Schengen

Luxembourg

Autumn view of the vineyards around Schengen. Promenade along the river Moselle.

For the treaty, see Travelling around the Schengen Area.

Schengen is a village in far south-eastern Luxembourg near the tripoint where the borders of Germany, France, and Luxembourg meet. Schengen is known because the Schengen Agreement, which abolished passport controls between some EU members, was signed here in 1985.

  • European Museum, Rue Robert Goebbels (When using the N10, take the last exit on the riverside before the bridge over the Moselle. When using the N152 (Waistrooss), take a right towards the river, turn left onto the N10 and then immediately right again. Follow this road and you will see the museum appear on your left.. 10:00—18:00. Between 2 November and Easter the museum closes at 17:00. This museum was opened in 2010, 25 years after the signing of the Schengen Treaty, in the building "Centre Européen". free.
  • Schengen Castle. Dating from 1390 but almost completely rebuilt in the 19th century, it is now a hotel and conference centre.
  • A piece of the Berlin Wall. has been put up to honor the "borderless" Europe that originated here. a piece of the Berlin wall, looking pretty much like it did in 1989
  • Monument commemorating the signing of the accords.

European Museum, Rue Robert Goebbels (When using the N10, take the last exit on the riverside before the bridge over the Moselle. When using the N152 (Waistrooss), take a right towards the river, turn left onto the N10 and then immediately right again. Follow this road and you will see the museum appear on your left.. 10:00—18:00. Between 2 November and Easter the museum closes at 17:00. This museum was opened in 2010, 25 years after the signing of the Schengen Treaty, in the building "Centre Européen". free.

Schengen Castle. Dating from 1390 but almost completely rebuilt in the 19th century, it is now a hotel and conference centre.

A piece of the Berlin Wall. has been put up to honor the "borderless" Europe that originated here.

Monument commemorating the signing of the accords.

  • Schengener Haff, 2 Rue Robert Goebbels, +352 27 40 54 44.
  • Grill Dreiländereck, Am Dreiländereck 25-27, Perl (D), +49 68 67 91 12 55. 9:00 - 0:00.
  • Le Chalet de Remerschen, Breicherwee, +352 26 66 51 91. 12:00 - 14:00, 18:30 - 22:00.
  • Maus Ketty, 2-4 Wäistrooss.
  • Le Bistrot Gourmand, 77 Waistrooss, Remerschen, +352 26 66 57 93. Tue-Fri + Sun: 11:00 - 15:00. Tue-Sat: 18:00 - 23:00.
  • Hote Distingue, 57 Waistrooss, +352 26 66 53 77.

Schengener Haff, 2 Rue Robert Goebbels, +352 27 40 54 44.

Grill Dreiländereck, Am Dreiländereck 25-27, Perl (D), +49 68 67 91 12 55. 9:00 - 0:00.

Le Chalet de Remerschen, Breicherwee, +352 26 66 51 91. 12:00 - 14:00, 18:30 - 22:00.

Maus Ketty, 2-4 Wäistrooss.

Le Bistrot Gourmand, 77 Waistrooss, Remerschen, +352 26 66 57 93. Tue-Fri + Sun: 11:00 - 15:00. Tue-Sat: 18:00 - 23:00.

Hote Distingue, 57 Waistrooss, +352 26 66 53 77.

  • Schengen Tourist Information, 6 Rue Robert Goebbels (Located on a floating pontoon on the Moselle river, same building as the bike rental listed above., +352 26 66 58 10.

Schengen Tourist Information, 6 Rue Robert Goebbels (Located on a floating pontoon on the Moselle river, same building as the bike rental listed above., +352 26 66 58 10.

  • Follow the Moselle downstream via either the water or the N10, and you will find yourself coming by Remich, Grevenmacher and Mertert, eventually passing Trier and ending at the merge point with the Rhine, Koblenz.
  • Follow the N10 entirely and you will find yourself in Echternach, Luxembourg's oldest city, followed by Vianden, the castle of which is one of Luxembourg's biggest tourist attractions.