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History, sports, cuisine
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For me - a massive cold and cough!
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Beautiful and relaxing
ATLC Says: The 'Parc Animalier' is just outside Bouillon on the west side. It has 60 different kinds of animals, a large playground and a large restaurant. You can watch the animals along a 2 km long route.Looks like a nice thing to do with young children!The park is open all year...
ATLC Says: While you are at the fortress, you may hit upon the 'ballet of birds of prey'. It's a half funny 20 minute show in French and Flemish/Dutch in the central court yard. There are 4 shows per day usually, in high season.The birds live in the court yard in their individual...
ATLC Says: Canoeing (or kayaking) is a very popular sport in the Belgian Ardennes. You can rent canoes just about anywhere. In Bouillon too, of course!The sign points you to the spot on the river side, just opposite hotel Porte de France (where we stayed).There's plenty of fast moving...
ATLC Says: This museum houses collections from the iron age, folklore, local industry (tin), music and various (christian) art. I especially liked the attic where they showed the old tin factory from Bouillon which obviously played a big part in people's lives.
The obvious: visit the fortress!
ATLC Says: The huge fortress at Bouillon looms above the town, almost the full length of the town!Your visit will take about 2-3 hours.Definitely fun for children too!Of course you should check the website (tourist office), but here are the details for 2010:Entrance fees: 5.90 euro...
Restaurant Le Quai - Chez Betty: Small, family run restaurant
ATLC Says: These people enjoy running their restaurant. Maman behind the stove and papa front-of-house. All warmth and smiles. One of us enjoyed a 3-course meal at 25 euro. I had a terrine (9 euro, see photo) and a big portion of boiled mussels with garlic (Belgian speciality) for 19...
restaurants in Bouillon: A list of restaurants and Trout Festival
ATLC Says: There are a great many restaurants in Bouillon. A selection of those in Bouillon and nearby are on the website (link below). April had 2 weeks of Trout Festival. Each restaurant offered its trout specialities at a special price.As you can see in the photo:-Trout with...
ATLC Says: It was a little bit steep but not really very far to climb from the town up to the fortress. I think it took us 30 minutes or so from our hotel.But we did take a sort of short cut because our hotel was at the far south side of the fortress and the fortress entrance is up the...
ATLC Says: The tourists train rides every weekend from Easter until 11/11 (weather permitting).And also every day in July and August.The schedules are on signs on the bridges calles Point de Liège and Pont de France and also on the Esplanade Godefroy (which is the entrance to the...
ATLC Says: People in this region hunt and have use of good knives. So they can be easily bought here.Some of these knives are forbidden in my country.I don't have a particular address but this little shop (selling anything from tobacco to toys to fishing apparel) is on the Quai du...
ATLC Says: In the church of St Eloi I was looking at some photos of a procession. It is for St Eloi, the patron saint of the old metal workers of Bouillon. The tradition seems to be many centuries old but it was only in 1879 that the first procession was held. During the procession the...
ATLC Says: Hams and sausages are THE speciality of the Ardennes. It's an absolute joy to sample the hams and sausages on a picnic, with some fresh bread or without anything at all (eh, a beer or wine would be nice).A 'pipe' for instance is a thin and long Ardenne sausage that's perfect...
ATLC Says: The fortress is a large complex and you can walk just about everywhere. But beware, there are many steep steps and low corridors that are dark. It can be slippery in a lot of places.Do wear good shoes!
ATLC Says: Of course you should also NOT risk your life for the perfect photo. That fence did not look very solid to me. Trust me: it's a looong way down! You'd think, once the kiddos have grown up, you wouldn't have to run after them all the time. Goes to show!
When in the fortress, don't get into trouble!
ATLC Says: Or (photo 1) you'll end up in a cell, you will! Or (photo 2) possibly you will be stretched on a nasty machine for punishment. Or maybe you'll be thrown in a dungeon (photo 3) with just one small opening 6 metres above your head. And if you've been really bad, you may be...
ATLC Says: Bouillon lies in the beautiful region: the province of Luxembourg. Mind you, that is the name of the province, which is not the same as the nearby principality Luxembourg.The province has many (listed) natural areas, woods, hills, caves. Charming villages, many museums and...
ATLC Says: It's not that it is the nicest church we ever saw. But we were lured by the carillon, as always. So we went to have a look on coming down from the fortress anyway.We saw a parish church, not necessarily very impressive but nice nonetheless.
ATLC Says: There's a karting track just outside Bouillon on the east side of the river. You drive through and out of town, a road that goes up and up...We drove up since we were curious to see the view of the castle from the other side of the river but we ended up watching young people...
ATLC Says: The tourist office is on the east side of the river Semois. In the photo it is the glass building in the middle saying 'Maison du Tourisme'.The details are:Address: Quai des saulx 12, BouillonTel.: +32 61465211www.bouillon-tourisme.beinfo@bouillon-tourisme.be
Taffi Says: I haven't visited the fortress since I was a small child, but the view from the car was nice!
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