  
  
  
  
  
  The gastronomy is varied and exotic.
  
  
  

•  The most visited places

  
  
  -The Old Quarter of Luxembourg City.
  
  
  There is no better place to begin exploring beautiful Luxembourg City than in its historic Old Quarter. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994, the city's ancient fortifications made it one of the most important of Europe is cities. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  -Kirchberg district
  
  
  Is the place for modernity and contemporary art in Luxembourg.
  On a two hour tour, visitors have the chance to explore this setting of the European Institutions, the European Investment Bank, the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, as well as sports centers and park in Luxembourg.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  -The Luxembourg Ardennes
  
  
  
  
  The Ardennes is where you'll find high forested plateaus, sheer cliffs, wooded hills, and hidden valleys, as well as countless impressive views. The area - famous as the place where Hitler staged his last major campaign of WWII - boasts numerous castles, fortresses, and fortified farms rising out of the hilltops. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  -Bourscheid Castle
  
  
  The village of Bourscheid stands high on a plateau and is bordered by the rivers Sûre and Wark. Here, you'll find excellent views and many pleasant hikes to other quaint villages, including Michelau in the Sûre Valley, Welscheid in the Wark Valley, and Kehmen on the plateau. For sun bathers, there are two river beaches at Bourscheid-Plage and Dirbach. This region of the Ardennes is very much dominated by the ruins of the fairy-tale Bourscheid Castle, which looks down from a rocky peak 137 meters above the Sûre.
  
  
  
  
  
  -Larochette.
  
  
  Larochette is a quaint old market town that lies in a narrow, rocky valley surrounded by woods. The town is dominated by two old and partially rebuilt castles that stand on a crag high above the valley of the White Ernz. The town boasts a superb medieval square, a museum of industry that offers a fascinating look at the area's past as an important textile base , and a number of historical monuments dotted along its many old streets.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  -Walferdange and its Castle
  
  
  
  
  Walferdange Castle, the Grand Ducal residence until the end of the 19th century, lies at the entrance to the Grunewald Wood on one of Luxembourg's principal tourist routes and is just a short distance from Luxembourg City. The village of Walferdange boasts picturesque scenery due to its location at the junction of the Alzette Valley with its lovely wooded heights. In addition to its great views, the village is well known for its roses, as well as a large archeological site that includes a Roman villa and an underground aqueduct.
  
  
  

• Luxembourg culture

  The contributions of Luxembourg to the arts are not largely known outside its borders. Although Luxembourg has a rich cultural history, especially in music, painting and photography. Its evolving museums, concert halls, theatres and galleries testify to its citizens' growing appreciation of culture.
  
  I am going to start explaining you how this post is going to be divided. Initially I am going to write about the most important thing at Luxembourg, the arts. The next thing that I am going to talk about is cuisine.
  
  It is important to say that in Luxembourg are three official languages: French, German, and the national language, Luxembourgish. Most citizens are trilingual and at the first times of the country the french language had a great prestige, and still has an preferent use as administrative and official language. German language was used at the politics to formulate laws. In primary school, education was limited to German, while French was taught in secondary education.
  
   Arts

  

  Jean-Baptiste Fresez: Vianden
  near the Bridge (c. 1857)

  Jean-Baptiste Fresez and Nicolas Liez who both painted the City of Luxembourg and its surroundings were the country's most important 19th-century artists. Jean Jacoby, who was awarded two Olympic gold medals for his artwork and, above all, Joseph Kutter with his Expressionist landscapes and portraits, were notable during the first half of the 20th century.

  

  Nicolas Liez:
  View of Luxembourg from the
  Fetschenhof (1870)

  
  Little is known of Luxembourg literature beyond the country's borders, partly because three languages are used, partly because many works assume a local readership. Furthermore, it was not until the 19th century that the literature of Luxembourg began to develop.
  
  In 1829, Antoine Meyer published the very first book in Lëtzebuerger Däitsch, the local Germanic dialect later called Luxembourgish, a collection of poems titled "E' Schrek op de' Lezeburger Parnassus".
  
  Edmond de la Fontaine (1823–1891), better known by his pen-name Dicks, is considered the national poet of Luxembourg. Along with Michel Lentz and Michel Rodange, he is an outstanding figure in the history of Luxembourg literature, writing poetry in Luxembourgish. Another influential writer was Batty Weber (1860–1940) who worked both as a journalist and as an author of short stories, novels, plays and poems, contributing much to the development of Luxembourg culture. Anise Koltz (born in 1928), first writing mainly in German and Luxembourgish but later in French, is the country's most important contemporary author. Another successful contemporary novelist and poet is Jean Portante (born in 1950).
  
