Luxembourg Guitar Festival
Practical information for (semi-)finalists
Venues
Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg
33 Rue Charles Martel
L-2134 Luxembourg
The second/semi-final round of the competition will take place on Friday, 15th May 2026, at 9:30, at the "Salle polyvalente".
In case you come by car: The Conservatory has an inside parking that's free of charge. But you can't let the car there over night. There's usually also a possibility to park the car in one of the surrounding streets.
Philharmonie Luxembourg
1 Place de l’Europe
L-1499 Luxembourg
The final round of the competition will take place on Sunday, 17th May 2026, at 17:00, at the "Salle de musique de chambre".
In case you come by car: Close to the Philharmonie is an underground parking (called "Parking Place de l'Europe"), but it's not free of charge. There's no possibility to park the car outside in the street.
Accommoation
Semi-finalists and finalists will have to take care of their travel costs and accommodation.
However, all semi-finalists get a reimbursement of up to 200€ (upon receipt) to cover their accommodation costs during their stay in Luxembourg.
For accommodation, we can recommend:
Franciscaines
50 Avenue Gaston Diderich
L-1420 Luxembourg
Youth Hostel Luxembourg-City
2 Rue du Fort Olisy
L-2261 Luxembourg
https://youthhostels.lu/en/youth-hostels/youth-hostel-luxembourg
Youth Hostel Esch-sur-Alzette
17 Boulevard John F. Kennedy
L-4170 Esch-sur-Alzette
https://youthhostels.lu/en/youth-hostels/youth-hostel-esch
In another city, but close to the train station.
Hotels
Hotels in Luxembourg are unfortunately rather expensive, but it’s worth to have a look on Booking.com, they sometimes have good offers.
Local Transport
Public Transport
Public transportation in Luxembourg is for free.
There are busses and one tram line in Luxembourg-City, as well as trains to other regions of the country (for example Esch-sur-Alzette)
Info and timetables on
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Google Maps
Taxi/Uber
Unfortunately very expensive.
The cheapest options are Uber or Webtaxi:
+352 27 515
Restaurants
Small selection of affordable restaurants in Luxembourg:
CITY CENTER
Indie’s
6 Boulevard F-D Roosevelt
L-2450 Luxembourg
Tasty, good quality, lots of local and organic ingredients. Good choice of different kind of dishes (burgers, salads, …), lots of vegetarian options.
Gruppetto
14 Rue Notre Dame
L-2240 Luxembourg
Another nice (bicycle-themed) café with great coffee, breakfast and lunch.
Beet
26 Place Guillaume II
L-1648 Luxembourg
Great vegan restaurant.
Bacchus
32 Rue du Marché-aux-Herbes
L-1728 Lëtzebuerg, Luxembourg
Simple, but good Italian restaurant.
Cafeteria of the Museum of Natural History
25 Rue Münster
L-2160 Luxembourg
https://www.mnhn.lu/informations/cafeteria/
Fresh, local and organic sandwiches, snacks, pastries and a daily dish. Vegetarian. Located in the Natural History Museum in the Grund area (old town).
Metropolitan
35 Rue du Fort Elisabeth
L-1463 Gare Luxembourg
Restaurant with a large variety of dishes, fair prices and close to the train station.
MERL (Conservatoire)
Antica Trattoria
166 Avenue du Dix Septembre
L-2550 Luxembourg
https://www.hotelalbergoaida.com/anticatrattorialuxembourg
Simple, but good italian restaurant, close to the Conservatoire.
Cafeteria of the Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg
They have good sandwiches, salads and snacks.
KIRCHBERG (Philharmonie)
Chiche! at Mudam
3 Park Drai Eechelen
L-1499 Luxembourg
Vegan café of the modern art museum, located next to the Philharmonie.
Infinity Shopping Center
7 Avenue John F. Kennedy
L-1855 Luxembourg
https://infinity-shopping.eu/en/
Shopping center with a selection of restaurants and cafés opposite the Philharmonie.
Kirchberg Shopping Center
5 Rue Alphonse Weicker
L-2721 Luxembourg
https://www.kirchberg-shopping.lu/
Shopping center with a selection of restaurants and cafés, a few tram stations from the Philharmonie.