Visit : monument, museum /discovery

FORT OF LONCIN

FORT OF LONCIN
© "SVDW"

Address:

Route des Héros 15bis
4431 LONCIN (ANS)
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Tel.:+32 (0) 4 246 44 25

One of the twelve fortresses from the fortified band of Liège. It exploded on 15 August 1914 while killing 350 of its defenders under the debris. Preserved in this state, it is the single fortress to have guarded its arms from 1890.

Opening periods:

from Wednesday 1 October 2008 to Tuesday 31 March 2009 (except on: Monday, Tuesday)
- WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY : 10:00-16:00

Visit type: MONUMENT, MUSEUM /DISCOVERY

Comment:

Open: individuals: Wednesdays to Sundays, 10am to 4pm in winter and 10am to 6pm in summer (only the exterior is accessible to individual visitors) - groups (min. 10 people): guided visits of the inside of the fortress, April to late September, first and third Sundays of each month, at 2pm and the rest of the year if a reservation is made 10 days in advance.