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Luxembourg Complete Guide 2026: Luxembourg City, Vianden, Mullerthal, Echternach and the Moselle Valley

Browse more guides: Luxembourg travel | Europe destinations Luxembourg Complete Guide 2026: Luxembourg City, Vianden, Mullerthal, Echternach and the Moselle Valley TL;DR Luxembourg is a 2,586 km² Grand Duchy with about 650,000 residents, four official languages, free national public transport since March 1, 2020, and one of the highest GDP per capita figures on the planet at roughly USD 130,000. I cover the UNESCO-listed Old Quarters and fortifications of Luxembourg City (inscribed 1994), the 21 km of Casemates du Bock tunnels first carved in 1644, Vianden Castle on its 100 m hilltop above the Our River, the 110 km Mullerthal Trail across Little Switzerland, Echternach's Basilica founded in 698 CE and its UNESCO Hopping Procession (inscribed 2010), the 42 km Moselle wine route, and the Schengen village where the famous treaty was signed on June 14, 1985. I traveled this loop in shoulder season, paid in euros, and built three itineraries (3, 5, and 7 days) so you can copy what ...