After your tour which can include a tour of the tunnels by train you must stop at the cafe for. Within easy reach of the town centre, it offers gorgeous viewpoints over the city and the meuse. The huge stone fortress is not just a local mustsee, but one of belgium as a whole. The university of louvain uclouvain also has several facilities in the city through its uclouvain namur university hospital chu uclouvain namur, the provinces largest employer. With the citadelle pass, discover 2000 years of history.
It is the site of the oldest permanent settlement in the benelux, and remains the most extensive construction in the country, with a circumference of several kilometres. Once a residence for the counts of namur in the middle ages, then transformed into a holiday home by king leopold ii, it is now a soughtout location for events, guided visits and walks in continued. Built on an impressive rocky spur, this exceptional heritage site has conserved traces of each period of its 2000yearold history. The citadel or castle of namur is a fortress in the walloon capital city of namur, at the. No visitor can miss the stupendous citadel of namur, dominating the hill at the confluence of the meuse and the sambre.
It is originally from the roman era, but has been rebuilt several times. Elle vient ainsi renforcer, illustrer et rendre plus vivant les commentaires du guide. The citadel of namur a new perspective on history with the citadelle pass, discover 2000 years of history. In 1975 the minister or defense gave the keys to the citadel to the town and the belgian army paratroopers left in 1977. The variety of landscapes along the namur section of the river is a result of the types of rock through which it passes. We will start our tour in namur, the enormous citadel spread over champeau hill still dominates the scene of a constant city under siege. The citadel of namur and its fascinating network of underground. The citadel or castle of namur is a fortress in the walloon capital city of namur, at the confluence of the sambre and meuse rivers. Citadel pass guided tour on the tourist train, tour of the underground passages and tour of. Citadelle pass tour commente en train touristique, visite des souterrains et visite du centre du visiteur.
If you are visiting namur you must visit the museum terra nova it goes through the history of the citadelle and the city of namur. Construction of major defenses from attack began in 1542 when emperor charles v ordered work to begin on a bastioned trace around the town, and also transformed a. The citadel of namur opens onto 80 hectares of green spaces. The city of namur has always been a strategic location in the heart of belgium, as it overlooks the important junction of the sambre and meuse rivers.
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