Hotel-Restaurant Novotel Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Advantages: Enjoy a coffee break instead of paying autoroute tolls
Disadvantages: none

...While living in Brussels I decided to visit friends in Stuttgart. So I planned my route to avoid the French autoroute tolls and instead of going to Saarbrücken via Metz I decided to go through Luxembourg. Just before the Belgian/Luxembourg border is the Belgian town of Arlon. This is a great place to visit, as it is the site of a Roman fort town. If you are travelling from Brussels by car: follow the E411 to Namur and Luxembourg. Take the exit to Arlon before reaching the border with the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. Luxembourg has borders with France, Belgium and Germany this gives rise to the diverse languages that are spoken and understood here including English. Somewhat forgotten is the Luxemburgians own language ‘Letzenburgese’ a Germanic-based language but hey so is English! There are words from French and German as well as words... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to get to, very hospitable, excellent food, drink and scenery
Disadvantages: Lots of shops shut on a Monday, for some reason

...Luxembourg might be a small nation wedged quietly in between Belgium, France and Germany, but it is unfairly overlooked most of the time and is very much worth a visit. Passing through this tiny country on the motorway doesn't give you any idea of the treasures on offer in the Mosel Valley, for example - come off at Grevenmacher and follow the road along the river to Remich. You will see some beuatiful scenery, the vines snaking up over the hills and little villages perched on the river bank, a mere stone's throw from Germany. These villages are often host to restaurants and vintners, wine growers whose vineyards are open for tasting, and of course for purchasing the oft-neglected Luxemburg wines - look out for the local sparkling wine known as Cremant... Remich itself is one of the larger settlements along the Mosel, and every weekend... Read review

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Advantages: Nice city centre, orderly
Disadvantages: Ugly suburbs

...Luxembourg has a very nice city centre. If you arrive in the suburbs of Luxembourg you first will be disappointed. There is much industry and it looks a little gray. But be persevere, and search for the city centre. There are a few ways to visit Luxembourg. You can walk through the city. It’s not very big, so you can see all if you are a trained pedestrian. You can also take one of the many “city trains”. These are little cars with open carriages. These trains bring you to the places that are worth seeing, like the grat bridges, the city wall and the castle of the duke.... Read review

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