Huy - Citadel

A cableway from the left bank and a lift on the Chaussée Napoléon at the base of the fortress on the right bank ascends to the citadel which was built by the Dutch in 1818 and later captured by the Belgians. During the Second World War it was used by the German occupying forces as a prison, with many of the 7,000 prisoners being dragged off to concentration camps. On the tour of the fortress old guns, weapons and casemates can be seen and also the interrogation and torture rooms used by the Gestapo.