Gibraltar of the North Self Guided Tour of Luxembourg with app

Two poets who never liked each other, immortalized together. Unravel why Luxembourg's most ironic monument took seven years to unveil.

A king's secret relationships, a blackmailer, and a liberal constitution. The story of William II is more complicated than his statue suggests.

The Grand Ducal Palace is where Marie-Adélaïde's turbulent reign began.

Step inside for a 60% dark chocolate spoon melting into hot milk with views of the palace.

Know more the history and architecture of St. Michel's Church and what happened to it during the French revolution

Forty meters underground, twelve hundred soldiers, fifty cannons. The fortress Europe called the Gibraltar of the North.

A mermaid who married a count and disappeared forever. Her likeness shows up somewhere you see every day — and probably never noticed.

Every renovation at Neumünster Abbey turns up something unexpected.

Once a military fortification wall, now called the most beautiful balcony in Europe. Pause here as long as you like — this view earns it.

Charlotte's story is worth stopping for.

The crypt holds a king of Bohemia, a blind king, and centuries of the Grand Ducal family.

Most of the fortress was blown up or sold off piece by piece. This jagged tower is what survived — and it looks exactly like its name.

Where it all began: the rocky cliff Siegfried traded for in 963 AD. Look down at the Alzette valley and understand why this spot became a country.

What stands today is a reconstruction — honoring the Luxembourgers who fought in three wars.

For two years this was the largest stone arch bridge in the world. Luxembourgers still call it the 'Néi Bréck' — the new bridge — a century later.