If you happen to swing by tiny Luxembourg make sure not to leave the country without having tried its excellent selection of wines and chocolates. The best of these delightful confections are to be found in the Copal Supermarkets: vast food complexes offering an immense range of products. Two Here you can find a good sparkling wine for less than 3 EUR while  most of the other items on display are set  at a bargain price. If you doubt the quality of any of these goods, don't worry most  food stores have wine representatives offering samples of ice cold wines.

Because the state of Luxembourg is so wealthy, it doesn't appear to need any tax revenue. And since  everything is heavily taxed elsewhere in Europe here you'll find petrol and cigarettes at comparatively cheap rates. This is might be the reason why the Luxembourg Shell station on the motorway to France happens to be Europe’s largest one. Cigarettes tend to be 20  to 25 percent cheaper than in other EU countries.

Visitors who happen to stay in Luxembourg on a Saturday, should by all means take advantage of  weekend markets. Place Guillaume, a lively and picturesque venue, offers a feast of fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, breads and cheeses. This market comprises about 20 to 30 different stalls with  merchants  open for business from about 9am to 2 or 3pm. Some vendors offer delicious homemade jams and a variety of specialty foods such as salsas and sauces.

The Place d'Armes is this country’s ultimate spot for buying antiques. Here you can  expect to find all  sorts of old objects, used books, as well as a few homemade crafts. Other store owners display china, silverware, stamps, coins and miscellaneous collectibles. This market has just about everything from the precious to the weird, including bamboo purses, Asian jewellery, and gift packages of local delicacies. The market opens around 9am closing sometime in the late afternoon.

Shops usually stay open from 2pm to 6pm on Mondays, and from 8am to 6pm on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The local currency is the Euro, available in denominations of 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5. Coins are in denominations of 2 and 1 EUR, and 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 cents. Foreign currencies and traveler's cheques, as well as personal cheques, can be exchanged at banks, bureaux de change, railway stations, post offices and major hotels. Banks are usually open Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 4:30pm with limited hours on Saturday. Credit cards are widely accepted, the most popular cards being American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard and Visa. The majority of  retailers require a minimum  purchase (such as 10 EUR) before accepting credit or debit cards. ATMs are available countrywide. Traveller’s cheques are accepted almost everywhere. If you wish to avoid additional exchange rate charges, take your traveller’s cheques in euros, pounds sterling or US dollars with you.