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Marie spends a quiet Saturday in Esch-sur-Alzette, from a slow morning coffee to an afternoon at the Konschthal's sound art exhibition and a twilight walk to the Vëlodukt, reflecting on the city's industrial past and the rhythms of summer.

Episode 8 of Luxembourg Travel Podcast with Marie Schmit. Marie Schmit is in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.

Places in this episode: Rue de l'Alzette, SMILE COFFEE ROASTERS, Konschthal Esch, Parc du Galgebierg, Vëlodukt, Belval, Place de l'Université, Hotel de la Poste.

Covered: sound art exhibition, urban regeneration, daily life and routines, free public transport, housing search, Minett Trail hiking plans.

Chapters:
00:00 Rue de l'Alzette
01:48 Belval
03:57 Parc du Galgebierg
05:51 Vëlodukt
06:56 City plaza
07:58 Place de l'Université
09:01 Hotel de la Poste

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#EschSurAlzette #Luxembourg #TravelPodcast #Minett #Konschthal #SoundArt #Velodukt #Belval #LuxembourgCity #FreeTransport #Bofferding #Cicadas #SummerInLuxembourg #PostIndustrial #SustainableTravel #Esch2022 #TerresRouges #Hiking

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Marie spends her seventh day in Esch-sur-Alzette wandering the quiet streets, checking out the Bosque FeVi Summer Nights dinner in the forest, and reflecting on the city's immigrant soul and the cost of settling in. A day of small moments and big decisions.

Episode 7 of Luxembourg Travel Podcast with Marie Schmit. Marie Schmit is in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.

Places in this episode: SMILE COFFEE ROASTERS, Spuerkeess Belval, Vëlodukt bridge, Grenz quarter, Rue de l'Alzette, Kalimera Coffee shop and snacks, Gaalgebierg, Escher Déierepark.

Covered: Banking and paperwork, Grenz quarter and housing, Portuguese cuisine and immigration, Gaalgebierg and night market, City's industrial to innovation transition.

Chapters:
00:00 SMILE COFFEE ROASTERS
00:53 City plaza with distant traffic
02:27 Vëlodukt bridge
03:50 Rue de l'Alzette
05:56 Gaalgebierg
08:10 Hotel de la Poste

A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

#EschSurAlzette #LuxembourgTravel #MinettTrail #BelvalFurnaces #LuxembourgCity #ExpatLifeLuxembourg #CoffeeInLuxembourg #PortugueseFoodLux #Gaalgebierg #BosqueFeVi #Spuerkeess #GrenzQuarter #LuxembourgCostOfLiving #RueDeLAlzette #VëloduktBridge #LuxembourgSummer #TravelPodcast #EschDiaries

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Marie spends a slow summer morning in Esch-sur-Alzette, wandering the Wednesday market, checking in on the housing search, and reflecting on the cost of settling in. A visit to the Spuerkeess branch and a quiet evening at the Hotel de la Poste round out a day of small practicalities and bigger questions.

Episode 6 of Luxembourg Travel Podcast with Marie Schmit. Marie Schmit is in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.

Places in this episode: Rue de l'Alzette, hôtel de ville, Spuerkeess Belval, SMILE COFFEE ROASTERS, Grenz, Ellergronn, Konschthal Esch, Hotel de la Poste.

Covered: local market, practical paperwork, banking, housing, nature reserve, contemporary art, local food.

Chapters:
00:00 Hotel de la Poste
01:29 Hôtel de ville
02:53 SMILE COFFEE ROASTERS
04:21 Grenz
05:50 Rue de l'Alzette
07:54 Quiet room

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#EschSurAlzette #LuxembourgTravel #Minett #LuxembourgExpat #EschMarket #Gromperekichelcher #LuxembourgCostOfLiving #Spuerkeess #DeclarationArrivee #Belval #Ellergronn #Konschthal #Rockhal #BosqueFeVi #LuxembourgFood #LuxembourgLife #TravelPodcast #SlowTravel

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On a quiet summer Wednesday in Esch, Marie climbs the Belval blast furnaces for a second time, then walks the Vëlodukt bridge into the re-wilded mining land around Ellergronn, where she thinks about memory, work, and what it means to look at a city you are beginning to know.

Episode 5 of Luxembourg Travel Podcast with Marie Schmit. Marie Schmit is in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.

Places in this episode: Belval Blast Furnace A, SMILE COFFEE ROASTERS, Vëlodukt, Ellergronn, Giele Botter, Hotel de la Poste, Rue de l'Alzette, Spuerkeess Belval.

Covered: BelvalFurnaces, EllergronnNatureReserve, VëloduktBridge, ReWilding, CostOfLiving, LocalBusinesses.

Chapters:
00:00 City terrace
03:45 SMILE COFFEE ROASTERS
04:40 Vëlodukt
06:21 Ellergronn
07:48 Forest path
10:16 Hotel de la Poste

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#EschSurAlzette #Luxembourg #Belval #MinettTrail #Ellergronn #LuxembourgTravel #VisitLuxembourg #TerresRouges #IndustrialHeritage #HikingLuxembourg #Vëlodukt #CafeCulture #SlowTravel #LuxembourgLife #SteelHistory

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Marie spends a slow summer day in Esch-sur-Alzette, wandering the Brill quarter's Italian bakeries, catching jazz in the park, and weighing the cost of a potential new life in the Grenz district.

