Esch-sur-Alzette, Iewescht Homescht

The Minett Trail is a 90-kilometer-long hiking route that runs across the Minett region. In ten stages, you can experience smaller and larger towns as well as eight nature reserves. These impress with old forests and former open-pit mining areas. With steep rock faces, red soil, and mine entrances, they are unique in Luxembourg. This section, with an alternative starting point, is wheelchair accessible. You hike between the new Belval district, which has rapidly developed for almost ten years, and the town of Esch-sur-Alzette. There is much to discover along this route: the former industrial wasteland has been made habitable and buildable again with great efforts; since then, the district, officially part of Esch-sur-Alzette, has been filled with new life. Whether cultural center (with the "Rockhal"), research or studies and sciences (Belval is also the location of the very young University of Luxembourg), or recreation, the site is a prime example of successful revitalization.

This summer, you can get a preview of what future mobility between the Unicampus in Belval and Luxembourg City might look like: Not by car, but by two wheels and pedals, the VéloExpress Belval-Luxembourg takes you 27 kilometers to your destination. It starts at the station in Belval and ends at the Glacis parking lot in the capital. Experience the contrast between the modern science city where you start and the nature reserves along the route, which lead you through former open-pit mining areas where nature is reclaiming its space.

The ROCKHALCAFE offers you a warm welcome in a chic and sober atmosphere. The ROCKHALCAFE invites you to share its taste for refinement and simplicity. Sit down and enjoy a pleasant gastronomic break in a magical place! Each bite building on the last. Plates are made to share and discover, from fragrant curries and tandoori-style skewers to vibrant Thai-inspired salads and Asian-fusion creations. Or simply indulge if you want to go all in. Flavours that play in perfect harmony - from warm, soulful spices to lively citrus notes – each bite striking a chord that surprises and invites you to explore a symphony of different tastes.

Opened in 2005, Rockhal is Luxembourg’s leading music venue capable of hosting a wide variety of international and local artists spanning a wide range of music styles. Located against the spectacular scenery of the former industrial steel plants of Belval, it has a main hall with a capacity of 6,500 people, a smaller venue (The Club) with a 1,200 standing capacity, and a more intimate space which can host up to 200 people (The Floor). But that’s not all, and if you are interested in trying out new musical ideas, you can hire space for rehearsal or recording in the Rocklab, which is a state-of-the-art documentation and resource centre.