The
Leuk flows across Saarburg
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Hills
flank the Saar
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After a waterfall, the Leuk drives a mill
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Above the waterfall, traditional houses
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looking down to the mill
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and view of the Leuk and the Saar |
Das Rathaus
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Above the houses, the church St Laurentius |
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The castle and the lookout tower on the hill
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The hill from below
Visible that there was a fortress
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The lookout tower
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View of the castle
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The castle above houses
on the bank of the Saar
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The state (Land) government
under the hill
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On the road
to the castle,
there is a little church
and goats are grazing
but one can see also thistles |
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Starting from Saarburg
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"King
John" boat trip
King
John is John the blind of Luxembourg
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under the church
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We see the life on the river
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who sometimes escape
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Including the little gooslets
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Wineyards flank the river
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and rocky hills
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Würtzberg
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Finally, the "Kastel", where the remains of King John the Blind were
kept until, after the
2nd World War, Luxembourg claimed them
back (according to another story,
took them back in a night raid)
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