All summer long, people can participate in guided tours and see how the protected sites are kept in shape, explained site manager and historian Robert Philippart: “Visitors not only receive information on the cultural heritage, but also on how these sites have been managed since 1994.”
Philippart elaborated on the many different buildings and locations that have been restored over the past couple of years, including Neumünster Abbey, Mudam museum, and the fortification walls. At the moment, authorities are working on the famous Casemates.
2.5% of Luxembourg City’s territory is classified as heritage sites, which means that special regulations are in place. Philippart conveyed that, for instance, it is no longer allowed to have neon lights in those neighbourhoods.
Philippart concluded that it was the right decision to accept the UNESCO invitation: “It helped achieve the main goal of having a place to be proud of and with which people can identify.”
