castle
Citadelle de Namur
One of Europe's mightiest hilltop fortresses guards the confluence of the Sambre and Meuse rivers in Wallonia's capital.
16 km · about 20 min drive
Wallonia, Belgium · Europe
Auvelais works well as a base: 5 minutes from Falisolle, 16km from Citadelle de Namur.
Auvelais is a town located in Wallonia, Belgium. With a population of 8,456, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Auvelais sits in Belgium, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Brussels time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Auvelais to your route.
Auvelais (Walloon: Åvlè) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Sambreville, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. The town lies in a meander of the River Sambre.
The town of Auvelais was formed in 1809 from the merger of the villages of Auvelais-la-Comté and Auvelais-le-Voisin. In 1977, asRead more
part of the post-1974 fusion of the Belgian municipalities, Auvelais became part of the newly created municipality of Sambreville, serving as the administrative centre.
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Auvelais is located in Wallonia, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 50.4504 latitude, 4.6323 longitude.
Auvelais has a population of approximately 8,456 people, making it a town in Belgium.
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castle
One of Europe's mightiest hilltop fortresses guards the confluence of the Sambre and Meuse rivers in Wallonia's capital.
16 km · about 20 min drive
castle
Extensive hilltop fortress at the Sambre-Meuse confluence in Namur, with a scenic road climbing to the ramparts.
16 km · about 20 min drive
ancient ruins
The vast romantic ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey, roofless Gothic arches lost in woodland near Brussels.
18 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Christian de Portzamparc's angular white museum in Louvain-la-Neuve devoted to Tintin's creator, holding original plates, sketches and the world's largest Hergé collection across eight themed galleries.
25 km · about 30 min drive
castle
A cliff-top fortress towering over the Meuse and a riverfront of pastel houses below the bulbous onion-domed church.
29 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Clifftop fortress above the Meuse at Dinant, reached by 408 steps or a cable car, overlooking the river road.
29 km · about 35 min drive
racetrack
A flat, fast circuit that hosted two Belgian Grands Prix in the 1970s before closing in 1981. Much of the abandoned track survives among industrial development, its wide sweeping curves clearly readable from ground level.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
A grass pyramid topped by a cast-iron lion marks the 1815 battlefield where Napoleon met his final defeat.
30 km · about 35 min drive
April to October
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