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11th July 2008 - Bradt Travel Guides
Luxembourg
FIRST EDITION
FIRST EDITION
During the 60s and 70s ‘Big L, 208 Radio Luxembourg’ boasted the world’s most powerful transmitters, each evening rising from a sea of Medium Wave static to beam poptastic playlists to the UK’s ‘now generation’ still languishing under Auntie Beeb’s austere regime of popular culture rationing. Jimmy Saville, Tony Blackburn, Jimmy Young and Noel Edmonds all got their big breaks thanks to Luxembourg’s liberal regime of radio licensing. However, today all is forgiven and Europhile UK travellers are again seeking out Luxembourg not via radio dial but on the road map, as a quirky and alternative cultural break. As author Tim Skelton describes, ‘The British are waking up to the joys that the Grand Duchy has to offer – and it’s about time too. This cute landlocked microstate is crammed with heritage, hills and castles, and it has more Michelin-starred restaurants per capita than anywhere in the world. Furthermore, the nation’s wines – which rate amongst Europe’s best-kept secrets – are rather good to say the least...’ The first edition of Luxembourg has liberated Europe’s smallest country from a state of semi-occupation at the back of a greater European guide, to deserved independence in its own dedicated title. Yes, it’s still true that you can drive through the country in an hour, but size isn’t everything and Skelton’s new guide describes some enticing reasons to make most travellers linger. The UNESCO-listed Luxembourg old city and the northern castle of Vianden – inspiration for Victor Hugo – combine with the surprising topography of Müllerthal’s ‘Little Switzerland’, fine wines of the Moselle valley and world-class restaurants to make a longer and more enjoyable list than any previous Luxembourg pop picker’s top twenty. Tune in now!
Tim Skelton is a freelance travel writer who travelled extensively throughout Europe, Asia, the Americas and Australia before settling in the Netherlands in the mid-1990s. He has been visiting Luxembourg for over 20 years.
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Title: Luxembourg Author: Tim Skelton
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides Publication: Out Now!
Price: £13.99 ISBN: 978 1 84162 257 6
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