A Country of Contrasts

WITH THE MULTITUDE of languages that echo through its streets, Luxembourg is a modern, vibrant city. It is also a place where history is very much a sensory experience. The remains of its old fortress, from which the country was once defended, are found everywhere. Its impenetrable defences gave it the moniker ‘Gibraltar of the North’. You can catch a view of its mighty walls from the leafy Grund district, while strolling along the Alzette, past the former Neumünster Abbey. From this vantage