8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Orval Abbey
Romantic medieval abbey ruins beside a working Trappist monastery in the Gaume forest, source of the cult Orval beer; visit the ruins and museum, then drink the beer at the Ange Gardien inn opposite the gate.
24 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Upper Sûre Lake
Luxembourg's largest reservoir in the Ardennes, ringed by wooded roads with viewpoints, swimming areas and boat hire at Insenborn.
26 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Minett Park Fond-de-Gras
Open-air industrial heritage park in Luxembourg's red-earth iron country, where the 1900 steam train and the Minièresbunn mine railway still run through ore tunnels to the preserved mining village of Lasauvage (season May-September).
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Torgny
Belgium's southernmost village, a huddle of golden-stone, Roman-tiled houses on a vine-planted south-facing slope in Gaume: a microclimate so mild locals call it the 'Belgian Provence'.
27 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Esch-sur-Sûre
A tiny medieval village wrapped almost entirely by a hairpin loop of the Sûre beneath a ruined hilltop tower.
29 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Bastogne War Museum
Immersive museum commemorating the Battle of the Bulge, one of the most pivotal WWII battles fought in the Ardennes.
31 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Bourscheid Castle
Extensive medieval castle ruins on a rocky spur 150 metres above the Sûre river, with a car park and panoramic Ardennes views.
36 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Luxembourg City Old Town
A dramatic fortress capital perched on cliffs above gorges, its UNESCO ramparts and casemates carved into the rock.
37 km · about 45 min drive