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A bustling riverside resort town, Dinant (pop. 13,000) has suffered from history's turmoil. In 1466, in reprisal for a rebellion, Duke of Burgundy Charles the Bold razed the town and drowned 800 citizens, tied up in pairs and thrown from the Citadel into the Meuse. In a chilling echo, the World War I German army executed 700 citizens when its troops were fired on in the town. A reminder of Dinant's military past is never far from view, for the Citadel dating from 1530 that crowns a bluff 100m (328 ft.) high dominates the skyline. Read More

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Hotels

Best Western New Hotel De Lives Namur

Chaussee de Liege 1178
Namur B-5101 Map

Distance: 14.8 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

Best Western Sirius

Quai De Compiegne 47
Huy B-4500 Map

Distance: 23.1 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 4 class stars

Hostellerie Saint-Roch

Rue du Parc - Vallee de l'Ourthe
Comblain-la-Tour 4180 Map

Distance: 29.6 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 4 class stars


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Attractions

Citadel (La Citadelle)

Le Prieuré 25
Dinant, Belgium

Distance: 0.5 mi. (from destination center)

Description:

The 16th-century Citadel, a fortress perched spectacularly on a cliff high above the town and... Read More

Collégiale Notre-Dame (Collegiate Church of Our Lady)

Place Astrid
Dinant, Belgium

Distance: 0.5 mi. (from destination center)

Description:

Although this riverside church looks old, it was reconstructed twice during the last century,... Read More

American Memorial & Bastogne Historical Center

Colline du Mardasson (1.6km/1 mile outside Bastogne)
Bastogne, Belgium

Distance: 15.5 mi. (from destination center)

Description:

A visit to the Historical Center will lay the groundwork for a better appreciation of the great... Read More


Airports

Major Airports near Dinant

Distance (mi.)
Brussels National Airport 48.0 map
Bonn/Cologne Airport 106.5 map
Dusseldorf International Airport 106.7 map

Other Smaller Airports near Dinant

Distance (mi.)
Charleroi Brussels So Airport 23.7 map
Aachen/Maastricht Airport 58.9 map
Antwerp Deurne Airport 66.4 map

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