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218  BEL GIUM AND L UXEMBOURG REGION B Y REGION

Exploring Eastern Wallonia

The city of Liège, on the broad River Meuse, remains the main urban
centre, surrounded by modern enterprises. Vestiges of the more distant
industrial past can be seen at the coal mine at Blégny. Durbuy ranks as
one of the prettiest towns in Belgium, while the rural traditions of Hasselt
the Ardennes are presented at Fourneau St-Michel’s museums.
To the east, the Hautes Fagnes, a wild area of moorland, are Oreye Visé
the highest part of the Ardennes. Many of the towns in the Brussels Waremme (Oerle) Aubel Eynatten
Province of Luxembourg, notably Bastogne, have monuments (Borgworm) Liers
and museums that recall the devastation at the end of World Hannut BLÉGNY-MINE
War II. Further south, the River Semois runs through wooded Faimes LIÈGE LIMBOURG EUPEN Barrage de
hills, passing beneath the dramatic medieval castle of Bouillon, (LUIK) la Vesdre
Méhai Jehay VERVIERS
and forming some of the most beautiful landscapes in all Belgium. Meuse Vesdre
CHÂTEAU DE JEHAY CHAUDFONTAINE
FAGNES
Neupré Sprimont Banneux THEUX THE HAUTES
Charleroi SPA
HUY LIÈGE CHÂTEAU DE
(HOEI) Tinlot REINHARDSTEIN
Francorchamps
Warche Büllingen
Stoumont
CHÂTEAU DE Ouffet Hamoir A TOUR OF MALMEDY
MODAVE THE AMBLÈVE Amblève Cantons de l’Est
Tohogne (Oostkantons)
Werbomont Trois- STAVELOT Amel
DURBUY Wéris Ponts
Aisne Lienne Vielsalm Saint-Vith
GROTTES DE Erezée
HOTTON CASTLE OF
Samrée BURG-REULAND
Namur Marche-en- Bovigny
Ourthe
Famenne
LA ROCHE- Gouvy
Jemelle EN-ARDENNE Reuland
Nassogne Nadrin
Houffalize
Lomme
FOURNEAU
The eye-catching Renaissance façade of the Château de Jehay SAINT-MICHEL Bertogne
LUXEM BOURG
Daverdisse
Sights at a Glance REDU SAINT- Amberloup
HUBERT BASTOGNE
Villages, Towns and Cities t Castle of Burg-Reuland Transinne Libin (BASTENAKEN)
Libramont
1 Liège pp220–23 h Château-Fort de Bouillon Lesse
3 Huy pp236–7 Paliseul Sûre
7 Eupen Abbeys Vresse-sur- Bertrix Forêt
Semois
8 Limbourg Membre Rochehaut Neufchâteau d’Anlier
Martelange
9 Verviers j Abbaye d’Orval CHÂTEAU-FORT Vierre Forêt de
0 Theux Tours DE BOUILLON A DRIVE ALONG Rulles
THE SEMOIS
r Malmedy u A Tour of the Amblève p229 Semois Rulles
Forêt de
y Stavelot f A Drive Along the Semois BOUILLON Herbeumont Chiny Neufchâteau ARLON
i Durbuy pp232–3 Florenville (AARLEN)
p La Roche-en-Ardenne Tintigny
a St-Hubert Areas of Natural Beauty Etalle
ABBAYE
s Fourneau St-Michel w The Hautes Fagnes p227 D’ORVAL Saint- Luxembourg
d Redu o Grottes de Hotton Léger City
g Bouillon Virton Aubange
k Arlon Health Resorts
l Bastogne 5 Chaudfontaine
q Spa
Castles and Châteaux
2 Château de Jehay Sites of Interest
4 Château de Modave 6 Blegny-Mine
e Château de Reinhardstein
For hotels and restaurants see pp270–71 and pp290–91
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