Planned Visit to Luxembourg

Member since 26 April 2023

HootsMcGMember26 April 2023 11:45:05

Bonjour à tous! Hallo an alle! Hello everyone!

I’m planning a trip to Luxembourg in May and was hoping to get some advice on whether my plan is sensible. I'm in my thirties and reasonably fit, so want to do some exploring of the countryside, but nothing too ambitious. I have tried to go for a mix of indoor and outdoor stuff each day (partly to provide a bit of variety and partly because I'm not sure what the weather will be like each day).

I'm not sure which days to assume most things will be closed - I'd assumed Sundays but it seems to be Mondays for most things? I'm also not sure if planning to visit museums at the weekend is a bad idea as they will be most busy then? Any advice would be very much appreciated!

I’ve got a late arrival on Thursday 4th and leaving early afternoon on Friday 12th, so I’m not planning anything for those days. I have a hotel in Luxembourg city so I’m planning a couple of trips to do bits of the Mullerthal Trail, not staying overnight on the route. I’ve got no strict budget, but don’t want to go too mad with spending, so would rather do at least a few free or cheap activities.

On the planning side, I’m not sure if it’s better to do Vianden and Diekirch as separate day trips? I’m also not sure if a day trip to Trier is worth adding in. I speak reasonably good German and pretty terrible French, so I’m hoping to get a chance to get some practice of both!

Thanks, the plan is as follows!

Friday 5th AM

• Buy Luxembourg Card – tourist information

• Walking tour of Luxembourg (~ 2 hours)

Friday 5th PM

• Lëtzebuerg City Museum (~ 2 hours)

• Explore Luxembourg City

Saturday 6th AM & PM

• Luxembourg National Museum of Natural History (~1 hour)

• Museum Drai Eechelen (~1 hour)

• Cathédrale Notre-Dame

Sunday 7th AM

• Wenzel Circular Walk as unguided tour? (Not sure if you can do this for free or if it has to be a guided tour? Also not sure if there is much overlap with the Walking tour of Luxembourg?)

Sunday 7th PM

• National Museum of Art and History (Musee National d'Histoire et d'Art) (~ 2 hours)

Monday 8th AM - Diekirch

• MNHM National Museum of Military History

• Lunch in Diekirch

Monday 8th PM - Vianden

• Castle (1-2 hours)

• Altstadt Vianden (1-2 hours)

• Chairlift

• Trinitarian Church?

• Musée d’Histoire de la Ville de Vianden? (~1 hour)

Tuesday 9th AM & PM - Mullerthal Trail Route 2