Visiting Luxembourg with kids.
Luxembourg was a city we had wanted to visit for a while due it only being an hour’s flight away and the small nature of it meaning that there wasn’t too much ground to cover whilst travelling with a little one.
Luxembourg is the 3rd richest country in the world and also one of the smallest. This meant getting around it with a little one in a pram was extremely easy. There is also free transportation all around Luxembourg, so we took the bus from the airport (number 6 which is every 10 mins Monday-Friday and 20-30 at weekends.)
There are also free trams and buses connecting all other parts of the country. The city is very accessible to parts of Belgium, Germany and France. If you wanted to travel slightly further afield.
We stayed at the Novotel Suites for two nights as we wanted a bit of extra space as we were travelling with Teddy. This was located on Avenue J F Kennedy Street which was roughly a 20 minute walk in to the city centre, but there was a tram stop located directly outside which was brilliant for easy access to the centre and back if we wanted to take Teddy for a nap during the day.
The hotel was beautiful with a separate bedroom for us and a nice little kitchen and dining area for a bit more room. https://booking.tp.st/NnDbW1Yw
For our first morning we walked across the famous Adolphe bridge which was absolutely enormous and wandered round Luxembourg’s narrow and winding cobbled streets, which were full of cafes, restaurants and bars!
As we visited here during a time that the cost of living had risen astronomically, we actually didn’t find Luxembourg to be too badly priced, especially for eating and drinking in the city centre it was fairly reasonable.
We walked past the Grand Ducal Palace as we meandered through the cobbled streets and from there made our way to ‘the most beautiful balcony in Europe’ which was the Chemin de Corniche. I had read about this balcony before we arrived and was slightly sceptical as to how it was the most beautiful in Europe, but it was absolutely stunning!
The whole area around it was beautiful and so lovely just to sit and take in the sights surrounding it. We spent a good hour or two just looking out at the views below.
Unfortunately whilst we were there the Bock Casemets, which are a collection of underground tunnels connecting different parts of the city which were used to protect the city, were closed to tourists so we were not able to go and visit. Details can be found on trip advisor https://tripadvisor.tp.st/mn5EJ6sV
Whilst it is a UNESCO heritage site and looked really interesting to visit I’m not sure how we would have managed with a pram and a toddler at the same time.
The Opera House is a beautiful building and was also situated next to a business district. There was a lovely little area of supermarkets, bars and a few restaurants which was perfect for us eating with Teddy as it wasn’t too busy and having the supermarket nearby was great. The range was amazing and it was also one where you could buy your own ready meals, heat them up and then sit in the little cafe and eat there which again was brilliant as we weren’t spending a fortune to eat out in a restaurant every meal, whilst being extremely convenient and also really good food!
That evening we headed back to the Chemin de Corniche purely for the amazing views and then heading back in to the city centre and got some desert from one of the many cafes before heading back towards our hotel via Glacis Square.
Fortunately for us whilst we were in a Luxembourg there was a temporary amusement park up in Glacis Square with a whole range of rides and attractions for all the family. As it was dark when we visited, the lights and noises were quite intense. This may not be suitable for really small kids but could be a fantastic evening for older kids. The views at night from the Adolphe Bridge across the valleys below were again really spectacular to see!
The next morning we headed to Parc de Ville which we had strolled through the evening before but it was getting dark, to the most incredible kids playground I have ever stumbled across! The main feature was a giant pirate ship boat with slides, climbing frames and loads of ways to move across it! They were constructing another section to it whilst we were there so it seems like it will be all the more incredible in the near future!
There were also swings made out of tyres and the most amazing water feature. We were there in August so it was really warm and honestly I wouldn’t usually take my shoes and socks off and go paddling in a public ‘swimming pool’ in a city centre but this one just felt so clean and modern it was a really great experience and Teddy had a ball splashing around. Situated around this play area was lovely lounger style seats and plenty of them as well for the adults to sit and watch the kids play. There were frequent rushes of water and it was so much fun for the kids!
What was also really useful was that located very close by we’re some of the nicest publics toilets you have ever seen and a cafe selling cakes and ice creams.
For the remainder of the day we did another walk around of the city stopping at the Ville Haute in Luxembourg’s old town which was a beautiful square and probably even more impressive than the Grand Ducal Palace.
Luxembourg was a fantastic little city, easy to get around and surprising scenic with fantastic view points and seating areas! The free transport was a great bonus just to be able to hop on any bus or tram free of charge. Getting back to the airport was also so easy as we just jumped on the bus from outside our hotel and headed straight there. The price of things in general was also surprisingly low (well not quite low, but not as expensive as some European city’s I have visited!)
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