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Informal name given to the Eisch valley in Luxembourg

The Valley of the Seven Castles (Luxembourgish: Dall vun de siwe Schlässer; French: Vallée des sept châteaux) 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. There is also a 37-kilometre footpath that takes hikers along the valley and past the castles.

It is named after the group of seven castles that line its route. Those seven castles are (in order, heading upstream):

  • Mersch Castle Mersch Castle
  • Schoenfels Castle Schoenfels Castle
  • Hollenfels Castle Hollenfels Castle
  • Old castle, Ansembourg Old castle, Ansembourg
  • New castle, Ansembourg New castle, Ansembourg
  • Septfontaines Castle Septfontaines Castle
  • Koerich Castle Koerich Castle
  • Valley of the Seven Castles Map Valley of the Seven Castles Map

References

  1. "Valley of the Seven Castles Tour - 27 km - ORT Guttland". www.visitguttland.lu. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  2. "Valley of the Seven Castles: Luxembourg region offers chateaux viewing". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  3. "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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