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Citadel of Dinant (La Citadelle de Dinant)

Place Reine Astrid 3-5, Dinant B-5500, Belgium
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Ranked #1 of 6 attractions in Dinant
4.0 of 5 stars 31 Reviews
Type: Architectural Buildings, Castles, History Museums, Historic Sites
Description: 16th-century Citadel and site of popular events, festivals and seminars.
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Dinant, Belgium
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30 reviews 30 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

good views, historical place for WWI. Also, bars and good beers are quite close up... More

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Derby, United Kingdom
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33 reviews 33 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012

Dinant is a great place to visit - dominated by the Citadelle over looking the city. You can get to the Citadelle either by walling up a (very ) steep climb, or by taking a cablecar (price included in the fee for entering the Citadelle). The view from the top is truly stunning - and I am sure that the... More

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Bruges, Belgium
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62 reviews 62 reviews
Reviews in 21 cities Reviews in 21 cities
21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2012

Nice monument to visit. Possible to do a guided tour (included in the entrance fee). Last stop of the guided tour is a very weird but fine experience! More

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London
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51 reviews 51 reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
43 helpful votes 43 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 January 2012
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The Citadel of Dinant is located on a clifftop, towering over the city itself. The entrance is at the foot of the cliff. From here, there are two options to reach the citadel: the stairs or the cable car (included in the entrance fee). The stairs are very good if you feel like burning of some excess energy. There are... More

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Bucharest, Romania
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16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012
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On December 30 we visited Dinant. First we saw the Citadel of Dinant. Program is: from April to October daily from 11 am to 5 pm, from November to March is closed Fridays (except during school holidays) from 1 pm to 4 pm. price is 7.8 euros which included the elevator to the top, if you don't want to climb... More

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Th Hague
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22 reviews 22 reviews
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 December 2011
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Good place to go with your kids as it is showed there how people were dressed, how rooms looked at that time. But there you will also find a guillotine. There is a lift taking you up to Citadel. Visiting costs around 7 euro. Nearby is parking for 1euro/hour. Tour takes more than 1 hour. You can go inside only... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 November 2011
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Very nice tour, interesting and guide was very funny. Great view on the Maas river and bridge. Take the Teleferique down to the city, or use the 400 stairs, but this is a challenge! Try the Dinant cookie, but beware, I never had a harder one. More

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Evergem, Belgium
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24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 November 2011
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The citadel is on top of a hill and gives a great view on the city and the river. You can climb the stairs to go up but there are alot so make sure ur fit. There is also an elevator for the ones who cant do all those stairs. It has been use as a defense during the war... More

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Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 August 2011

Amazing views and interesting tour. If you're in Dinant you must not miss this. More

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Madison, WI
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 July 2011

We stopped here on our way through Belgium. Well worth it. Tremendous view from the top at the citadel , but also from street level. There is about an hour tour in the courtyard that is given in french and german, but the guide we had was willing to help in english when I couldn't keep up with the french.... More

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