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 Drive 29km visit 1 city and 1 museum Drive 84km and visit 1 city, one museum and 1 monument Drive 131km and visit 1 museum Drive 238km and visit 3 sites and 4 musea (or split with sleepover in Pepinster) |
Follow the path from the Landing in Normandy, along the frontline in Flanders | ||
Battle of the Bulge 1965 | ||
La Citadelle de Dinant WO I | ||
Dinant | ||
Visit Foy-Notre-Dame, an example of the many small villages the allied forces liberated. It's also the town where the allied forces stopped the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge, a counter offensive of Hitler. | ||
Bastogne, Patton monument | ||
Battle of the Bulge 2018 | ||
Bastogne Barracks (war vehicles), the War museum and | ||
Mardasson memorial | ||
Drive thru March-en-Famenne and La-Roche-en-Andenne to Sankt-Vith, a history, as many other in that region, of belonging to a new country five times. Its now part of the, not so commenly known, German community of Belgium, since the end of WW I and the treaty of Versaille. | ||
Baugnez 44 | ||
At Hasselpath Memorial site you can stand in the dugouts of the Battle of the Bulge. | ||
Elsenborn ridge, map | ||
Fort de Tancrémont | ||
Fort de Battice | ||
Fort d'Aubin-Neufchâteau | ||
Fort Eben-Emael | ||
Continue thru Germany starting with the Siegfried Line. |
4 Hydrolic boat-lifts |
Unique carnaval. |
Citadelle, saxophone, ... |
Unique nature. |
19th and 20th-century coal mines |
Earliest concentration of ancient mines in Europe |
12th-century cathedral |
Only place to see panda's and much more animals in as natural possible environment. | ||
+ 30min. |
July'21: During the flooding, 31 people died, 10000 houses damaged and 50 houses were beyond repair, 1000 people displaced. Pepinster and Verviers are safe now and can be visited
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One of the great Spa towns of Europe |