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Dinant - Capital of the Walloon Gastronomy

In the middle of the valley of the Meuse valley, a valley of fortresses and castles, is Dinant, small city where the slate roofed houses are all aligned. This is the motherland of Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone.
This charming, petite town of High Meuse has many delicious local specialities which are just waiting for you to taste them, such as the local fish, cheese, cakes... 
In this mysterious area of legends, discover the castles, abbeys, citadels and churches who witnessed this regions lengthy and tumultous past.

  • To see : The abbey Notre-Dame of Leffe, descend Lesse River in canoe, marvellous the cave of Dinant.
  • To taste : The couque of Dinant (honey and whole wheat flour cake), the molignard (cheese with hard paste half), the crochon (little bread lined with local cheese, ham and cream), the mineral water of the sources Spontin, the “cassia”, the “dinantais” and other fruit cocktails.
  • To know : Dinant is the only town to have given its name to an craftsmen: the Dinanderie, copper working
  • Very Favourite :The citadel of Dinant (a view of the Meuse, with historical Belgian and European life-sized models, visit the dungeons, the kitchens, the animated coaches, Arms museum and the ruins...)

Navigation on the Meuse :
You can navigate through a diverse natural environment of immense cliffs and large forests. There are plenty of castles and manors to see, and you will probably run into some roe-deers or wild boars! A cruise which will undoubtedly be full of surprises!

From Dinant : 

One week

  • Dinant - Pont-à-Bar : 112 km - 23 locks - 25 hours
 

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