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Marche-En-Famenne
La Roche-En-Ardenne

La Roche-en-Ardenne Castle and Old Town

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Marche-En-Famenne
La Roche-En-Ardenne

La Roche-en-Ardenne Castle and Old Town

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La Roche-en-Ardenne Castle and Old Town

Recommended by 220 road cyclists out of 222

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Please check local regulations for: Parc naturel des deux Ourthes

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    1. Lovely little road – View of Houffalize loop from Houffalize

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    Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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    Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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    Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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    October 7, 2023

    La Roche-en-Ardenne is called the pearl of the Ardennes. Its castle, its narrow streets, its numerous squares on the banks of the Ourthe explain this success.
    The very popular Place du Bronze and the Place du Marché are worth a visit in themselves. You can have a coffee or a meal there.

    The Col d'Haussire, located two pedal strokes from the town, is considered one of the most difficult passes in Belgium.

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      February 10, 2016

      La Roche-en-Ardenne in the valley of the cheerfully meandering Ourthe is considered the pearl of the Ardennes. At the foot of the gloomy castle ruins, narrow streets run through the charming old town, located within two river bends. Eye-catchers are the leaning tower on the market square and two tanks from the American and British armies in a square on the banks of the Ourthe, which are intended to commemorate the liberation from the National Socialists in 1944.
      The best place to enjoy a coffee, refreshment or a meal is in the restaurants and cafés on the lively Place du Bronze or the Place du Marché, La Roche's promenade and shopping mile.
      For racing cyclists, the town is something like the Andermatt of the Ardennes, as there are a whole series of attractive climbs leading out of the narrow valley. The Col d'Haussire, with its ramp from the church of St. Nicolas past the cemetery and wildlife park of La Roche, is the hardest climb in Belgium. There is even a passport sign at the top.

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        April 20, 2020

        Beautiful town in the Ardennes in the valley of the Ourthe

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