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By road On foot By bike By boat An entire region opens up to you FRANCE - BELGIUM Ardenne All Access, my discovery guide to the French and Belgian Ardennes. www.visitardenne.com/all-access ;OL(YKLUUL The gateways to the Ardennes (SS(JJLZZ^LIN\PKL open to you with the web guide Ardenne All Access provides all the keys to discovering unusual trails www.visitardenne.com/all-access across our region and astonishing points of interest. Let yourself be enchanted!… in three steps : 1 discover 2 prepare 3 travel This web guide’s objective is to suggest routes that are steeped in the Ardennes’ identity and to help you create your own itinerary across the region on foot, by bicycle, by boat, by canoe, etc. The Ardennes region straddles the border between France and Belgium. You can set off along the many circular routes there to discover its OHJHQGVIRUWLðFDWLRQVDEEH\VPDQ\ types of beer and smugglers’ paths. 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You can read or download it at: www.visitardenne.com/all-access The Beer CONTENTS ;OL3LNLUKZ 9V\[LHUK 7HNLZHUK ;YHPS 7HNLZHUK P[ZÅH]V\YZ ;OL-VY[PÄJH[PVUZ .YLLU9V\[LZ 7HNLZHUK ;YHPS 7HNLZHUK HUK9(=L3 ;OL(IIL`Z Other 7HNLZHUK ;YHPS 7HNLZHUK KPZJV]LYPLZ ;V\YPZ[VMÄJLZ ;OL9PTIH\K HUK4HPZVUZ 7HNLZHUK =LYSHPUL;YHPS 7HNLZHUK K\;V\YPZTL 1 The means of transport +PZJV]LY+P Your Trail [OL(YKLUULZ selection PUYV\[LZ Information HUKWPJ[\YLZ on the trail We’re off Pictures on an illustrated of the suggested online discovery stops of maps, texts, Preparation videos, panoramic of your circuit views and photos. in the selected trail 2 Selection of the number 7YLWHYL`V\Y7 of stops, My circuit JYVZZIVYKLY the distance on the trail JPYJ\P[Z and length time Create your own circuits by choosing the things you want to see, including tourist favourites and other less well-known attractions from among the favourites of real 01 Ardennes inhabitants. 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proud statue of the four sons of Aymon who IURP/D&URL[6FDLOOHWRWKH0HXVHYDOOH\WR)XPD\ WKHOHJHQGDU\$UGHQQHV ZHUH VRXJKW DOO RYHU (XURSH E\ &KDUOHPDJQHoV via the Millenium Tower, whose viewing platform VROGLHUV P DERYH WKH JURXQG RƪHUV XQLTXH SDQRUDPLF YLHZVIRUPRUHWKDQNPRYHUWKHpJUHHQRFHDQq RIWKH$UGHQQHV)RUHVW7KHUHDUHDOVRWZRDPXVLQJ 7UHDVXUH +XQW 7UDLOV RQH DW /D &URL[ 6FDLOOH WKH RWKHUDW+DUJQLHV0DSVDQGWUHDVXUHKXQWFOXHVDUH SURYLGHGLQEURFKXUHVDYDLODEOHDWWKHVWDUWSRLQWV 4XDUWLHUGH&K½WHDX5HJQDXOW 5RXWHGH6PXLGr%/LELQ )%RJQ\VXU0HXVH Info. : Maison du Tourisme du Pays Info. :2ƯFHGH7RXULVPHGHV%RXFOHVGH0HXVH Info. : Val d’Ardenne Tourisme (see p.16) GHOD+DXWH/HVVH VHHS et Semoy (see p.16) 2ƯFHGH7RXULVPHGH*HGLQQHr THE FORTIFICATIONS TRAIL The Castle of Sedan 04 iven its position at the crossroads of the Germanic and Latin parts of Europe, the Ardennes region is G strewn with evidence of its tumultuous and violent past. 7KH SRZHUIXO IRUWUHVVHV ZKLFK WRZHU RYHU WKH ODQGVFDSH IURP KLJK URFN\ RXWFURSV 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Bouillon Herbeumont Public: Charleville-Mézières for all ages, ChinyCh Les Ayvelles activities for children Sedan Florenville Arlon along the trail MontaubanM Villy-la-Ferté VirtonV FRRANCEAANNCE Montmédy Montquintin 6+$5(285(17+286,$60{ 05 THE TWO CASTLES 9,//<Ǖ/$Ǖ)(57¤)257 THE DINANT TRAIL ON THE MAGINOT LINE CITADEL $OORZ WZR GD\V WR IROORZ WKLV FHQWXULHVROG WUDLO $WSPRQ0D\WKH*HUPDQDUP\EHJDQLWV The citadel proudly dominates the town of Dinant OHDGLQJ IURP 6HGDQ &DVWOH LQ )UDQFH WR %RXLOORQ assault on this fort, one of the main strongholds on DQGWKH0HXVHYDOOH\,QWKHSDVWLWKDVZLWQHVVHG &DVWOHLQ %HOJLXP,WoVD WUDLO GRPLQDWHGE\ZDWHU the Maginot line, and the only one where a battle PXFKƬJKWLQJIURPWKHVLHJHE\.LQJ/RXLV;,9RI IRUHVWDQGQDWXUH WRRNSODFH )UDQFHoV DUP\ LQ WR RFFXSDWLRQV E\ )UHQFK 'XWFKDQG*HUPDQWURRSV Although it travels through two neighbouring 7KH*HUPDQVEOHZXSWKHDUPRXUHGJXQWXUUHWVRQ GLVWULFWV WKH\ DUH TXLWH GLVWLQFW 2QH QHVWOHV LQ D WRSRIWKHIRUWRQ0D\DQGWKHQGURSSHG 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