Description
Minett Park Fond-de-Gras: steam train rides and a glimpse of mining
Nowadays, it’s hard to imagine that the peaceful little valley of Fond-de-Gras was, until the 1960s, one of the country’s leading mining centres. At the Minett Park Fond-de-Gras, over 100 years of industrial history in the south of Luxembourg are brought vividly to life. The Train 1900 steam train links Pétange with Fond-de-Gras just as it used to around the turn of the last century. The “Minièresbunn” miners’ train takes visitors through a tunnel where iron ore used to be extracted, from Fond-de-Gras to the mining village of Lasauvage and as far as Saulnes (in France). In summer, the Blues Express music festival and the Steampunk Convention make this open-air museum rock!
© Claude Piscitelli
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Opening hours
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| Sunday | 13h00 - 19h00 |
Opening
We are open from 1st May to the last weekend of September, on Sunday afternoons and Luxembourg’s public holidays (except 23/06).
Services
- Guided tour
- Cafeteria
- Shop
Tours & Guided Tours
In the surrounding area
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Address
2, Fond-de-Gras
L-4576 Differdange
Tel.: +352 26 58 20 69
info@minettpark.lu
www.minettpark.lu