Luxembourg City holidays

Bargain hunters should pay Luxembourg City’s flea market a visit. It’s held every Sunday in Champ du Glacis. Here, vendors offer up everything from clothing to antiques, so it’s ideal if you like to rummage. Plus, you might find a bargain souvenir to take home with you.

If you fancy a shopping spree, make a beeline for Grand Rue. This long road lines up a string of high street stores, like Lush and Sephora. Plus, it’s peppered with restaurants and cafés, so you’ll have plenty of places to stop for a coffee mid-shop.

Rue Phillippe II should be your starting point if you’re heading out in search of designer goodies. This pedestrian road, which cuts across Grand Rue, plays host to big brands like Gucci, Christian Louboutin and Cartier.

If you fancy a low-key night out, head to The Grund for dinner and drinks. This part of the city centre’s home to more than its fair share of restaurants, cosy pubs and wine bars. Plus, a lot of them come with views of the city’s canals.

Most of the nightlife in Luxembourg City’s centred around the Mousel Brewery area, so it makes a good starting point for a night on the town. Here, you’ll find a smattering of pubs, bars and clubs, most of which stay open until the early hours.

The Luxembourg sausage – or Wainzoossiss Mat Moschterzooss – is a wine-marinated sausage served with a mustard sauce, and a must-try when in the city. It’s sometimes dished up with a side of mashed potato, turning it into a hearty meal.

Kniddelen are essentially small, dense dumplings. They make an appearance on almost every local restaurant menu in Luxembourg City, usually with a choice of toppings, like beer sauce, mustard sauce, or Luxembourg sausage.

Luxembourg’s Moselle region is known for producing great wine. Although reds are popular, the region’s also known for its cremant – a sparkling white wine made in a similar way to Champagne. You’ll find local cremant on wine lists in a lot of the city’s bars and restaurants.

This hearty soup’s packed full of potato, beans, leek and celery, plus either sausage or bacon. It’s a popular winter warmer, but you can order it in the summer months, too – it’ll usually be served lighter, with more veggies and fewer chunks of potato.

If you’ve got a sweet tooth, pick up one of these Luxembourgish doughnuts. They’re made with a mixture of yeast, flour, warm milk, eggs and sugar. Then, after a dunk in a deep fat fryer, they’re topped with a generous sprinkling of sugar.