Venue
The summer school will take place at the Maison d’Accueil of the Soeurs Franciscaines (Convent of the Franciscan Sisters) in the city of Luxembourg.
Address: 50 Avenue Gaston Diderich, 1420 Luxembourg
All tutorials, lunches, and welcome reception will take place in the Maison d’Acceuil. You find the location on Google maps.
Please note that the SKS lecture on Wednesday 8 July will take place on the Belval campus of the University of Luxembourg.
Travel
The summer school can be easily reached in the following ways:
* By plane. Many airlines fly non-stop to Luxembourg airport.
Tram T1 brings you directly from the airport to the city centre where you need to get off at stop “Stareplaz/Etoile”. From the stop, it is a 10 minutes walk to the venue.
* By train. German railways (Deutsche Bahn), French railways (SNCF) and Belgian railways (NMBS) have direct train routes to Luxembourg main train station.
From the station, you can take Bus 13 which stops in front of the venue (stop “Sacre-Coeur”), or you can take Tram T1 to stop “Stareplaz/Etoile” and walk to the venue.
* By car. Limited parking space is available at the venue. Please send an email to denise.schroeder@ext.statec.etat.lu if you would like to make use of this.
Good to know! All public transport (trains, buses, and trams) in Luxembourg is free of charge. You can plan your journey via Mobiliteit.lu. An app version is also available.
Accommodation
Participants of the summer school are free to arrange their own accommodation. The hotels below are close to the venue:
A budget-friendly option is the following:
It is also possible to book a room at the premises of the summer school.
The summer school offers optional accommodation at the Convent of the Franciscan Sisters at the promotional rate of 95 EUR per night for a single room with private bathroom (shower) and breakfast. Please note that double rooms are not available.
If you would like to use this option, please make your booking through the registration form where you can indicate your choice of nights.