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THE
CITADEL OF DINANTTo visit this fortress one can take the cable-lift (entrance next to the Notre Dame church). Those who don't mind some physical exercise can follow a 420 step stair leading to the top of the rock. Inside the citadel is an arms museum, dioramas and a collapsed shelter cave.
Open : all year (except weekdays in January, and Fridays from November to March). Winter shedule: 10am - 4pm. Summer shedule: 10am - 6pm.
Price: 5 € (Euro), children 3,72 €
BOAT TRIPS ON THE MEUSE
During
the summer season several boat trips on the Meuse can be taken daily. Dinant-Anseremme-Dinant (45 min) :
Dinant-Freyr-Dinant (1h30) :
Dinant-Hasttière-Dinant (3h) :
Dinant-Givet-Dinant :
INFORMATION: BAYARD BOATS, Quai de Meuse, 1 - 5500 Dinant Tel : (082) 22.30.42
'LA
MERVEILLEUSE'
There are several caves in the area of Dinant. The most beautiful one
is 'La Merveilleuse' (the wonderful). The magnificent waterfalls and
stalactites make this cave worth a visit. The entrance lies at about 500 m
from the Dinant Railway station.
Open : from April till 15 Noember daily from 11am to 5pm (In
July/August till 6pm).
Adults : 5 € (Euro) - children 3,50 € (Euro).
IN THE SURROUNDINGS OF DINANT
CHATEAU
DE VÊVES
In the nearby village of Celles stands the feodal castle of Veves,
one of the most interesting and pictoresque castles in the Ardennes. It is
still inhabited by the same family. Inside one can see and learn everything
about late-medieval and 18th century life in a castle. Open from April to
end October (from 10am till 6pm)
In the nearby village center is one of the oldest churches in the
Ardennes: the 12th century Romanesque Saint-Hadelin Church. Celles is also
the village where the allied troops stopped the Germans during the Battle of
the Ardennes in January 1945. A tank serves as a memorial to that event.
THE GARDENS OF ANNEVOIE
The gardens of Annevoie (15km outside Dinant)
were created in the 18th century by Charles-Alexis de Montpellier. The
combination of beautiful flower beds and running water (without any
mechanical aid) make these gardens to some of the most wonderful in Europe.
The gardens can be visited from April to end October, daily from 9.30 am
till 6.30 pm.
Adults : 6,20 € - Children 3,75 €
THE ILLUMINATION MUSEUM IN BOUVIGNES
Bouvignes is the nearby neighbor (and former rival city - remember the
'couque') of Dinant. In an 16th century Spanish Mansion the illumination
museum can be visited. Open from May till beginning of October from 1pm till
6pm.
Maison Espagnole: Place du Bailliage - 5500 Bouvignes (Dinant)
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