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Voykit pocket guide · Luxembourg
Remich
Réimech
Base here 1 night for the Moselle wine quay and a crémant cellar tour; skip it as a day trip from Luxembourg City unless you want a slow river afternoon.
Remich is a 3,000-person wine town on the left bank of the Moselle, the river that forms the Luxembourg–Germany border. The whole town is a 1 km riverfront quay with cellars, restaurants and a riverboat dock, and buses run free from Luxembourg City in about 35–40 minutes. It works as one night, or as a half-day stop paired with Schengen or Mondorf-les-Bains.
- Country
- Luxembourg
- Local name
- Réimech
- Best months
- May–Oct (quay, boats and terraces open); Feb for Fuesend Karneval
- Avoid
- Nov–Mar for river activities (many terraces and boats closed; check)
- Stay
- 1 night
Checked 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change; anything marked (check) is not confirmed.
Essentials
- Currency
- EUR
- Money
- Currency is the euro (EUR). Cards and contactless work almost everywhere.
- Daily spend
- Budget €60–90 excl. bed · Mid €90–150 excl. bed · High €150+ excl. bed (estimate; check)
- SIM and data
- POST, Tango and Orange Luxembourg; prepaid SIMs in shops with ID.
- Emergency
- Fire and ambulance 112 · Police 113
- Plugs
- Types C, F · 230 V · 50 Hz · Standard continental plugs.
- Tipping
- Café: Round up.; Restaurant: Service included; 5–10% for good service.; Taxi: Round up.
- Water
- Tap water is safe.
- Toilets
- Free public toilets in the capital's centre; cafés for customers.
What things cost
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Coffee | €3–4.50 |
| Glass of crémant at a cellar or terrace | €5–8 |
| Lunch main course | €15–25 |
| Dinner main course on the quay | €20–35 |
| Bottle of Moselle crémant to take away | €10–20 |
| Bike rental, one day | €12–18 (check) |
| eSIM or data SIM, about a week | €10–20 |
Desk estimates, checked 2026-09; check locally.
Get in
By air
- LUX · Luxembourg Airport
- Bus to Luxembourg City, then bus 175 to Remich; about 1 h 15 min total (check)
- Nennig · Nennig station (Germany)
- Not an airport: a 10-minute walk over the Moselle bridge into Remich
Typical fares
- Bus 175 Remich → Luxembourg City
- free (Luxembourg public transport)
- Bus 185 Remich → Schengen
- free (Luxembourg public transport)
- Cross-border bus Remich → Nennig or Perl, Germany
- fare applies, check locally
Get around
The town is walkable end to end in about 15 minutes. Bikes are the local norm: Rentabike Miselerland has rental and return stations along the Moselle. Buses 175 (Luxembourg City), 180 (Mondorf-les-Bains), 185 (Schengen) and 450 (Grevenmacher) serve the Gare Routière, and all public transport in Luxembourg is free.
See and do
Known for
- Moselle riverside quay
- Crémant and Auxerrois wine cellars
- Fuesend Karneval and the Stréimännchen burning
- Musée A Possen in Bech-Kleinmacher
Day trips
| Where | How | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Schengen | Bus 185 from Remich Gare Routière | About 30 min |
| Mondorf-les-Bains | Bus 180 from Remich Gare Routière | About 30 min |
| Grevenmacher | Bus 450 along the Moselle | About 45 min |
| Luxembourg City | Bus 175 from Remich Gare Routière, hourly | About 35–40 min |
| Wasserbillig | Bus 450 to Grevenmacher, then bus 135 or train | About 1 h 15 min |
Sleep
- Esplanade and quay
- Riverfront hotels and the boat dock; everything walkable, best for one night.
- Rue de Macher and Place du Marché
- Town-centre rooms and cafés, 5 minutes' walk back from the water.
- Stadtbredimus and Bech-Kleinmacher
- Vineyard-side stays 2–4 km along the river; you need a bike, bus or car.Vineyard-side stays 1.2–2.5 mi along the river; you need a bike, bus or car.
Phrase card
| English | Say or show |
|---|---|
| Hello | MoienMOY-en |
| Thank you | Mercimair-SEE |
| Please | Wann ech geliftvan esh ge-LIFT |
| How much is it? | Wéi vill kascht et?vay vil kasht et |
| Can I pay by card? | Kann ech mat Kaart bezuelen?kan esh mat kart be-ZOO-len |
| Where is the toilet? | Wou ass d'Toilette?voh as twa-LET |
Etiquette, safety and scams
Etiquette
- Greeting: Handshake; three cheek kisses among friends; avoid: Loud familiarity
- Language: 'Moien' then French or English; avoid: Calling Luxembourgish a German dialect
- Punctuality: On time for meals and meetings; avoid: Last-minute cancellations
Scams and watch-outs
- Public transport in Luxembourg is free, but you still need a ticket for cross-border buses into Germany (check).
- Riverboat and cellar-tour schedules are seasonal and often need booking ahead; confirm before you travel.
- The Moselle here is a working river with locks: keep clear of mooring lines and don't swim from the quay.
Very safe for a small river town; the real risks are the unlit riverside path at night, fast cyclists on the quay and drinking on terraces before a 40-minute bus ride back.
One and two days
No timed day plan for Remich yet. Suggested stay: 1 night. Build a day from the list below, mornings for the big sight.
- Moselle riverside quay
- Crémant and Auxerrois wine cellars
- Fuesend Karneval and the Stréimännchen burning
- Musée A Possen in Bech-Kleinmacher
Sources
Written by Voykit; facts cross-checked against these sources, last desk check 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change: check on the day.
- Visit Luxembourg — Moselle region: www.visitluxembourg.com/en/region/moselle
- Mobiliteit.lu — national public transport: www.mobiliteit.lu/en/
- Wikivoyage: Remich, revision 4117628 (CC BY-SA 4.0): en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?oldid=4117628
Pocket card
Cut along the border and keep it in your wallet. Show the local-script lines to a driver.
RemichRéimech
Op dës Adress, wann ech gelift
To this address, please
My hotel (write the name and address in the local script)
No embassies in Remich; embassies are in Luxembourg City (US, UK, Canada, Australia and others).
Luxembourgish, French and German are all official; English is widely spoken in hotels and cellars.
Voykit · checked 2026-09
Printed from Voykit (/remich). Written by Voykit; checked 2026-09. Estimates only: confirm prices, hours and entry rules on the day.