Luxembourg Guitar Festival

Practical information for (semi-)finalists

Venues

Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg

33 Rue Charles Martel

L-2134 Luxembourg

http://www.conservatoire.lu

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

https://www.philharmonie.lu

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

https://web.cathol.lu/2/congregations/franziskanerinnen-von-der-barmherzigkeit/les-franciscaines-de-la-misericorde/maison-d-accueil/restauration-hebergement-10605.html

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

Google Maps
https://www.mobiliteit.lu/en/

Taxi/Uber

Unfortunately very expensive.

The cheapest options are Uber or Webtaxi:

+352 27 515

https://www.webtaxi.lu

Restaurants

Small selection of affordable restaurants in Luxembourg:

CITY CENTER

Indie’s

6 Boulevard F-D Roosevelt

L-2450 Luxembourg

https://indies.cafe

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

https://www.gruppetto.lu

Another nice (bicycle-themed) café with great coffee, breakfast and lunch.

Beet

26 Place Guillaume II

L-1648 Luxembourg

https://www.beet.lu

Great vegan restaurant.

Bacchus

32 Rue du Marché-aux-Herbes

L-1728 Lëtzebuerg, Luxembourg

http://www.bacchus.lu

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

https://metropolitan.lu/

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