The 2017 International Cagiva Elefant Meeting will be held in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, located in the center of western Europe and bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. Its culture, people and languages are highly intertwined with its neighbors and immigrants, making it essentially a mixture of French, Belgium, German, Italian and Portuguese cultures. The charm of Luxembourg is  entirely based on this multi-cultural environment. Even if the county is close to Germany the top 3 of foreign nations living in Luxembourg is (1) Portuguese, (2) French and (3) Italians. More than 170 nationalities live in Luxembourg. The proportion of foreigners is almost 50 % but if you consider that most of the people with a Luxembourgish nationality are not native and became citizen during the last two generations, plus the fact that more than 165000 cross boarder employees come to Luxembourg on a daily base, it highlights how truly international the country is. With a population of about 500000 inhabitants and 2500 square km is further one of Europes smallest countries.

Food is incredible important in Luxembourg. Restaurants in the Grand Duchy reflect the country itself: they offer a fabulous mix of cultures and flavors. The cuisines of the world's cultures mingle with local produce to create a rich and varied culinary offer. Who ever needs that: Luxembourg is the country with the highest number of Michelin-starred restaurants in proportion to its population. There are ten Michelin-starred chefs in the country, including Léa Linster, the only woman ever to have won the coveted 'Bocuse d'Or' award. Food never comes cheap, but beside all this gastronomic stuff, there are rustic inns in the middle of the woods, that offer cuisine that is often more traditional but just as high-quality and flavorsome, with new takes on typical dishes. Some of the most traditional dishes are:

1. •Judd mat Gaardebounen
   

2. •Bouneschlupp
   

3. •Träipen
   

4. •Gromperekichelcher
   

5. •Kachkéis
   

Anyway, the most common cuisine in Luxembourg is probably French.

Luxembourg winemaking history is dating back to the Romans. Produced are mainly high quality, dry white wines. Wine area is Moselle.

The most popular drink in Luxembourg is beer. The main brands are Bofferding, who also produces Battin; Diekirch and Simon. There are smaller breweries like Beierhaascht, Heischter or Ourdaller. Finally there are some great micro breweries like Nowhere Brewing or Grand Brewing Luxembourg.

Luxembourg, although modest in size, offers an amazing array of enchanting landscape diversity to discover:

1. •In the centre, the capital and its surroundings are characterized by a fortress city over a thousand years old and the Valley of the Seven Castles;
   

2. •in the north, the Luxembourg Ardennes stun with their high plateaus and deep valleys;
   

3. •in the east, the Mullerthal region, also known as Luxembourg's Little Switzerland, seduces with its rock formations in surprising shapes;
   

4. •the Moselle region mesmerizes with its vineyards;
   

5. •in the south, the Land of the Red Rocks fascinates by its industrial and architectural heritage and its Cité des Sciences.
   

Finally: Luxembourg is beautiful for motorbike riding on roads but there is an issue with the off-road part. 50 Elefants riding through the forest like in Tuscany would certainly end up in newspapers and potentially in jail. There is a professional cross track in the north if enough people would be interested in such an option but it will not be cheap as we would need an insurance and so on. We are working with some local guys on alternatives on the Belgium border. So don't worry, we will organize something.

Stay tuned! The exact location of the meeting will be published soon.