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“Little Switzerland” is a diverse area that is home to amazing aspects of Luxembourg’s culture and countryside. The area, which spans about twenty-two miles, is also known as Mullerthal. It gained the nickname, “Little Switzerland” due to its geographic similarities to Switzerland. Tourists often visit this area for a look into the current and past culture of the people of Luxembourg, while being able to see the rare landscape that it has to offer. It is recommended that a person spends an entire day touring the route, if they really want to be able to see all that “Little Switzerland” has to offer.

The “Little Switzerland” route’s landscape is so unique because it combines the vegetation of a rainforest with the rocky landscape of Switzerland. The landscape of the area is characterized by its diverse sandstone rocks. The sandstone formed unique layers and shapes through water and wind erosion. The vegetation of Mullerthal is similar to that of a tropical rainforest. The area is home to many rare mosses, lichen, and fern varieties. In order to support these types of plants, it often rains here. The one thing that separates the landscape of “Little Switzerland” from that of Switzerland does not have any areas of high elevation. The highest peak of elevation in the route is only 414 meters above sea level.

The route- with its 160 km of hiking paths, impressive waterfalls, rocky landscape, dense forests, and winding streams- is an extremely unique part of Luxembourg’s scenery.