Guides & local stories
Practical guides to everyday life in Luxembourg, written from official sources, with links to check the details yourself.
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- Moving to Luxembourg: a practical checklist
What to do before you move, when you get the keys, in your first days, your first month and once you're settled: who handles each step, which…
- Living with a dog in Luxembourg
Microchip, registering with your commune, dog tax and insurance, rabies, lead rules, cleaning up, dog areas, travelling and what to do if your…
Schools
- Schools in Luxembourg: how the system works
Cycles, the choice at 12, classique and général (the old 'technique'), the different diplomas and baccalaureates, public international and…
Health
- How healthcare payment works in Luxembourg
When you pay the doctor and when you don't, what the CNS covers for blood tests, where to have them done, and how to get your social security…
Moving & settling
- Feeling safe in your first weeks
Ask for Angela, the numbers worth saving, getting home at night, and what the law lets you carry.
- Good to know in Luxembourg
The small everyday rules nobody tells you about. Numbers to save, drink-driving limits, public holidays, a first few words of Luxembourgish…
- Sorting your waste and recycling
Which bin takes what, the blue Valorlux bag, bottle banks, the SuperDrecksKëscht, bulky items and the recycling centre, how to find your…
- What your commune can do for you
The town hall is where life in Luxembourg starts. Registering when you arrive, certificates, rubbish and recycling, parking, the dog, school…
Getting around
- Bike sharing outside Luxembourg City
Which communes have shared e-bikes, what they cost, and where you pick up the card. The south has free e-bikes, and in some communes you collect…
- Getting around Luxembourg
What's free on public transport and what isn't, night buses, bikes and car sharing, how taxis and Uber work here, and how to get in from the airport.
Shopping & local makers
- Food shopping in Luxembourg, the basics
When shops can open, the three days almost everything is shut, why bags cost money, what happens to your bottles, and shopping across the border.
- Shopping across the border
Why so many of us pop over to Perl or Trier for shampoo and washing powder, what is really cheaper and what isn't, and what to know before you…
- VAT in Luxembourg: what costs what
Luxembourg has four VAT rates, 3%, 8%, 14% and 17%. Here is which one applies to the things you actually buy, from bread and nappies to…
Wine & beer
- Your first wine day on the Moselle
How to get there by bus, book a tasting, and get home again without breaking the rules on drinking and driving.