Fodor's Expert Review Dudelange
Just 7 km (4½ miles) east of Esch-sur-Alzette, Dudelange is known as the most “Mediterranean” town in Luxembourg. It's certainly not for the weather. It stems from the fact that around 70% of its 17,000 residents are of Italian or Portuguese heritage, as the descendants of immigrant workers who came here at the height of the mining boom. At the heart of its Little Italy neighborhood, in an old railway station, you can seek out the Centré de Documentation sur les Migrations Humaines (www.cdmh.lu), one of the more enlightening exhibitions and tours in the Grand Duchy, exploring the country's rich history of migration and occupation. This town certainly has a long history of visitors. Romans first set up camp here at the base of what is now Mt. St.-Jean. The site was later a stop during the Crusades, and by the 12th century it was the location of a church built for the Order of the Brethren of St. Jean of Jerusalem. The current castle ruins—which... READ MORE
Just 7 km (4½ miles) east of Esch-sur-Alzette, Dudelange is known as the most “Mediterranean” town in Luxembourg. It's certainly not for the weather. It stems from the fact that around 70% of its 17,000 residents are of Italian or Portuguese heritage, as the descendants of immigrant workers who came here at the height of the mining boom. At the heart of its Little Italy neighborhood, in an old railway station, you can seek out the Centré de Documentation sur les Migrations Humaines (www.cdmh.lu), one of the more enlightening exhibitions and tours in the Grand Duchy, exploring the country's rich history of migration and occupation. This town certainly has a long history of visitors. Romans first set up camp here at the base of what is now Mt. St.-Jean. The site was later a stop during the Crusades, and by the 12th century it was the location of a church built for the Order of the Brethren of St. Jean of Jerusalem. The current castle ruins—which include the foundation, a small chapel, and a tower—date from the 1550s. Atop Mt. St.-Jean, the commanding view south stares deep into France.
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