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Museums and cultural facilities in Echternach



Museum of the Abbey


Open daily from 16.4 to 31.10. In April, May and October from 10 to 12 a.m. and from 2 to 5 p.m.. In June and September from 10 to 12 a.m. and from 2 until 6 p.m.. In July and August from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Adults 3 €, children 1,50 €.

The museum traces life in a Benedictine monastery, founded in 698 by St Willibrord, a monk of Irish origin. The abbey reached the height of its fame in the 11th century, when the illuminated manuscripts produced by its monks had reached the peak of their art. Many reproductions of the most famous gospel books illuminated with gold (including the famous Codex Aureus Epternacensis) recall the glory of this abbey which was closed in 1792. Courtyard of the former abbey.

Guided visits on request, phone +352 72 04 57.



Address11 Parvis de la Basilique
 L-6486 Echternach
Phone(00352) 727472
Fax(00352) 720230
E mailinfo@echternach-tourist.lu
Websitehttp://www.echternach-tourist.lu



 




Museum of Prehistory


From April 1 to November 15 open daily, except on Monday, from 10 to 12 a.m. and from 2 to 5 p.m. From July 1 to August 31 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Adults 1 €, adults in a group 0,50 €, children 0,50 €.

Established in a building dating from the Middle Ages, this museum describes the evolutioun of Man from the Paleolithic to the first farmers.

 


Address4A rue du Pont
 L-6471 Echternach
Phone(00352) 720296
Fax(00352) 26721214
E mailinfo@prehistoire.lu
Websitehttp://museedeprehistoire.lu



 




Museum of Rural Architecture


Open from Easter to November 1st daily from 10 to 12 a.m. and from 2 to 6 p.m.

Free Entry.

Pavilion in the municipal park.


Address
  Echternach



 




Didactic museum on the life of the romans


Open daily, except on Monday, from 30.3 to 3.10 from 10 to 12 a.m. and from 1 to 5 p.m..

Adults 3 €, groups (+10 pers.), seniors (+60 years) and children (5-12 years) 1,50 €.

Didactic museum on the life of the romans, beneath the roman villa.
Guided visits on request, Tel. (00352) 47 93 30-214.


AddressPalais Romains
 L-6471 Echternach
Phone(00352) 26720974
Fax(00352) 26720975
E mailinfo@echternach-tourist.lu
Websitehttp://www.villa-echternach.lu



 




International Music Festival


Classic (May-June) & Jazz (September)

The International Festival of Classical Music takes place from mid May to beginning July.

In Echternach, musical events can be retraced back to the origins of the city itself. From the 8th century to the French Revolution, Benedictine monks practised choir singing. For more than 500 years, on Tuesday after Pentecost, the Dancing Procession in honour of St. Willibrord has been a unique religious and cultural event filling the little town with enchanting rhythms. Thus, it is not surprising that the project by some idealists, among which Cyprien Katsaris, an internationally renowned pianist, originated here and immediately found many friends, donators and sponsors.


Highlights 2011

• 28.03: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Dir. Vasily Petrenko. Hélène Grimaud piano/Klavier (Mozart, Tchaïkovski)
20.05: Heidelberger Sinfoniker. Dir. Thomas Fey. Jean Muller piano/Klavier (Mendelssohn, Haydn, Beethoven)
05.06: Christophe Prégardien ténor/Tenor: Les Vents Muséiques, Casal Quartett. Reimann, Schubert (“Winterreise“)
18.06: Christian Zacharias piano/Klavier (Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert)
26.06: The King’s Singers: ”Birds, Bats and Beasts”
30.06: Quatuor Ysaÿe. Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden piano/Klavier (Debussy, Ravel, Franck)
01.07: Cyprien Katsaris piano/Klavier (Liszt)
30.09 / 01.10: Dee Dee Bridgewater & Orchestre National de Jazz Luxembourg

Cultural packages, please look at www.visitluxembourg.lu




AddressP.O. Box 30
 L-6401 Echternach
Phone728347
Fax727112
E mailmusique@pt.lu
Websitehttp://www.echternachfestival.lu



 




Archeological visits


Remains of a large Roman palace next to the artificial lake. Little fort of the Lower-Empire (Bas-Empire) and the Merovingian epoch on the hillock of the church of St. Peter and St. Paul.


Address
  Echternach



 




Crypt of the St-Willibrord Basilica


Open daily from 9.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m..

The Merovingian crypt contains a magnificent white marble sarcophagus in which are the remains of the founder of the abbey of Echternach. 11th century frescoes.

The papal basilica, whose present design dates from the 11th and 13th centuries, was seriously damaged during the Battle of the Bulge, and it was rebuilt in Romanesque Revival style. The crypt dates from the Merovingian period and has magnificent frescoes. It houses a sumptuous white marble sarcophagus, containing the mortal remains of Saint Willibrord. Other sights are the St. Willibrord fountain and the Renaissance confessionals. Its surroundings are used for the Echternach International Festival.



AddressBasilique
  Echternach



 




Cultural walk "Via Epternacensis"


Via Epternacensis: fifteen-stage cultural circuit through Echternach and along the former circular wall. The town hall (Denzelt) in the market square is a significant historical monument from the 15 century. Rococo pavilion (18th century) in the town park, orangery, a monastery garden. Outwork from the Diadoch period and the Merovingian era on the hill of St Peter’s and St Paul’s Church. This was the parish church for many years and is one of the country’s oldest shrines. Leaflet available.


Address
  Echternach



 




Centre Culturel, Touristique et de Congrès


"Centre Culturel, Touristique et de Congrès TRIFOLION". Large concert hall (605 places), theatre and convention hall (312 places), ... .


Address2 Porte Saint Willibrord
 L-6486 Echternach
Phone26 72 39-1
Fax26 72 39-222
E mailinfo@trifolion.lu
Websitehttp://www.trifolion.lu



 
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