Lower Ourthe Valley from La Roche to Liège
The lower course of the Ourthe is quieter and flows along in broad curves only occasionally interrupted by narrows caused by the rocks. In several places underground watercourses have dug caves into the limestone; there are ruined castles, fortifications and old watermills to be seen.
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Related Attractions
Aywaille - Bonjean Sport
Travel the Ourthe by canoe or kayak on one of seven circuits ranging in length from 5km to 25 km.
Barvaux-sur-Ourthe - Labyrinthus
Mazes made out of shaped hedges. A new route is introduced every year.
Hours
July 8 to August 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 |
| Close | 19:30 | 19:30 | 19:30 |
September 3 to September 26
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 |
| Close | 19:30 | 19:30 | 19:30 |
Parking
Free
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Restaurant or food service
Comblain-au-Pont Grotto
Just outside the village a grotto with 20 chambers and a deep chasm was found in 1909.
An open-air sculpture museum is part of the site.
An open-air sculpture museum is part of the site.
Comblain-au-Pont Caves and Museum
Rue du Grand Pré 25
B-4710 Comblain-au-Pont
Belgium
Rue du Grand Pré 25
B-4710 Comblain-au-Pont
Belgium
Hours
April 1 to November 15
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Facilities
Restaurant or food service
Marcourt, Belgium
From La Roche the road follows the river. In 7.5km/4.75mi there can be seen on a hilltop on the left the little pilgrimage chapel of Saint-Thibaut, built in 1639. It belongs to the family resort of Marcourt once the seat of the counts of Montaigu whose castle (1050) ruins can still be seen.
Tilff, Belgium
Tilff is the last rural village before reaching the industrial conurbation of Liège and is therefore very popular for local excursions by the townsfolk. A very original museum is the Musée de l'Abeille which is concerned with the history and art of raising and keeping bees, illustrated by models, implements and a collection of beehives. Some of the beehives are active so that visitors can see the bees at work.
Villages of Tohogne, Belgium
(Near Barvaux)
Easily reached from Barvaux are the villages of Tohogne in the north with its beautifully furnished Romanesque church, and Wéris in the east with the Church of Ste-Walburge (11th C.). In the vicinity of this village the great dolmen Nord and many smaller druidical stones have been discovered.
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