The Alzette bank
A walk between old mills under the fortress wall.
Wolfgang Staudt from Saarbruecken, Germany — CC BY 2.0 · Flocci Nivis — CC BY 4.0 · Flocci Nivis — CC BY 4.0 · amanderson2 — CC BY 2.0
By European standards yes — it is among the highest-income countries in the world and prices reflect that, restaurants and hotels especially. But there is a real offset: **all public transport in the entire country has been free since 2020**, for residents and visitors alike, trains, trams and buses included. That makes moving between the capital, Vianden and Echternach cost nothing, which is a substantial saving on a short trip.
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The Grund is the quarter in the valley floor directly beneath the upper town, on both banks of the Alzette, the oldest inhabited part of Luxembourg and the one most different in character from the city above it. The class division here was literal: nobility, government and banks above on the fortified plateau, and craftsmen, tanners, mills and anyone who needed river water below. The result is a quarter of low stone houses, narrow lanes, small bridges and old mills, with the fortress walls rising over it like the wall of another city. Today the equation has reversed: the Grund is among the most sought-after quarters in the city, and its riverside cafes and restaurants are the main evening destination for residents. Walking the bank from the Neumünster abbey to the old mills is a short quiet stroll, with the free rock lift rather than the stairs for the way back up.
A walk between old mills under the fortress wall.
A free descent from the upper town in seconds.
Grund, 1615 Luxembourg