Discover Esch-Sur-Alzette

Esch-Sur-Alzette offers a variety of options for your stay: urban architecture and performing arts, exhibitions about history, as well as nature and hiking activities at Ellergronn. The city’s cultural offerings are clearly distinct from the nature and mining themes at Ellergronn.

Architecture, theatre and exhibitions

The 5 km-long Promenade Architecturale showcases the city’s architectural diversity, particularly its Art Nouveau and Art Deco heritage. You can choose it as a focus for your visit if you are interested in Esch-Sur-Alzette’s architecture. Each season, the Escher Theater offers around 50 performances in theatre, dance and music. This gives you several types of performance to choose from, rather than limiting a theatre visit to a single genre. At the Musée National de la Résistance et des Droits Humains, you can visit both the permanent exhibition and the temporary exhibitions on an individual visit. This means permanent and changing exhibition themes are presented side by side. The museum is an eight-minute walk from Esch-Centre railway station, providing a clear point of reference for planning your visit.

Ellergronn: mining history and nature

The Centre nature et forêt Ellergronn is located 2 km south of the centre, at the entrance to the Ellergronn nature reserve. It is housed in restored buildings from the former Cockerill mine. The permanent exhibitions cover the natural heritage of the mining basin and the use of the former mines. The Centre thus presents natural heritage and mining history as two exhibition themes side by side. The nature reserve covers 110 hectares of former open-cast mining land. The figures refer to different things: 2 km describes the Centre’s location relative to the city centre, while 110 hectares is the area of the nature reserve.

The Centre is also the starting point for numerous nature, hiking and mountain biking routes. You can therefore tailor your outing to your preferred activity: a nature route, a hike or a mountain bike ride. There is a public mountain bike washing station at the Centre; check its current condition before your visit.

Déierepark and practical information

The Escher Déierepark covers two hectares and is home to 150 animals from 25 species; animal numbers may change. The park includes animal enclosures, play and discovery areas, picnic areas and an educational farm.

The Gaalgebus runs from the Esch-Sur-Alzette bus station at Quai C1 to the campsite and the Escher Déierepark, serving around ten stops along the way. It is equipped to carry wheelchair users and can transport pushchairs. As routes and vehicles in service may change, check the latest information before travelling.

Industrial heritage in Belval

Blast furnaces A and B in Esch-Belval are the last remnants of a bygone era and document the molten phase of steel production. On a guided tour of the blast furnace open to visitors in Belval, the process of producing pig iron and steel is explained; the tour reaches an observation point at a height of 40 metres. Check the latest tour information before your visit.

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