© Roberto Alborghetti Luxembourg city is an underrated tourist destination. The capital of the Grand Duchy has always been thought of more in terms of its image as a financial center and not as a tourist destination. We read, on some sites, that “one day is enough to see it”. But no. If we want… Read More CITIES / LUXEMBOURG IS REALLY A TOURIST DESTINATION AND ONE DAY IS NOT ENOUGH TO VISIT IT
© Roberto Alborghetti The Vieille Ville – the medieval city – and modern Luxembourg are connected by a system of bridges and viaducts which have made it possible, with daring engineering solutions, to overcome two waterways (Alzette and Petrusse) which delimit the city on three sides. There are around ninety buildings that unite and connect… Read More CITIES / LUXEMBOURG AND ITS NINETY BRIDGES TO CONNECT THE PAST TO THE FUTURE
© Roberto Alborghetti Luxembourg the capital reveals itself and tells its story to the visitor even…underground. The breathtaking rocky overhangs thrown onto the Lower City (Grund) hide within them an archaeological and architectural wonder proclaimed as World Heritage Site by UNESCO. These are the Casemates of Bock and Petrusse: real fortifications dug into the rock,… Read More CITIES / LUXEMBOURG: THE CASEMATES OF BOCK AND PETRUSSE, AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL WONDER
© Roberto Alborghetti Here we are in Luxembourg, one of the smallest states in the world, as well as the only Grand Duchy still existing on the planet. The nation has another record: it stands at the top in the world GDP ranking and is therefore considered the richest on the face of the earth.… Read More CITIES / LUXEMBOURG, THE RICHEST STATE IN THE WORLD WHERE PUBLIC TRANSPORT IS FREE (PART #1)
© Roberto Alborghetti Where you go, surprises you find. Even in the capital city of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg I found very interesting material for my project “Lacer/actions”. During the walks I obviously saw torn and decomposed advertising posters and other urban signs that I like to capture and document. Deteriorated posters are mainly… Read More LUXEMBOURG: TORN PAPER ON THE CELEBRATIVE POSTER OF SOSTHÈNE WEIS, ARCHITECT AND ARTIST (1872-1941)
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