Echternach
Iechternach
Luxembourg’s oldest town, famous for its Saint Willibrord Abbey and the Echternach Dancing Procession, an intangible heritage event.
Echternach sits on the Sauer River at the German border. In 698, Saint Willibrord, an Anglo-Saxon missionary, founded an abbey here. His stone sarcophagus rests in the crypt beneath the basilica. The “Dancing Procession,” held on the Tuesday after Whit Sunday each year, is listed by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage. The medieval market square and the old town hall have plenty of character. Echternach is also the starting point of the Mullerthal Trail, so you can combine it with “Little Switzerland” in a day trip. From Luxembourg City, take a bus for about an hour.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Mullerthal (Little Switzerland)
- Beaufort Castle
- Vianden Castle
- Remich
- Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial
- Philharmonie Luxembourg
- Mudam
- Fort Thüngen (Musée Dräi Eechelen)