"The Relaxed Namur..." Namur by coceng

Namur Travel Guide: 189 reviews and 490 photos

VILLERS-LA-VILLE<<<<<NAMUR>>>>>LUXEMBOURG CITY

BELGIUMMonday 18th June 2001Romantic name this place. 3 guys coming to Namur from an abbey & we felt like monks. Almost quiet. I liked it this way. Round & round the city we were in Dmitry's car. Settled for a place to eat. Finalement.
"What would you like ?" Dmitry asked. Errr, indesicive. They sure didn't have what I wanted. Looked at Reg blankly. Dmitry suggested that I should try the local dish. Yes, that's what I thought was my reply.
The waiter came back with raw vegetables with all the shades of rainbow colours. Pink, purple, reddish, brownish, blue-y; all arranged nicely for me to eat. I looked at the dish & smiled to myself, thinking that all these vegetables might suited somewhere in The Queen's cupboard !

Did I eat them ? Continue....

Namur
...is located at the confluence of the Sambre River and the Meuse River, both of which are major waterways, and thus has had a military significance in centuries past that guaranteed continual assault, from Roman times through the second World War.

As a result of having been leveled time and again, the antiquities in Namur are relatively sparse. Nevertheless, the city is large and important enough to offer the visitor a wealth of diversions.

The Sambre rises in Northern France, flows eastward through the Hainaut and Namur provinces, passing through Charleroi on its way to the city of Namur, where it joins the Meuse River. During the industrial era, much coal was transported on the Sambre.

The Meuse originates in France, crosses through the Belgian provinces of Namur and Liege, defines the border between the Limburg province and Netherlands, then flows into the Netherlands proper, where it turns westward and eventually empties into the North Sea.

The city of Namur is the capital of Namur province. It has a population of 105,000.

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Villers-La-Ville

INFORMATION...

Also on the same day, we continued to :
Villers-La-Ville....
Photo on the right...
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Namur

A MUST SEE...

Quiet & so beautiful ! I arrived in
Namur with Reg & Dmitry (by his
car...)...
Photo on the left...

Pros and Cons

Pros:A Truly Relaxed & Beautiful City In Belgium !
Cons:Depends On The Tourist Season, I Was Told Though...
In a nutshell:You Have To Pass Through Namur To Enter Belgian's Ardennes...

Last visit to Namur: May 2001
Intro Updated Jul 3, 2005
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Passing Through... Things to Do (4)

Namur is sutuated on the confluence of 2 river : Sambre and Meuse. It is about 54 km from Brussels. Namur is also the... more travel advice

Passing Through... Things to Do (4)

Namur is sutuated on the confluence of 2 river : Sambre and Meuse. It is about 54 km from Brussels. Namur is also the... more travel advice

Passing Through... Things to Do (4)

Namur is sutuated on the confluence of 2 river : Sambre and Meuse. It is about 54 km from Brussels. Namur is also the... more travel advice

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cbeaujean Jun 21, 2005 at 10:24 AM

interesting page about the capital city of wallonia,french speaking part of federal belgium!
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dsantosh May 12, 2004 at 8:50 PM

Hey, nice work..Good information.
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olja1234 Oct 23, 2003 at 10:34 AM

Very, very nice page and travelogue. I like your VT postcards.
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irisbe Apr 8, 2003 at 3:50 PM

Very nice t-logues. I agree Namur is a very quiet city but nice to hike through and around.