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Contractor guide · Job sites in LuxembourgWorking in Luxembourg: how to house your whole crew on the French side without blowing the budgetJob site in Luxembourg? Full hotels, exploding per diems, A31 traffic jams. How to house a crew of 4 to 30 on the French side: own bed each, kitchen, washer.
Practical guide · Life on assignmentJust arrived in Thionville, Hayange or Hettange-Grande for work? Your first-week survival guideSupermarkets, cheaper fuel in Luxembourg, Basic-Fit, on-duty pharmacy, A&E, buses: local tips for your first week in Thionville, Hayange or Hettange.
Spa cure guide · Amnéville-les-ThermesA thermal cure in Amnéville: three weeks to ease the pain, and a real home to recover inPrescription, French health insurance, a typical day, what to pack and where to stay for 3 weeks: everything you need for a thermal spa cure in Amnéville.
Guide · Northern MoselleThings to do near Thionville: 15 places nobody has ever told you aboutA giant blast furnace, buried forts, the Schengen village, Moselle wines… 15 things to do near Thionville, Hayange and Hettange-Grande.
Guide · Cure & wellness · LuxembourgThree weeks of thermal cure in Mondorf-les-Bains: the guide we wish we'd read firstThermal cure in Mondorf-les-Bains: treatments, CNS cover, Sauna Park, daily life, and how to stay 20 min away in France in a real apartment with a kitchen.
Contractor guide · Cattenom nuclear power plantWorker accommodation near the Cattenom nuclear plant: how to get it rightPlanned outages, 2027–2028 ten-yearly inspections: how to house a crew near Cattenom. Separate beds, parking, washing machine, monthly rates.
Going out · Northern Moselle"Nothing to do here"? Bars, village festivals and events around Thionville all year roundThink you'll be bored in Thionville? Bars locals love, village fêtes, Christmas markets, Saint Nicholas parades, fireworks: the year-round events calendar.
Pro guide · Life on assignmentWeekend on assignment near Thionville: 10 things to do instead of staying in your roomStuck alone on a weekend on assignment near Thionville or Cattenom? Thermal baths, indoor skiing, free transport in Luxembourg, Metz: 10 ideas to lift morale.
Contractor guide · Posted workersPosting workers to France: the foreign employer's obligations on accommodationPosting workers to France: SIPSI, representative, carte BTP, accommodation costs, loi Savary and housing standards. The employer's obligations.
Leisure · Amnéville-les-ThermesAmnéville: ski, soak in 38 °C water and meet a tiger, all on the same day38 °C thermal baths, a 620 m indoor ski slope, white tigers, roller coasters: the best things to do in Amnéville, 20 min from Hayange, for families or teams.
Pro guide · Team buildingTeam building in North Moselle: group activities that really bring a crew togetherPlanning a team day, seminar or reward outing near Thionville, Cattenom or Luxembourg? Indoor skiing, Maginot Line, castle, Moselle wine: a practical guide.
Pro guide · Crew accommodationHotel or apartment for a work team: the comparison that spares you nasty surprisesHotel or apartment for a work team staying several weeks? Kitchen, laundry, rest, meals, parking: the crew accommodation comparison to choose well.
Heritage · Three-borders regionKnights, legends and three countries on the horizon: the castles of the three bordersA 15th-century knight's fortress, a duke's castle above the Moselle and views over three countries: your guide to the castles of the Moselle three-borders.
Pro guide · Business travelHow to organise accommodation for a team on assignment: the method and the checklistHow to organise accommodation for a team on assignment: an 8-step method, a complete checklist and a ready-to-copy rooming list template.
Pro guide · Cross-border workersWork in Luxembourg, sleep in France: the maths 126,000 people already doWork in Luxembourg, live in France: why house your team on the French side (Hettange-Grande, Thionville, Hayange) and how to avoid the traps.
Day trip · Saarland, GermanyThe most beautiful view you've never heard of, one hour from your apartmentA river that turns back on itself, a viewpoint 180 m above the water, a 42 m tower above the trees: the Saar Loop, about 1 hour from Hayange. Full guide.
Industrial heritage · HayangeThe Fensch Valley: the day the fires went outStand beneath a 71 m blast furnace, head down an iron mine: our guide to the Fensch Valley and the U4 blast furnace, around Hayange, Uckange and Neufchef.
Day trip · MetzMetz in one day: a cathedral of light, an emperor's railway station and a giant Chinese hatCentre Pompidou-Metz, 6,500 m² of cathedral stained glass, France's most beautiful station, a covered market: Metz in one day, 25 min from Thionville by train.
History · Hettange-GrandeThe Maginot Line: the ghost town hidden beneath the fields of Moselle10 km of tunnels, an underground electric train, a 163-tonne turret: a Maginot Line tour of Hackenberg and the Immerhof fort in Hettange-Grande.
Day trip · Moselle, Luxembourg, GermanyThree countries, one day: the secret three-borders itineraryThe Schengen village, the "little Carcassonne of Lorraine", a 15th-century castle and the Moselle wine route: a day trip across three borders.
Day trip · LuxembourgLuxembourg: the country where public transport is free (and how to make the most of it from France)Free public transport, UNESCO-listed Bock Casemates, the Mudam… How to visit Luxembourg City from Thionville and Moselle, and stay on the French side.