Episode 4 of Luxembourg Travel Podcast with Marie Schmit. Marie Schmit is in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.

Places in this episode: Rue de l'Alzette, Kalimera Coffee shop and snacks, Brill, Parc du Galgebierg, Escher Tier Park, Hotel de la Poste, Cocottes Lallange, Konschthal Esch.

Covered: Brill quarter, Parc du Galgebierg, Cost of living and housing, Practical residency paperwork, Everyday local life, Food and drink.

Chapters:
00:00 Rue de l'Alzette
01:02 Hotel de la Poste
03:33 Grenz
04:22 Parc du Galgebierg
06:27 Cocottes Lallange
07:20 Konschthal Esch

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#EschSurAlzette #LuxembourgTravel #VisitLuxembourg #Minett #TerresRouges #LuxembourgCity #SlowTravel #HiddenGem #CulturalTravel #PostIndustrial #ItalianHeritage #PortugueseFood #SummerInLuxembourg #TravelPodcast #EuropeanDestination #Esch2022 #Belval #LuxembourgLife

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On day three in Esch-sur-Alzette, Marie explores the city's quieter summer streets, visits the new Konschthal gallery, and reflects on the working-class identity that still shapes the town, all while searching for the perfect kachkéis on toast.

Episode 3 of Luxembourg Travel Podcast with Marie Schmit. Marie Schmit is in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.

Places in this episode: SMILE COFFEE ROASTERS, Rue de l'Alzette, Konschthal Esch, Place de la Résistance, Musée National de la Résistance et des Droits Humains, Brill quarter, Parc du Galgebierg, Escher Déierepark.

Covered: Contemporary art, Local cuisine, Immigration and community, Urban regeneration, Practical residency paperwork.

Chapters:
00:00 SMILE COFFEE ROASTERS
01:01 Konschthal Esch
02:17 Place de la Résistance
03:57 Parc du Galgebierg
05:31 Belval district
06:32 Hotel de la Poste
08:34 Quiet room

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#EschSurAlzette #Luxembourg #LuxembourgTravel #VisitLuxembourg #Minett #TerresRouges #Konschthal #Belval #IndustrialHeritage #Kachkéis #Bofferding #MiningHistory #PostIndustrial #LuxembourgCity #TravelPodcast #SlowTravel #WorkingClassHeritage #GrandDuchy

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Marie hikes the Minett Trail from Belval towards Ellergronn, explores the re-wilded mining landscapes around Esch-sur-Alzette, and reflects on the cost of living in Luxembourg's former steel capital.

Episode 2 of Luxembourg Travel Podcast with Marie Schmit. Marie Schmit is in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.

Places in this episode: Belval, Minett Trail, Cockerill mine site, Kulturfabrik, Rue de l'Alzette, Brill quarter, Lallange quarter, Grenz quarter.

Covered: Minett Trail hiking, Ellergronn nature reserve, Housing costs and vacancy tax, Portuguese and Italian heritage, Belval regeneration and Vëlodukt.

Chapters:
00:00 Hotel de la Poste
01:16 Minett Trail
02:48 Belval
03:50 Lallange quarter
04:37 Ellergronn nature reserve
06:12 Vëlodukt
07:42 Hotel lobby

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#EschSurAlzette #MinettTrail #LuxembourgTravel #Ellergronn #Belval #TerresRouges #Vëlodukt #LuxembourgHiking #Esch2022 #Kulturfabrik #FreePublicTransport #LuxembourgCostOfLiving #GieleBotter #HikingLuxembourg #VisitLuxembourg #LuxembourgCity #LuxembourgNature

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Marie arrives in Esch-sur-Alzette and climbs the Belval blast furnaces for a view over the steel-making south. She walks the red-land trails, learns about the city's mining and immigrant history, and sorts out the practicalities of settling in — from the free trains to the déclaration d'arrivée.

Episode 1 of Luxembourg Travel Podcast with Marie Schmit. Marie Schmit is in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.

Places in this episode: Belval, Hauts Fourneaux Belval, Vëlodukt, Hotel de la Poste, SMILE COFFEE ROASTERS, La Porta Vecchia, Gaalgebierg, Escher Déierepark.

Covered: Arrival and first impressions, Housing search and costs, Belval blast furnaces and industrial heritage, Residence registration and banking, Local food and drink, City parks and fire risk.

Chapters:
00:00 Belval
02:56 University of Luxembourg
05:21 City plaza
07:29 Gaalgebierg
09:11 Rockhal

A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

#EschSurAlzette #LuxembourgTravel #BelvalBlastFurnaces #MinettTrail #LuxembourgCity #MovingToLuxembourg #FreePublicTransport #Spuerkeess #Gromperekichelcher #LuxembourgHistory #RedLands #TerresRouges #LuxembourgPodcast #EuropeanTravel #SlowTravel #WorkingClassHeritage

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