Niederkorn, Maison de Retraite

On the geological route "Giele Botter" you will learn more about the history of ore mining and deposits in the "Giele Botter" open-pit mining area. The 2.5-kilometer-long hiking trail focuses on old mine entrances, open-pit mining in general, and fossils uncovered during work. The path leads through today's nature reserve "Prënzebierg - Giele Botter".

Here at the "Giele Botter," part of the Prënzebierg-Giele Botter nature reserve between Pétange and Differdange, you can see several steep walls of the former open-cast mine stacked one above the other. The deep red of the ore-rich soil contrasts beautifully with the green of the surrounding nature and the other colors emanating from the unusual flowers found here—orchids, poppies, dry grasslands...