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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Echternach

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Echternach, Luxembourg

Updated May 17, 2023

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If you can do the steep stairs safely, the upper view is worth it

Echternach, Luxembourg

Wollefsschlucht (Wolf Gorge)

In the heart of Luxembourg's "little Switzerland" weaves a breathtaking natural sandstone canyon with a mythological past.
Entrance to the crypt, accessed from inside the Saint-Willibrord Basillica.

Echternach, Luxembourg

The Crypt of Saint Willibrord

Below the altar in Saint-Willibrord Basilica rests the mortal remains of Luxembourg's patron saint.
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Hohllay Cave

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Hohllay Cave

This Luxembourg cave is covered in cryptic looking marks left by mining activity.
2 miles from Echternach
Schiessentümpel

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Schiessentümpel

This tri-part waterfall is a little bit of fairytale beauty in the heart of Luxembourg's Little Switzerland.
5 miles from Echternach
Beaufort Castle

Beaufort, Luxembourg

Beaufort Castles

This noble mash-up in eastern Luxembourg is part Medieval, part Renaissance, all castle.
6 miles from Echternach
Karl Marx birthplace in Trier, Germany

Trier, Germany

Karl Marx House

The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.
10 miles from Echternach
Porta Nigra viewed from the south

Trier, Germany

Porta Nigra

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.
10 miles from Echternach
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