Tower and village

Esch-sur-Sûre

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September 27th 2017
27 September2017 Esch-sur-Sûre is another settlement with a castle on a knoll and almost completely surrounded by its river. In the morning we explored this village and were astonished as to how picturesque it was in beautiful sunny weather. We then drove 40k eastwards through beautiful wooded valleys to the town of Echernach from where we had intended to do a walk in the Müllerthal f ... read more

Europe » Luxembourg

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Founded in 963, Luxembourg became a grand duchy in 1815 and an independent state under the Netherlands. It lost more than half of its territory to Belgium in 1839, but gained a larger measure of autonomy. Full independence was attained in 1867. Overr... ... read more