Advent Calendar
December 20th: Weimerskirch district
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Café littéraire Le Bovary
A timeless meeting place for lovers of literature, music and all things artistic in the picturesque heart of Weimerskirch, the Café littéraire Le Bovary is the first permanent literary café in the Grand Duchy.
A veritable ‘Auberge espagnole’ ... in the French style, ideal for reading and meeting people, Café Le Bovary invites everyone to take part in culture in its many different forms over a cup of coffee, a glass of wine or a delicious dish prepared by the chef.
Public readings, film screenings, meetings with writers, slam evenings, philosophical round tables, exhibitions by local artists, short ‘café-theatre’ shows... there's something for everyone in this den of omniscience and conviviality, with its vintage setting and jazzy sounds designed to encourage discovery, encounters and debate.
The restaurant service follows the same philosophy. From breakfast to dinner, brunch or afternoon tea, Café Le Bovary cultivates interaction with its guests, working hard to satisfy their culinary desires of the moment and to vary the delights on a daily basis: a variety of tapas for those with a small appetite, fresh homemade pasta, ‘revisited’ salads, vegan dishes, pastries (homemade too!), here too, there's something for every taste and budget.
Library rats, take advantage of our ‘Take a book, leave a book’ programme. As the name suggests, take a book with you and leave with another in your pocket. In addition to the many on-site readings, you can also buy books thanks to our partnership with the Alinéa bookshop.
About Weimerskirch district
One of the oldest places of worship in Luxembourg
Along with Grund, Pfaffenthal and the Bock promontory, Weimerskirch is also one of Luxembourg City’s oldest districts, from which the current city grew up.
In 723, the Frankish Merovingian Mayor of the Palace, Charles Martel, bequeathed the Weimerskierch Estate to St. Maximin’s Abbey in Trier. At the time, the Vimaris Ecclesia, or private church, of a certain Frank Wimar, also belonged to the Frankish estate. And this is where the district gets its name from: Vimaris Ecclesia later became Wimariecclesia and, finally Weimerskirch. In the 10th century, St. Martin’s Church became the mother parish for large parts of the present-day Weimerskirch district.
