The village's other ace is the former home of then-exiled French author Victor Hugo, who lived here in the 1860s. Built on the side of a small plateau, Wiltz is more spacious but less of a charmer than either of its neighbors. Don't come here looking for peace and solitude, but come here nonetheless. The E421 heads north out of the capital toward the Ardennes. There are also trains every few hours to Clervaux from Luxembourg City.
Buses also run to and from several of the larger towns in the region.
None of these trips takes more than an hour and a half. This region is where Luxembourgers come to play. Centered around the old Christian town of Echternach, in a pocket of woodland northeast of the capital, the area's hiking, cycling and rock climbing also make it one of the most touristed areas in the country. His mortal remains now lie in a white marble sarcophagus in the town's basilica . Behind the basilica, there's also an interesting Benedictine abbey .