Echternach & Mullerthal in 3 days

St. Willibrord Basilica (Basilique Saint-Willibrord), Echternach about 45 minutes · heart of the city

The papal basilica built around the tomb of the English missionary Saint Willibrord, with a Merovingian crypt and the start and end of the famous Whit Tuesday dancing procession.

Abbey Museum (Musée de l'Abbaye), Echternach about 45 minutes

A small museum in the vaulted cellars of the 1727 abbey palace, showing copies of the abbey's famous manuscripts, archaeological finds and the story of Saint Willibrord.

Market Square with the Dënzelt (Place du Marché, Echternach) about 30 minutes

The old town's market square, centred on the Dënzelt, a late-Gothic former court house with Renaissance windows.

Wolf's Gorge (Wollefsschlucht) about 1 hour and 30 minutes

A dramatic sandstone gorge with walls up to 50 m, guarded at its entrance by the needle-like 'Cleopatra's Needle' rock, north-west of Echternach.

Echternach Lake (Lac d'Echternach) about 1 hour and 30 minutes

A 30-hectare lake at the edge of town with a free swimming area, pedal boats, an adventure playground and forest paths.

Roman Villa Echternach (Villa romaine, Réimervilla) about 1 hour

The remains of a large Roman country villa by the lake, with a Roman garden and a visitor centre showing daily life.

Beaufort Castle (Châteaux de Beaufort) about 1 hour

Climbable medieval castle ruins next to a 17th-century Renaissance residence, with a tasting of Cassero blackcurrant liqueur included.

Heringer Millen Visitor Centre & Mill (Müllerthal) about 45 minutes

A former mill that is now the Mullerthal's tourist centre, with a small mill museum, a stone bread oven, a brasserie and a playground.

Schiessentümpel Waterfall (Schéissentempel) about 1 hour

Luxembourg's most photographed waterfall, a small cascade on the Black Ernz under a sandstone bridge from 1879.

Kuelscheier Rock Tunnel & Rittergang (Consdorf) about 1 hour and 30 minutes

A pitch-dark rock tunnel over 100 m long, part of a short adventure trail through narrow sandstone passages near Consdorf.

Troosknäppchen Viewpoint (Trooskneppchen) about 45 minutes

A forest lookout above Echternach with views over the Sauer valley and the rooftops of the old town.

Mullerthal Trail: Echternach to Berdorf stage about 3 hours and 30 minutes

The 6.8 km stage of the Mullerthal Trail from the basilica in Echternach up through the rocks to Berdorf.

Church of Saints Peter and Paul (Église Saints-Pierre-et-Paul), Echternach about 15 minutes

The old parish church on a hill above the town centre, on the site of a Roman fortification and first mentioned in 698.

Hohllay / Huel Lee Cave (Berdorf) about 30 minutes

A huge man-made cave in the rocks, hollowed out for Roman building stone and medieval millstones.

Aquatower Berdorf about 1 hour

A 55 m water tower with an interactive exhibition on water and geology and a 50 m viewing platform over Berdorf.