Top ten most read articles in 2016

(sth) – Another busy year lies behind us, and with its end comes the opportunity to look back and recap what happened. What better way to do this than to look at what you, our readers, found most interesting? Here's our top ten list of most read articles on www.wort.lu/en in 2016. Enjoy!

Number 10 – The last building standing

There is a huge man-made crater in the middle of Luxembourg-city, but one building is persevering and you honoured it by giving it the appropriate attention.

Number 9 - Low-cost bus service offers 34 direct destinations from Luxembourg

Always good to know how to get to places in the most cost-effective way. The bus seems to be one good alternative.

Number 8 – Live in Luxembourg for 5 years and you could gain nationality

How to become a Luxembourger. Many of you seemed to be interested to know what it would take at least in theory.

Number 7 – Take a ride in the new Pfaffenthal lift!

The new Pfaffenthal lift opened in July 2016 and you had the chance of experiencing the ride virtually before it happened.

Number 6 – Car roof cut off to free trapped 250kg man

The title speaks for itself. Many readers were interested to know the details of this curious incident.

Number 5 – No link between butter and heart disease

Good news for butter-lovers... right?

Number 4 - Luxembourg ranks 4th best European city to live in

Of course you knew this already, because you live in Luxembourg or you've visited. So no real surprise here. Still good to get official proof from Eurostat!

Number 3 - Belgium releases surveillance images of airport suspects

In one of the more tragic incidents of the year, this article about the airport bombing in Brussels received particular attention. Knowing the face of people behind such atrocities maybe gives people the hope of understanding who could be capable of doing such a horrible thing.

Number 2 - Confirmed! Ryanair to fly from Luxembourg to London & Porto

Coming back to cost-effective ways of getting to other places, many of you were happy to see that Ryanair was starting to land and take off in Luxembourg.

Number 1 - Man spends 43 years in wheelchair on wrong diagnosis

And the winner is... This incredible story from Portugal. A Portuguese man spent 43 years in a wheelchair because of a mistaken medical diagnosis, finally re-learning to walk only in his fifties.