  
  The wide general interest in music and musical activities in Luxembourg can be seen from the membership of the Union Grand-Duc Adolphe, the national music federation for choral societies, brass bands, music schools, theatrical societies, folklore associations and instrumental groups. Some 340 societies with over 17,000 individual members are currently represented by the organization.
  The two main venues for classical music in Luxembourg are the Philharmonie concert hall, home to the Philharmonie de Luxembourg orchestra, and the Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg with frequent performances of opera and ballet. Luxembourg's internationally recognized soloists include violinist Sandrine Cantoreggi, cellist Françoise Groben, pianists Francesco Tristano Schlimé and Jean Muller, and singer Mariette Kemmer. Among its contemporary composers are Camille Kerger, Claude Lenners, Georges Lentz (although he lives mainly in Australia), Alexander Mullenbach and Marcel Wengler. Opera is frequently performed in Luxembourg City at the Grand Théâtre and in Esch-sur-Alzette at the Théâtre d'Esch as well as at the annual Wiltz festival.
  
  
  

  Food

  Luxembourg's cuisine has been influenced over the years by neighboring France, Germany, and Belgium. More recently, it has had influence from its many Italian and Portuguese immigrants.
  
  Luxembourg has many delicacies including its pastries, cheese, and fresh fish (brown trout, pike, and crayfish). Other delicacies include the Ardennes ham smoked in saltpeter, game during hunting season (such as hare and wild boar), small plum tarts in September (Quetsch), smoked neck of pork with broad beans (Judd mat Gaardebounen), fried small river fish (such as bream, chub, gudgeon, roach, and rudd), liver dumplings (Quenelle) with sauerkraut and boiled potatoes, black pudding (Träipen), sausages with mashed potatoes and horseradish, and green bean soup (Bouneschlupp). French cuisine is prominent on many menus, and to a lesser extent so are German and Belgian cuisines.
  
  These are some specialties of Luxembourg:
  

  •     Thüringer - Inexpensive, small sausages that taste like a spicy version of the German bratwurst. They are often sold by street vendors and at roadside stands. New regulations prohibit the use of the word "Thüringer" as it is now regionally protected and reserved to sausages produced in the German free state of Thuringia. They are now commonly referred to as "Grillwurscht" (Lëtzebuerger) or "Grillinger".
  • Bouneschlupp - A green bean soup.
  • Gromperekichelcher - A carefully spiced potato pancake with chopped onions and parsley, then deep-fried. They are available at roadside stands as well.
  • Éisleker Ham - Smoke-cured raw ham, said to look like the Italian Prosciutto crudo, sliced paper-thin and commonly served with fresh bread.
  • Kachkéis (cooked cheese) - A soft cheese spread.
  • Pâté - A spreadable paste, usually made of meat but vegetarian versions exist.
  • Quetschentaart - A plum tart; along with peach, cherry, and pear tarts, it is a typical dessert and can be found in any pastry shop or restaurant.

Budget and booking

Traveling to another country is usually very expensive but traveling from one continent to another is much more expensive. In the following guide you can see a quote for a trip from Medellin, Colombia to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for three people staying from July 15 to 22 in this beautiful Central European country.

     1.       Air tickets:

The cost of the tickets can vary according to the season of the year, the class in which you intend to travel, the number of stops and the number of people traveling.

The first quote is made for three adults in Economic class, with two scales. In the following image you can see what the round-trip costs:

The second quotation is made for three adults in First Class, with two scales. In the following image you can see the round-trip cost:

As you can see the difference in price is almost 6 times more compared to the Economic Class to First Class. Apparently, comfort costs and costs a lot.

      2.       Hosting:

The accommodation as the plane tickets also varies according to some specifications, for example, the number of people, whether it is a hotel or an apartment, whether including breakfast, the location.

The most favorable accommodation is in an apartment not far from the city center.

How to buy fly tickets and book a hotel
The cost is 630 thousand Colombian pesos that means that it is around 187 dollars.

The cost of a five-star hotel is higher, but in the hotel, there are more services such as air conditioning, parking, meeting room, restaurant, WIFI. Next, the cost of the hotel will be show:

3. Food:

Although you could buy groceries and cook or just go to a chain of fast food restaurants, you should not miss the opportunity to be surprised by the cuisine of Luxembourg, prices range from 23 euros (25.77 dollars) to 135 euros (151 euros). , $ 29) for a dining experience.

4. Activities:

The activities in Luxembourg, most are focused on culture and the visit of historical places and in these places the entrance has a value that ranges between 5 and 15 euros (5.60 and 16.81 dollars).
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