Walcourt Attractions
Walcourt is a little place of pilgrimage at the confluence of the Yvres and the Eau d'Heure in the extreme west of the province of Namur. Remains of defense works bear witness to its past as a fortified town.
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Barrages de l'Eau d'Heure
Barrages de l'Eau d'Heure, which was created by dams, is a popular area for water sports and other recreational activities.
Barrage de la Plate-Taille
The longest dam in the lake district is the 790m/864yds-long Barrage de la Plate-Taille on the top of which an information center with a 107m/351ft-high viewing tower has been built. The center also contains a large aquarium and a relief model of the district. Technical details of the complex are provided by means of an audio-visual show.
L'Eau D'Heure
Centre d'accueil de la plate Taille
B-6440 Boussu-lez-Walcourt
Belgium
Centre d'accueil de la plate Taille
B-6440 Boussu-lez-Walcourt
Belgium
Hours
April 8 to October 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
Guides
Taped tours for rent.
Grand Tour
Every year on Trinity Sunday the "Grand Tour" takes place in Walcourt; this is a procession round the town in honor of the wonder-working statue of Mary. The procession is accompanied by soldiers in Napoleonic uniform together with pipes and drums.
Musée de l'Uniforme
In the Musée de l'Uniforme military uniforms from 1830 until the present day are on show.
Romedenne, Belgium
(Near Walcourt)
Some 11km/7miles east of Philippeville a road branches off to Romedenne which lies 2km/1.25miles to the north.
Thy-le-Chateau, Belgium
(Near Walcourt)
