ARCHEOLOGICAL TOURS

Bech-Kleinmacher

Bill/Mersch

Gallo-Roman tumulus 24 m in diameter (3rd century AD), surrounding by a circular wall enclosing a funeral altar (probably the main tomb). All year round. Admission free.

Capellen

Dalheim

Large vicus (whose origins date back to about 20 BC) on the Roman road from Trier to Metz, constituted by many dwellings and public buildings and temples, the ruins of an amphitheatre have been found. Excavations have been under way since 1977. All year round. Admission free. Phone +352 23 66 70 07. Internet: www.ricciacus.lu.

Diekirch

Roman and mediaeval sarcophaguses found under the old church of St-Laurent. Internet: www.diekirch.lu.

Echternach

Large Roman villa (3rd century), situated near the artificial lake, divided into pars rustica and pars domestica, measuring 320 x 220 m. Objects found on the villa site and the mosaics are exhibited at the Museum of Echternach Abbey and the National Museum of History and Art in Luxembourg. All year round. Admission free. Casemate from the Later Roman Empire and from the Merovingian Period on the hillock of the church of Saints Peter and Paul, Echternach town centre. Internet: www.villa-echternach.lu.

Goeblange

Ruins of a villa rustica (Gallo-Roman farm) (1st-5th centuries) situated in the "Miecher" forest. 3.5 km from the place known as "Telpeschholz", 5 Merovingian barrow mounds (7th century AD). All year round. Admission free. Guided visits, Tel. +352 30 96 64, E-mail: gka@gka.lu.

Grevenmacher

Foundations of an important funeral monument (2nd century AD) situated beside the Roman road between Metz and Trier. The originals of the sculptures from the tomb, of which copies have been left in situ, are on display in the National Museum of Art and History in Luxembourg City. Grevenmacherberg. All year round. Admission free.

Lellig

At the fork between two Roman roads, a burial site from the 1st century AD. 450 m away, foundations of a large funeral monument (2nd century AD). All year round. Admission free.

Luxembourg

L'église St. Michel au Marché-au-Poissons

"Latin inscriptions" tour. Guided visits for groups up to 25 people on request. Luxembourg City Tourist Office, Place Guillaume II, P.O. Box 181, L-2011 Luxembourg. Phone +352 22 28 09 or +352 4796-2709, Fax +352 47 48 18. E-mail: guides@lcto.lu.

Mamer

Vicus dating from 1st century AD, situated on the Roman road from Reims to Trier. The public baths have been restored. Mamer-Kopstal road. All year round. Admission free.

Mersch

Large Gallo-Roman villa (1st century AD). An underfire and a monumental bath 75 m long have been restored. Rue des Romains. Daily from 8 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Admission free.

Schwebsange

Steinsel

Gallo-Roman rural sanctuary, including a temple surrounded by a sacred enclosure and several buildings, dating from the 1st to the 4th century AD. In the forest.

Titelberg/Rodange

Large Trevian oppidum dating from the 1st century BC, surrounded by ramparts nearly 3 km long. Place of discovery of several thousand Gallic coins. Gallo-Roman vicus from 1st to early 5th century AD. All year round. Admission free. Guided visits on request, Tel. +352 26 50 41 - 24.

Walferdange

The "Raschpëtzer", an underground aqueduct from Roman times (qanat), comprising some 35 wells cut into the rock and linked together by a main gallery measuring 600 m, and a network of secondary galleries, which serve to channel the water captured at depth and send it to Roman residences. Large Roman palace at the foot of the "Sonnebierg" at Helmsange (about 30 BC) undergoing restoration. All year round. Admission free.

Tel. +352 330144-1
E-mail: secretariat@walfer.lu
Internet: www.raschpetzer.lu