Europe Tents at Camping Gritt

Long-distance hikers and cyclists will be eager to get going on the Müllertal Trail from Medernach (15 minutes’ drive), and there are no less than five mountain-bike routes taking in the semi-alpine scenery around the campsite. Quiet rural roads lend themselves to cycle tours of the area, and families with novice riders can try the easy short routes to Ingeldorf (five minutes by bike) and Ettelbruck (10 minutes). Public transport in Luxembourg is free, so if you feel the lure of an urban day out, jump aboard a bus from outside the campsite and head into Luxembourg City (about 45 minutes on the bus). Once there, you can meander the labyrinthine old town and tour the 16th-century Grand Ducal Palace, and linger on in the evening for a performance at the modernist Luxembourg Philharmonic concert hall. Staying more local, have a potter around cute Diekirch (five minutes) while counting the town’s donkey statues (it’s the local mascot). Also nearby is ornate hilltop Vianden Castle (20 minutes), where you can stroll around the ramparts for spectacular Müllertal views and inspect vaulted apartments furnished in 14th-century style.