Bürresheim Castle
Served as a set for a scene in the movie „Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade“, Bürresheim Castle dates from the 12th century, beginning as a fortress and gradually converted into a living Baroque castle. (more…)
Old St. Lawrence Church, Diekirch
As Diekirch was first mentioned in a document as late as the year 1182, there are only assumptions about its history between the 4th and 12th century. What is known is that the settlement had arisen due to (more…)
St. James' Church, Dasburg
Dasburg has such a location that you haven’t yet drove out of the settlement and you find yourself in Luxembourg.
Bad Münstereifel, Town Hall
The lands of Monasterium in Eiflia, as they were known in the 11th century, or Münstereifel, belonged in the 8th century to the powerful Abbey of Prüm. In 830, its third abbot built a daughter monastery and a church here – ‘Novum Monasterium in pago Eifle situm’. (more…)
St. Peter and Paul Basilica, Saint-Hubert
Hubert, or Hubertus (655/665-727), was a nobleman and a passionate hunter (the hunt at that time was a privilege only for the nobility), close to the Carolingian family. On one Good Friday, instead of going to church, he set off for a chase. But in the forest, a stag with (more…)