Perl - Perl

Pearl is a municipality in the state Saarland, at the border triangle with Luxembourg and France, with a good 8,000 inhabitants. As the only Saarland community on the Moselle, it is also the only wine-growing community. Perl includes the districts Nennig, Borg, Besch.

getting there

By plane

The nearest commercial airports are Luxembourg (30 km northwest), Saarbrücken (75 km east) and Metz-Nancy (75 km south).

By train

Regional trains from Trier stop every hour at the Perl, Besch and Nennig train stations (journey time 45–50 minutes).

Only on Saturdays and Sundays there is a continuous, binational TER / regional express from Metz twice a day (journey time a good hour).

Coming from Saarbrücken, you have to go in Merzig change to the bus.

By bus

It consists of regular bus service Merzig to the Nennig district (lines 155 and 210, travel time around an hour).

The SaarLuxBus Line 155/159 Luxembourg – Merzig / Losheim stops at least every hour on weekdays (every half hour during peak hours) in Nennig, on Saturdays only three times a day, on Sundays not at all. Line 315 runs from Luxembourg to Perl itself in rush hour traffic (every two hours between 12 and 4 pm, every hour between 4 and 8 pm; from Perl to Luxembourg every half hour between 6 am and 8 am).

In addition, the Luxembourg bus route 185 from Mondorf and Remich stops approximately every hour in the neighboring town of Schengen. It is only 400 meters from the Schengen, Koerech and Ennen am Doref stops to the Moselle bridge to Perl.

No bicycles with you!

In the street

Perl is right on the motorway Saarbrücken-Luxembourg with the connection points Pearl and Perl Borg, on the Luxembourg side, she is represented as away. From Luxembourg City it is almost 40 km via the motorway (travel time without hindrances 35 minutes), from Saarbrücken approx. 65 km (45 minutes).

From the direction of Trier (40 km, 45 minutes) and Saarburg (25 km, 25 minutes) the according to Perl. The also comes from Trier, but leads directly along the Moselle, which is a small detour (50 km, 50 minutes). On the French side, the D 654 from Thionville (23 km, 25 minutes) to the Apach / Perl border crossing; on the Luxembourg side the 10 (Route du Vin) on the left bank of the Moselle from Grevenmacher (32 km, 35 minutes) to the Schengen / Perl bridge.

By bicycle

• Moselle cycle path: 64 km from Metz, 69 km from / to trier
• "Charles the Bold" cycle path (Bruges – Charolles / Burgundy): 38 km from Luxembourg City
• Germany diagonal Perl-Rügen (Suggested tour, no signposted bike route)

mobility

Tourist Attractions

• 49.4723888888896.38511111111111 Palace of Nell and Baroque garden Park by Nell. The baroque garden of the park of Nell is open all year round, the palace is privately owned.
• Berg Castle with Renaissance garden - built on a hill above the town of Nennig, consists of the lower and upper castle. The upper castle was converted into a renaissance castle in later centuries and now houses a luxury hotel with a gourmet restaurant.

• Roman villa Nennig. largest Roman floor mosaic north of the Alps. The stone carpet by Nennig, restored in 1874 and restored in 1960, once adorned the reception hall of a portico villa.last change: not specified
• 49.49646.458142  Roman Villa Borg. .Here, a whole “Villa rustica” was rebuilt true to the original, with lobby halls, bathing facilities, gardens and a Roman tavern.last change: not specified

• 49.4726.3853  Quirinus Chapellast change: not specified
• Peace Chapel
• chapel 49.5133611111116.483754 St. James in Keßlingen

• Winemaking place 49.48066.389171 Sehndorf with its Lorraine farmhouses and the wash fountain in the center of the village
• Farming village 49.50286.406392 Weekers. Houses Güth and Franziskus, examples of Lorraine farmhouses in which humans and animals lived under one roof.

activities

• hike
• Cycling
• water sports

shop

Perl has many supermarkets where mainly French people shop (3x DM in Perl, one in the neighboring town of Besch, an Aldi, a Lidl, a Norma, a Penny, a Takko, a Deichmann, 2x Rewe, an organic fresh market, a depot, a Rofu Kinderland, a Kik and a Kik Kids, and in the district of Besch a Boesner, in the district of Nennig again fashion house Fischer and a few more independent shops in Perl and Besch)

kitchen

Perl is located in Saarland and in close proximity to France. Many regional dishes are therefore influenced by French cuisine. Regional products are offered in many restaurants. Special mention should be made of the 3-star gourmet restaurant in the Schlosshotel Berg. An overview of all restaurants is on the homepage of the Parish of Perl to find.

nightlife

The "night life" is limited in Perl. There are two pubs in the Perl district and a pub in several other districts. If you are interested, you can visit the casino in Berg Castle. The best way to celebrate is to go to Luxembourg City, Saarlouis, Trier or Metz.

accommodation

There is a wide range of accommodation in the municipality of Perl. On the side of the Tourist information all options are listed.

A parking space is available for mobile homes next to the PerlBad. Six parking spaces with power supply, supply and disposal are available.

trips

• Schengen, 1 km to the west, neighboring Luxembourg municipality, known for the agreement concluded there to abolish border controls
• Apach, 1 km south, neighboring French municipality
• Remich, 9 km north
• Palzem, 14 km north (10 minutes by train)
• Mettlach, 19 km east
• Thionville, 23 km southwest
• Merzig, 24 km east
• Saarburg, 24 km north
• Luxembourg city, 32 km northwest
• trier, 40 km north (50 minutes by train)

literature

Web links

https://www.perl.saarland - Official website of Perl