The Luxembourg City Tourist Office (LCTO) has praised the exclusive guided tours of the royal palace, which began earlier this summer.

The LCTO deemed the tours a "dazzling success" and cited them as a high point of the "Summer in the City" summer programme.

From 14 July to 1 September, 3,266 tourists participated in 333 guided tours of the Grand Ducal residence.

Seven guided tours were staged on a daily basis, offering the tour in Luxembourg's four key languages ​​(Luxembourgish, French, German and English). The LCTO said there was a 98% booking rate, showing great public interest in the exclusive tour, which lasts around 75 minutes.

For people who cannot visit in person, the LCTO website luxembourg-city.com offers the opportunity to take a virtual tour, with 3D views of the Grand Ducal Palace.

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Overall, the LCTO said it had been an encouraging assessment of the summer season, in spite of the pandemic and subsequent restrictions, as it registered a high number of visitors to the tourist information office during the month of August.
11,350 people visited the tourist office in August 2021, representing a 73% increase compared to the same month last year, in which 6,566 visitors were reported. Although it is still a long way from the attendance peaks of pre-Covid years, the tourist office expressed relief at the slight recovery in Luxembourg tourism.

The majority of visitors hailed from neighbouring or close-by countries, such as the Netherlands.