Lultzhausen, the water sports village on the Upper Sûre lake

If Insenborn is the village for towels, Lultzhausen is the one for paddles. This village in the Esch-sur-Sûre commune sits right by the water of the Upper Sûre lake and gathers almost everything you can do on the water, and under it.

Canoes, kayaks and paddleboards

Lultzhausen youth hostel is right on the shore, with a beach and water sports facilities on its doorstep. Ask in summer and it will lend you a canoe, a kayak or a paddleboard, and between April and October its instructors lead outings aimed at school parties, families and other groups. The government portal also mentions a water sports centre in the village, where you can hire kit and take lessons.

Two things to know before you paddle off. Anything with an engine is banned on the lake. And in the drinking water protection zone, which runs about 5 km into the lake from the main dam, no water sports are allowed at all. What’s left is more than enough for a morning.

Freshwater diving

This one surprised me. If you’re a certified diver, the Lultzhausen bathing zone is open for diving all year round with no registration, and your contact is the water sports centre of the National Youth Service. You’re advised to check water quality before every dive, and, per the government portal, compressor stations are available to refill your tanks. For British divers used to inland quarries, a drowned Ardennes valley makes a change.

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The beach and the floating bridge

The beach runs the length of the village shore and has fixed barbecues, although in 2026 the commune banned fires because of the drought. From it a floating bridge links Lultzhausen with Liefrange. Swimming is allowed in the monitored zone from 1 May to 30 September, between 7:00 and 23:00, and dogs aren’t allowed. The 2026 season ended on 30 September and the 2027 one starts on 1 May, so until then the beach is for walking, with no lifeguarded swimming. The free Kräizfeld car park is about 500 metres away.

A walk among sculptures

The Lultzhausen sculpture trail was created in 1999. Sculptors from several countries carved the stone on site, each piece designed for its spot on the hillside. The listing gives it as 2.92 km and easy, and to me it’s the best short walk on the lake, because between one sculpture and the next the water is always in the background.

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Getting there

Lultzhausen has no station. At weekends and on bank holidays, buses 155 and 157 run round the lake, and in good weather the Plage-Bus shuttles between the Lultzhausen and Insenborn beaches and the car parks. By car, the free Kräizfeld car park acts as a reception car park about 500 metres from the beach, and Visit Éislek asks drivers to use only marked bays so emergency vehicles can get through.

Staying over

The hostel is the cheapest option by the lake, and it features alongside the others in youth hostels in Luxembourg. If you’d prefer a hotel, see the hotels in Esch-sur-Sûre.

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