Schengen

Have you ever wondered why a Schengen Visa is called that, or why the EU countries are known as Schengen countries? In 1985, in the little town of Schengen in Luxembourg, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany signed an accord for a unified Europe on a ship on the Mosel. It's a little village that makes an excellent day trips from Luxembourg City.

The European Museum, which provides information on the European Union, is located here. There are a few installations, such as the Column of Nations, which depicts landmarks from the member nations, the Padlock for Schengen, which is inspired by lovelocks, the Monument of the Schengen Agreement, and so on. There's also a sliver of the Berlin Wall.

Maps are available at the tourism office, which is housed on a floating pontoon on the Mosel. You may walk along the Mosel river and through the vineyard passageways on the hills, overlooking the Mosel - the entire region is lush and picturesque. There are several vineyards nearby, as well as a few walking/hiking pathways of varying difficulty. If you're interested in wine tourism and have some extra time, you can visit Schengen as a weekend excursion. Mosel wine is a delicacy, and a wine-tasting tour down the Mosel River stopping at numerous estates would take a full day!

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Location: Remerschen, Luxembourg