Mondorf Parc Hotel & Spa

Mondorf Parc Hotel and Spa is Luxembourg's principal thermal resort, set in Mondorf-les-Bains in the canton of Remich in the southern Moselle wine region of the Grand Duchy, drawing bicarbonated mineral springs in a thirty-six hectare park of century-old trees, Belle Epoque spa pavilions, and formal gardens that constitute the largest and most mature thermally landscaped park in Luxembourg. The Moselle valley surrounding Mondorf produces Luxembourg's finest Riesling, Pinot Gris, and Crémant sparkling wine in a twelve-kilometre strip of Devonian slate and limestone vineyards between Schengen and Wasserbillig, the same wine landscape that gave its name to the Schengen Agreement signed in 1985 aboard a boat on the Moselle river, the treaty that created the passport-free travel zone covering most of the European Union. The bicarbonated springs of Mondorf, developed as a thermal resort since the 1880s, are appreciated for well-being and relaxation in a park whose thermal tradition, Moselle wine culture, and European political symbolism make Luxembourg's principal spa a surprisingly significant node in the geography of both wellness and modern European history.