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On Foot, overlooking Bouillon

One always comes back to Bouillon... Leaving the thousand-year-old town, the image of the Pont de la Poulie (bridge) is reflected in the pure waters of the River Semois. With its stone arches, it offers the most beautiful foregrounds of the Château de Bouillon. An impressive fortress, developed until the 19th century by successive owners, it remained famous due to the hero of the First Crusade, Godfrey of Bouillon... After crossing the Pont de la Poulie (bridge), walk along the river Semois which flows below, pulling on long ribbons of emerald green. The trail goes towards the Abbaye de Cordemois. The road becomes a path and then a corbelled trail. At the Moulin de l’Epine (Mill), nestled in its splendid isolation, find the authentic Semois, unfurling its silver trail. We leave it by climbing a donkey trail, leading to the viewpoints of the Epine and then the splendid viewpoint dominating Bouillon. It is the start of a dizzying descent towards the town of Godfrey.

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Hard

Duration

2h30mn (1d)

Dist.

7.3 km

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Rue de la Poulie 6830 Bouillon

Lat : 49.79442Lng : 5.06407

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Avenue Comte de Smet de Nayer 14
5000 Namur

Bouillon

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Bouillon, situated on the banks of the Semois, will delight tourists who love history and nature. The magnificent castle, set on a craggy rock, was the home of Godefroid de Bouillon before he set off on the Crusades. This is not the only link between history and Bouillon. The castle’s story spans a millennium: it’s the oldest vestige of feudalism in Belgium and one of the most remarkable fortresses in Europe. A journey through time can be supplemented by a visit to the Ducal Museum and the Archeoscope.

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Bouillon castle: a medieval gem in Wallonia

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Dominating the small town of Bouillon, the chateau lies high on a ridge overlooking the town and the River Semois, the castle is a remarkable monument in the province of Luxembourg, retracing almost a thousand years of history and military architecture.

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Esplanade Godefroid de Bouillon 6830 Bouillon

Bouillon's zoological park

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This zoological park in Bouillon features no less than 90 different species, which visitors can admire along a 2 km trail.

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Chemin de Chantereine 6830 Bouillon

The Botanical and geographical arboretum of Bouillon

Places of interest

Created in 1906, this geographical and botanical arboretum stretches over 2 hectares and features 150 different species (native and exotic combines, hardwoods and softwoods).
Its trees from Asia and North America make it well work making a detour for.

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La Gernelle 6830 Bouillon

La brasserie de Bouillon and Le marché de Nathalie

Producers and artisans

La Brasserie de Bouillon specialises in making its own beers - a range of 4 unfiltered brews, with a second in bottle fermentation - the Cuvée de Bouillon and the Médiévale, for example.

The guided tour of the site will show you how these craft beers are made and of course give you the opportunity to taste them. They are on sale on site should you want to take a few back home.

Le Marché de Nathalie is a shop fully dedicated to beer with no less than 350 Belgian brews features on its shelves. Most are traditionnally made and the Brasserie de Bouillon's creations (La Cuvée de Bouillon, La Médiévale, La Bouillonnaise, La Blonde de Bouillon, la Noire Fontaine and La Vauban with, around Christmas, La la Saison des Chasses - lager or amber)

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the Ducal Museum

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Near the castle of Godefroid de Bouillon, the Ducal Museum overlooks the Semois and occupies two listed buildings dating from the 17th and 18th centuries.

The most recent of the two buildings is the former residence of Nicolas-Joseph Spontin, Counselor at the Sovereign Court of Bouillon in the 18th century. The oldest, called "House of the Bouillonnais Government" served as housing for officers of the castle, as for example, Lieutenant Vernes.

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Rue du Petit 1-3 6830 Bouillon

The Godefroid de Bouillon Archéoscope

Places of interest

The Godefroid de Bouillon Archéoscope will take you onto an incredible immersive journey: the history of the very first crusade...

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Quai des Saulx 14 6830 Bouillon

Camping Ile de Faigneul

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Auberge de jeunesse de Bouillon

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L'auberge de jeunesse de Bouillon offre une vue imprenable sur la Semois et le Château de Bouillon, une des plus impressionnantes forteresses d'Europe.

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16 Route du Christ 6830 Bouillon