Wasserbillig - town

Wasserbillig is in Luxembourg, located along the Moselle River, at the merging point with the Sauer or Sûre river. The town is interlocked with Mertert.

Get in

By car

Both Wasserbillig and nearby Mertert lie along the A1/E44 highway. Exit 14 of which serves Mertert, and exit 15 serves Wasserbillig. Alternatively, the N1 and N10 come together in Wasserbillig, following the same road until Grevenmacher, where the N1 heads for Luxembourg City, and the N10 heads for Schengen. To the north side of Wasserbillig the N10 connects to Echternach and Vianden, terminating near Clervaux

By train

Both the Mertert train station and Wasserbillig train station are located on CFL line 3, which connects Luxembourg City to Trier and runs every hour. Busses connect the Wasserbillig train station to Echternach, Rosport, Grevenmacher and Trier. Alternatively you could take the ferry across the Moselle to the German Oberbillig 📍, which has a train station connecting to Konz and Trier in the east, and following the Moselle up until the border tripoint of Luxembourg, Germany and France.

Get around

Rentabile Miselerland (dead link: December 2020) is the region's go-to for renting bikes, which is a popular mode of transport, especially amongst tourists. They have rental stations in Wasserbillig and Mertert, as well as most other towns along the Moselle.

• Rentabike Miselerland (Deutsch-Luxemburgische Tourist-Information), Moselstrasse 1, Langsur-Wasserbilligerbrück, 49.71401°, 6.50723°, +49 6501 60 26 66.
• Rentabike Miselerland (Camping Schützwiese), 8 Rue de la Sûre, 49.71539°, 6.50536°, +352 74 05 43.
• Rentabike Miselerland (Camping Le Parc), 31 Rue du Parc, 49.70224°, 6.47792°, +352 74 81 74.

See

• Wasserbillig Aquarium, Rue des Pépinières, 49.7167°, 6.50222°, +352 26 74 02 37. 10:00 - 18:00. 2017-07-03

Do

• The official Circular Walk of Mertert. 10.3 km, passes by the Moselle River, through vineyards, and atop a nearby hill for a good view of the valley.

Buy

• Esso, Autoroute E44 Luxembourg-Tréves (A1 just before German border), 49.727129°, 6.491785°. ExxonMobil's largest petrol station due to lower fuel tax. 2017-07-03

Eat

• Fischer, 50 Grand-Rue, 49.71426°, 6.50266°, +352 74 82 90. 2017-07-03
• Bella Calabria, 2 Route de Luxembourg, 49.71308°, 6.49772°, +352 74 83 85. 2017-07-03
• Da Massimo, 2 Rue Sandkaul, Mertert, 49.7091°, 6.4876°, +352 26 74 03 03. 2017-07-03
• Pizza Hut Mertert, 20-24 Route de Wasserbillig, Mertert, 49.7067°, 6.4870°, +352 74 94 95. 2017-07-03
• Joël Schaeffer, 1 Rue Haute, Mertert, 49.70067°, 6.48138°, +352 26 71 40 80. 2017-07-03
• Trois Quarts, 4 Place de la Gare, Mertert, 49.70329°, 6.47784°, +352 26 78 21 31. 2017-07-03
• Zur Fähre Gaststätte, Moselstraße 57, Oberbillig, 49.71217°, 6.50461°, +49 6501 9698725. 2017-07-03

Drink

• Café An der Klensch, 14 Grand-Rue, 49.7135°, 6.5003°. 2017-07-03
• Café bei der Kierch, 44 Grand-Rue, 49.7140°, 6.5017°, +352 26 71 43 94. 2017-07-03
• Queens, 5 Rue des Bateliers, 49.7136°, 6.5029°. 2017-07-03

Sleep

• Camping Schützwiese, 41 Rue des Romains, 49.71654°, 6.50383°, +352 74 05 43. 2017-07-03
• Camping du Parc, 31 Rue du Parc, Mertert, 49.70239°, 6.47710°. 2017-07-03
• Hôtel-Restaurant Kinnen, 32 Route de Luxembourg, Mertert, 49.71231°, 6.49532°, +352 74 00 88. 2017-07-03
• Reza's Restaurant Moselbistro Gästehaus, Moselstraße 45, Oberbillig, 49.71207°, 6.50570°, +49 6501 969630. €70 2017-07-03

Go next

• Continue up or down the Route du Vin, either by car, by bike or on foot, on the Luxembourgish side of the Moselle River. Going south you will come across Grevenmacher, Remich and Schengen.
• Both by car or public transit, you can easily get to Trier, from which most of Germany is easily reachable. On the journey there, you'll also come across the small town of Konz, best known for its open air museum.
• Head up the Sauer, passing by Echternach, Diekirch, Ettelbruck and Esch-sur-Sûre.