The historic Luxembourg village where European unity was born
Situated in a magical triangle where the Luxembourg and Benelux countries border Germany and France, Schengen caught the attention of the world in June 1985 when it hosted the historic signing of the ‘Schengen Treaty’ formalising the agreement between the original EU countries to abolish border controls between them.
Schengen attracts some 50,000 people every year from as far as China and Australia and it has become the flagship for a Europe sans frontières –without borders.
People come to visit not only Schengen’s museums, in particular the European Museum which commemorates the signing of the treaty, but also the region’s green, undulating countryside with its lakes, wine-making villages, nature reserves and gardens. Not to mention superb food and wine. This is also exceptional walking countryside with magnificent views across the Moselle valley, sloping vineyards and exceptional flora and fauna.
For those with a yen for the beach, every year in spring and summer, the extensive ponds and large beach of "Baggerweieren" in Remerschen are a great spot to sunbathe or simply cool down.
