UNESCO Promenade

The "UNESCO Promenade" is a great way to discover the scenic beauty of the ancient fortress and the charm of the capital's Old Town.

On foot

Starting from Place de la Constitution, the trail goes along the mid-point of the fortifications through Pétrusse Park and a garden celebrating the capital’s rose-breeding history. It continues along the Corniche, across the ramparts and then through the Old Town.

By bike

The UNESCO bike tours are a great way to discover this site and its most popular attractions in just under an hour and a half. The tour is in two parts: a 2.5-kilometre tour on foot, and a 9.5-kilometre tour by bike.

Project partners: The Luxembourg Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure, the Luxembourg City Tourist Office, the Alstad Committee, the Pfaffenthal-Siechenhof Syndicat d'intérêts locaux, the Stadtgrund Syndicat d'intérêts locaux, Amis du château de Clausen, Frën vun der Festungsgeschicht, Patrimoine Roses pour le Luxembourg, Geschichtsfrënn St Quirinus.

Document produced in cooperation with the centre for the development of sight-related skills (Centre pour le développement des compétences relatives à la vue).

UNESCO For All

The UNESCO Promenade For All is a great option for wheelchairs and pushchairs which winds through the Upper Town. Visitors can choose to complete it with an LCTO guide or using the audio guide available on izi.travel (in English, French, German, Luxembourgish, Portuguese and Dutch).

The "UNESCO-Tour für Alle – Leichte Sprache" trail follows the same route, with commentary in simple German and with short videos in sign language.

Saint-Esprit Citadel

Virtual tour of the citadel casemates

Visitors can explore the Saint-Esprit citadel through an immersive 3D virtual tour. Developed by the Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the Centre de documentation sur la forteresse de Luxembourg of the Musée national d'archéologie, d'histoire et d'art (MNAHA), schock ASBL and the Luxembourg Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO, this project offers an exciting new way to experience the casemates of the Saint-Esprit citadel.

The virtual tour allows visitors to explore this underground heritage site, which is still difficult to access physically. Photos of objects from the MNAHA's collections and short text descriptions in Luxembourgish and easy-read German give visitors a deeper understanding of the fascinating history of this military structure, which was the most important element of the old fortress. Created with the aim of furthering social inclusion, this tour is especially geared toward young people and disabled people.

The free virtual tour is part of the efforts to implement Goal 10 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations and the International Coalition of Inclusive and Sustainable Cities launched by Unesco.

In 2025, additional languages and a soundtrack will be integrated into the experience.

LCTO guided tours

The Luxembourg City Tourist Office (LCTO) offers a number of walking and guided tours. Discover the city's rich history and modern architectural gems.

UNESCO4Kids

The UNESCO4Kids tour is suitable for children, with two separate groups for ages 6 to 9 and 10 to 12. Participants explore Luxembourg City's historic urban landscape: the Old Town and Fortifications. This experience incorporates teaching methods developed by the Council of Europe together with UNESCO. This tour offers youngsters a playful, interactive way of discovering the city's cultural and natural heritage using all their senses, in addition to their intellect.

Shoah Memorial Trail

The Shoah Memorial Trail offers an insight into how Jewish life in Luxembourg was wiped out by Nazi Germany. This free two-hour tour with audio-guide explores eight well-known and less well-known sites that played a key role in the Holocaust in Luxembourg.

With this initiative, MemoShoah Luxembourg’s aim is to contribute on a long-term basis to knowledge of the Holocaust in Luxembourg. For this project, the organisation was supported by the LCTO, the Neimënster Cultural Centre and the Consistoire Israélite du Luxembourg.