Luxembourg is well-situated in Northern Europe, not far from most other major Western European cities. For instance, you can reach Amsterdam after 426 km. Or Paris, after only 377 km.

There are no toll highways in Luxembourg. The city and the small country with the same name has an excellent network of roads and motorways. It is advisable to carry your driving license, insurance certificate and vehicle registration, along with your passport. Here are driving distances between Luxembourg and other major European cities. Continue reading »

Climate of Luxembourg is temperate, without extremes. Summers are generally cool and winters are seldom severe. A sweater is almost always needed at night, even in summer. The period from May to mid-October is particularly suitable for vacations.

Weather in Luxembourg is generally temperate, with the warmest months from May to September, and snow possible in winter. The northern area is wetter and colder. May and June are the sunniest months, while September and October often offer an “Indian Summer”. July and August are the warmest. Continue reading »

Travelers to Luxembourg can enjoy hiking or biking tours, the Ardennes, wineries, breweries and castles. Luxembourg is surprisingly varied, considering its small size. The northern third of the country, called Eisleck and part of the Ardennes, has the most dramatic scenery.

The southern two-thirds of the country has abundant hiking trails. The Moselle Valley is famous for Luxembourg’s vineyard and winery region. The gentle slopes on both sides of the Moselle River are covered in vineyards. Continue reading »

Luxembourg is a parliamentary representative democracy with a constitutional monarch, a city and almost a country by itself. It is a small landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany, with a small population of under half a million people.

It is the world’s only remaining sovereign Grand Duchy. The old medieval city of Luxembourg-Ville (the capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) is built on the rocky Bock Peninsula, between the Alzette and Pétrusse rivers. Continue reading »

The 2008 Quality of Living Survey of Mercer Human Resource Consulting also provides a Ranking by Personal Safety, with the top 50 cities in the world. According to this survey, Luxembourg ranks first, followed by Helsinki (Finland) and three cities of Switzerland (Bern, Geneva and Zurich), all last four tied for the second place.

The survey identified those cities with the highest personal safety ranking based on relationships with other countries, internal stability, crime and effectiveness of law enforcement. Continue reading »