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Museums in Echternach should come first in the list of Tourist Attractions in Echternach. Echternach, the oldest city in Luxembourg, was built around an ancient monastery. There are several museums in the city. While Sightseeing in Echternach pay a visit to the Museums in Echternach to get an idea about the city's historic and cultural background.
Echternach is a small city with an area that can be easily covered by walking tours. The Echternach Museums are the prime destinations during a cultural walking tour of the city. The Museums in Echternach are:
Museum of Rural Architecture
Museum of Rural Architecture is located in Echternach Municipal Park. This small museum is housed in a Rococo pavilion that was built in the middle of 18th Century by the master architect of the abbey in Echternach. The building of the museum has a pentagonal shape with a fine staircase to the upper floors. At the upper floor there is arrangement where you can watch a short audiovisuals on rural architecture in Luxembourg. The films also illustrate that how the architecture was influenced by the abbey in the 18th Century.
Museum of Prehistory
Located below the parish church of St Peter and St Paul, the Museum of Prehistory in Echternach is one of the most unique Museums in Echternach. It showcases a collection of prehistoric stone artifacts and tools that were assembled from all over the world, including Europe, Africa, North America and New Guinea. The stone tools are exhibited in over thirty showcases divided according their age. The tools are primarily from the Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic periods. A tour of the museum consists of visiting the collections, reconstructions, timetables and a watching video presentation. A tour of this one of the Echternach Museums gives visitors an insight into how tools were made by ancient people.
Abbey Museum
The Abbey Museum in Echternach owns several miniatures and historic documents regarding the town and the Abbey. During the medieval period, Echternach Abbey was famous for the excellent work done in its scriptorium. The Abbey Museum is located in the abbey`s cellars. The exhibitions here focus on the facsimiles of beautifully illuminated manuscripts. There is another exhibition on the life and work of St Willibrord who was born in Northumbria in 658 AD and took the initiative of establishing the abbey in Echternach.
Online information on Museums in Echternach is provided by travel.mapsofworld
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