Valley of the Seven Castles
Informal name given to the Eisch valley in Luxembourg
The Valley of the Seven Castles ( Luxembourgish : Dall vun de siwe Schlässer ) is an informal name given to the Äischdall , the valley of the Eisch river, in central Luxembourg . The valley stretches from the confluence with the Alzette upstream to Steinfort , on the border with Belgium . The entire route can be traversed in about an hour by car, starting near the town of Arlon on the Belgian/Luxembourg border. [1] [2] There is also a 37-kilometre footpath that takes hikers along the valley and past the castles. [ citation needed ]
It is named after the group of seven castles that line its route. [3] Those seven castles are (in order, heading upstream):
- Mersch
- Schoenfels
- Hollenfels
- Ansembourg Castle
- New Castle of Ansembourg
- Septfontaines
- Koerich Castle
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Mersch Castle
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Schoenfels Castle
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Hollenfels Castle
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Old castle, Ansembourg
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New castle, Ansembourg
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Septfontaines Castle
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Koerich Castle
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Valley of the Seven Castles Map
References
- ↑ "Valley of the Seven Castles Tour - 27 km - ORT Guttland" . www.visitguttland.lu . Retrieved 2023-06-05 .
- ↑ "Valley of the Seven Castles: Luxembourg region offers chateaux viewing" . Stars and Stripes . Retrieved 2023-06-05 .
- ↑ "Have you visited the 'Valley of the Seven Castles'?" . Luxembourg Times . 2017-12-11 . Retrieved 2023-06-05 .
49°42′N 6°06′E / 49.7°N 6.1°E / 49.7; 6.1
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