Europe Explored » Little Switzerland https://europeexplored.com Travel through the most beautiful places in Europe Sun, 08 Sep 2013 13:36:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 Beaufort – castle and popular summer resort in Luxembourg https://europeexplored.com/2011/05/28/beaufort-castle-and-popular-summer-resort-in-luxembourg/ https://europeexplored.com/2011/05/28/beaufort-castle-and-popular-summer-resort-in-luxembourg/#comments Sat, 28 May 2011 09:56:03 +0000 Claire https://europeexplored.com/?p=4192 The former Roman village, now the town Beaufort, is situated in Luxembourg at an altitude of 409 meters above sea level. You can find here the ruins of Renaissance Castle Beaufort from the 17th century, which is situated in area of Luxembourg that is often referred to as a “Little Switzerland”. Furthermore, there is also […]

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]]> The former Roman village, now the town Beaufort, is situated in Luxembourg at an altitude of 409 meters above sea level. You can find here the ruins of Renaissance Castle Beaufort from the 17th century, which is situated in area of Luxembourg that is often referred to as a “Little Switzerland”. Furthermore, there is also neo-Gothic church ruins from the 12th century.

The first mention of the original village dates back to the 12th century. Most of the monuments in this city, as well as throughout Luxembourg, were bombed during the war.

The village is now a popular summer resort with a swimming pool, camping and a youth hostel. You can follow any of the numerous trails which lead you through the forests of the Mullerthal valley.


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]]> https://europeexplored.com/2011/05/28/beaufort-castle-and-popular-summer-resort-in-luxembourg/feed/ 0 The Mullerthal – Luxembourg’s Little Switzerland https://europeexplored.com/2010/11/02/the-mullerthal-luxembourgs-little-switzerland/ https://europeexplored.com/2010/11/02/the-mullerthal-luxembourgs-little-switzerland/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:08:30 +0000 Claire https://europeexplored.com/?p=1983 The Mullerthal Region or how it is often called Luxembourg’s Little Switzerland is the part of Luxembourg located in the north-east part at the borders with Germany. It is small but very nice place where you can get remarkable experiences. Luxembourg’s Little Switzerland is located in the canton of Echternach, which covers 7% of the […]

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]]> The Mullerthal Region or how it is often called Luxembourg’s Little Switzerland is the part of Luxembourg located in the north-east part at the borders with Germany. It is small but very nice place where you can get remarkable experiences.

Luxembourg’s Little Switzerland is located in the canton of Echternach, which covers 7% of the whole area of Luxembourg. This part of Luxembourg is very popular, especially for campers sliding down from nearby Belgium, Germany, France and Holland. The area is also very popular among European bikers who come to “ventilate” here and take proper outdoor atmosphere.

Suer River forms here a natural border between Luxembourg and Germany. Widely popular activity is renting a canoe and rafting. Along the river you can easily find a number of well-equipped campsites. However, in the summer months, some of them can be quite busy. So it is better to make a reservation in advance.

You can walk through the sandstone forest labyrinth or visit the oldest Luxembourg’s city Echternach. Visitors can come out to the highest peak of this undoubtedly interesting canton, situated near the town of Beaufort and reaching an altitude of 414m.


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