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Entry Ticket: Beaufort Castle

By SIGHTSEEING.LU
Free cancellation available
Price is €8 per adult

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Overview

  • Step back in time as you explore the ruins of a medieval castle
  • Discover the history of the Beaufort estate and its many owners
  • See the 17th-century residence built on the rock above the fortress
  • Learn about the construction of the manor house and its many uses
  • Visit the cellars where Cassero, a blackcurrant liqueur, is made

Activity location

    • Medieval Castle Beaufort
    • Beaufort, Echternach, Luxembourg

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 24 Rue du Château, 6313 Beaufort, Luxembourg | The medieval castle of Beaufort and its 17th century residence.
    • Beaufort, Echternach, Luxembourg

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Entry Ticket: Beaufort Castle

Price details
€8.00 x 1 Adult€8.00
Total
Price is €8.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Access to the medieval castle ruins
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Access to the 17th-century residence
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit to the cellars where Cassero liqueur is produced
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Guide

Know before you book

  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

Explore the Beaufort estate, made up of two historic buildings: the ruins of a medieval castle and a 17th-century residence built on the rock above the fortress.

Discover how the medieval castle was extended in several stages between the 11th and 17th centuries. Over time, it changed owners many times, and each of them left their mark. This is why you can see towers, windows, and walls from different periods side by side.

Learn how in 1639, Baron Jean de Beck, governor of the Duchy of Luxembourg in the service of King Philip IV of Spain, bought the medieval castle from a ruined owner. He started the construction of the new residence overlooking the old fortress.

Find out how work on this manor house began in 1643 and was completed in 1649. Jean de Beck died in captivity in 1648 and never saw the building finished. Later, the house was more than just a residence: over the centuries it was used as a military barracks, a farm, and an industrial site.

In 1932, Edmond Linckels, the last private owner of the estate, opened the medieval castle to visitors. That same year, he launched the production of Cassero, a blackcurrant liqueur that is still made today in the cellars of the 17th-century residence.

Location

Activity location

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    • Medieval Castle Beaufort
    • Beaufort, Echternach, Luxembourg

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 24 Rue du Château, 6313 Beaufort, Luxembourg | The medieval castle of Beaufort and its 17th century residence.
    • Beaufort, Echternach, Luxembourg