Esch-sur-Sure

Esch-sur-Sûre sits inside a loop of the Sûre so tight that the river almost meets itself, leaving the village on a neck of land with water on nearly every side and a road tunnel cut through the rock to reach it. A castle begun in the tenth century stands ruined on the crag above, floodlit at night, and a watchtower on the ridge gives the standard view down onto the whole arrangement. The Upper Sûre lake begins just upstream.

What you actually see

• The river loop - the Sure almost encircling the village.
• The castle ruin - the tenth-century fortification on the rock above.
• The rock tunnel - the road cut through the spur into the village.
• The ridge viewpoint - the vantage looking down on the loop.

When to go

April to October is the season. Autumn colour along the Sure is good. The castle is floodlit after dark.

Honest expectations

The village is very small and parking is severely limited. The castle is a ruin with little interpretation. Summer weekends fill the place completely.

Nearby

Upper Sure Lake is west, and Wiltz is north.