Grand Est, France · Europe
Longwy works well as a base: 5 minutes from Cosnes, 28km from Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg.
Longwy is in Grand Est, France, with about 15,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Cosnes, about 4 km away.
Longwy (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃wi] ; older German: Langich, [ˈlaŋɪç]; Luxembourgish: Lonkech) is a commune in the French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, administrative region of Grand Est, northeastern France.
The inhabitants are known as Longoviciens.
In 2008, the ville neuve ("New Town") was listed asRead more
a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the "Fortifications of Vauban" group for its contributions to the development of military architecture and engineering.
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Within an hour or so of Longwy: Minett Park Fond-de-Gras (7 km), Torgny (21 km), Luxembourg City Old Town (28 km), Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg (28 km).
The nearest famous roads are Route du Vin, Voie Sacrée and Baraque de Fraiture.
Longwy is in Grand Est, France, about 4 km from Cosnes.
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Carrying a warning triangle and hi-vis vest in your vehicle is mandatory. Motorway emergency phones connect to official breakdown services only.
Full driving guide for France8 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).
7 km · about 15 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'.
21 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
A dramatic fortress capital perched on cliffs above gorges, its UNESCO ramparts and casemates carved into the rock.
28 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
Late Gothic cathedral in Luxembourg City with Renaissance detailing and the crypt tombs of the grand ducal family.
28 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
A honeycomb of cannon tunnels bored through the Bock promontory, the cradle of Luxembourg City's clifftop fortress.
29 km · about 35 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.
29 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Rampart walkway along Luxembourg City's old walls, described as Europe's most beautiful balcony, overlooking the Grund quarter.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
American military cemetery at Hamm holding over 5,000 graves including General Patton's, with visitor parking off the access road.
32 km · about 35 min drive
April to October
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