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Athus works well as a base: 5 minutes from Saulnes, 22km from Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge.
Athus is in Wallonia, Belgium, with about 8,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Saulnes, about 4 km away.
Athus (German: Athem, Luxembourgish: Attem, Walloon: Atu) is a part of Aubange city Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Aubange, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
It is located in the far south of the country, just near the borders with France and Luxembourg. It is a French speaking city,Read more
though the traditional language is Luxembourgish. The poet and novelist Hubert Juin (1926–1987) was born in Athus.
The city was famous during the 19th and 20th century because of its steelworks factory which closed in the 1970s.
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Within an hour or so of Athus: Minett Park Fond-de-Gras (4 km), Luxembourg City Old Town (22 km), Bock Casemates (22 km), Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge (22 km).
The nearest famous roads are Route du Vin, Voie Sacrée and Baraque de Fraiture.
Athus is in Wallonia, Belgium, about 4 km from Saulnes.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Open-air industrial heritage park in Luxembourg's red-earth iron country, where the 1900 steam train and the Minièresbunn mine railway still run through ore tunnels to the preserved mining village of Lasauvage (season May-September).
4 km · about 5 min drive
landmark
A dramatic fortress capital perched on cliffs above gorges, its UNESCO ramparts and casemates carved into the rock.
22 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
A honeycomb of cannon tunnels bored through the Bock promontory, the cradle of Luxembourg City's clifftop fortress.
22 km · about 25 min drive
bridge
Luxembourg City's striking 'Red Bridge', a scarlet steel span soaring 74 m above the Alzette valley to link the old town with the Kirchberg European quarter.
22 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Rampart walkway along Luxembourg City's old walls, described as Europe's most beautiful balcony, overlooking the Grund quarter.
22 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
Late Gothic cathedral in Luxembourg City with Renaissance detailing and the crypt tombs of the grand ducal family.
22 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
American military cemetery at Hamm holding over 5,000 graves including General Patton's, with visitor parking off the access road.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Belgium's southernmost village, a huddle of golden-stone, Roman-tiled houses on a vine-planted south-facing slope in Gaume: a microclimate so mild locals call it the 'Belgian Provence'.
27 km · about 30 min drive
April to October
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