Schengen

Schengen is a village of a few hundred people at the point where Luxembourg, France and Germany meet on the Moselle, and it gave its name to the agreement signed there in June 1985 aboard a boat moored on the river, chosen precisely because it was a place where three borders touched. A small museum and a monument of steel columns stand by the water, along with sections of the Berlin Wall placed as part of the display.

Highlights

• The signing site - the point on the river where the 1985 agreement was made.
• The European Museum - the small free museum on the agreement and its effects.
• The steel columns - the monument by the water marking the signatory states.
• The three-border point - the meeting of Luxembourg, France and Germany.

When to go

April to October is the most comfortable. The museum is open year round with reduced winter hours. It is a short visit at any time.

What to expect

The village is very small and the visit is brief. The museum is modest. There is little else in the village beyond the monument and a few wine cellars.

Nearby

Remich is north, and the French and German borders are adjacent.

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