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3rd Sunday of September Regional celebration, 21/7 National celebration, 15/8 + adjacent weekend, School vacations
Pepinster region - Camp-to-Help
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July'21: During the flooding, 31 people died, 10000 houses damaged and 50 houses were beyond repair, 1000 people displaced.
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Pepinster and Verviers are safe now and can be visited
Major Mines
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19th and 20th-century coal mines |
Neolitic Flint Mines
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Earliest concentration of ancient mines in Europe |
Spa
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One of the great Spa towns of Europe |
Battle of the bulge
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From 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945, Hitler's army tried to push back the allied forces and secure Antwerp. They tried !
Itinerary 95km from the end point of Along the frontline sleep in Floreffe and visit 1 city and 1 museum
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Boat-lifts route
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4 Hydrolic boat-lifts |
Trappiste
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Chimay, Orval and Rochefort can be visited in one trip together with Dinant, Ciney, Durbuy or Charleville-Mézières and Sedan in France.
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Dinant
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Citadelle, saxophone, ...
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Carnaval Binche
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Unique carnaval.
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Hautes Fagnes
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Unique nature. |
Notre-Dame Cathedral Toiurnai
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12th-century cathedral |
Pairi Daiza Zoo
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Only place to see panda's and much more animals in as natural possible environment. | |
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+ 30min. |
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120 km/h (90 m/h) |
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None |
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74 km/h (56 m/h) |
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Exception for touristic vehicles |
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90 km/h (56 m/h) |
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None |
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50 km/h (31 m/h) |
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30 km/h (18 m/h) |
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Buses & trams have priority. Safety jacket for each traveler. Winter tyres are not mandatory and max. 2 to 3 weeks in the year useful to visit the higher, smaller villages. |
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20 km/h (12 m/h) |
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Get help, by driving with a GPS navigation system with speed alert (and up to date maps), I use Waze.
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Most parkings accessbile. Around cities, mostly pay (no ride). |
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Sleeping in car allowed only on highway parkings |
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Not allowed (150€), tolerated outside city zones. |
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Good campsite coverage |
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Recommend to go for campsite's. As it is difficult to find remote enough place in Flanders.