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Travelers often refer to Luxembourg as “The Green Heart of Europe,” and outdoor enthusiasts will quickly recognize why. If you are considering hiking and backpacking across Europe, make sure you include Luxembourg on your itinerary. From its northern woodlands to its southern plains; from its picturesque rivers to its fascinating rock formations, Luxembourg packs a lot into its one thousand square miles. Scenic overlooks abound, even in Luxembourg City, where the Chemin de la Corniche, offers great views of the area.

The northern section of Luxembourg is the Ardennes, a mountainous and forested area that is a continuation of the Belgian Ardennes. Throughout the region, you can find wonderful campgrounds, hiking trails, and bike paths. One particularly great spot is the Haute-Sure Nature Reserve in Esch-sur-sure, where you can rent bikes to use exploring the countryside or canoes to use on the Sure River.

The area just southeast of the Ardennes is called Mullerthal or Little Switzerland. A highlight of this region is Echternach, a small town on the eastern border of the country. You can camp in Echternach or simply use it as a base to explore the region. Like the Ardennes, Mullerthal has hiking trails and biking paths between villages, but it also has cliffs that provide strenuous rock climbing challenges. Southwest of Mullerthal is Red Rocks, another great Luxembourg region for hiking and other outdoor activities.

If you prefer more luxurious and less strenuous activities, you should head to the Moselle Valley, the southeast section of Luxembourg. The Moselle Valley is known as one of the world’s best spots for wine tasting. The town of Ehnen has a Wine Museum, but the highlight of the area are the guided wine cellar tours, which several of the region’s cellars offer between late spring and early fall. The Cellars of Poll-Fabaire in Wormeldange, St. Martin’s Cellars in Remich, and the Bernard-Massard Cellars in Grevenmacher are three of the most tourist-friendly cellars. If you’re in Grevenmacher, you may also want to check out the Butterfly Garden.

As you might expect of a country with one of the highest per capita income levels in the world, Luxembourg has more “luxurious” attractions than solely wine tasting. The Mondorf le Domain Thermal is a large spa while the Parc Merveilleux is the country’s lone theme park, complete with a small zoo.

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