Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Castles

Wallonie

Citadel of Namur

Castles

Wallonie

Citadel of Namur

Highlight • Castle

Citadel of Namur

Recommended by 257 hikers out of 259

Save

Location: Namur, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

Save

See hikes here

Take Me There

Routes here

Best Hikes to Citadel of Namur

4.7

(3)

hikers

1. Citadelle de Namur — loop around Namur

3.51km

01:04

120m

110m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Easy

4.5

(40)

233

hikers

2. View of Namur from the Citadel – The Garden of Scents loop from Malonne

19.1km

05:33

480m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Hard

4.5

(24)

178

hikers

3. View of the Meuse and Namur – Parfumerie Guy Delforge loop from Namur

11.4km

03:06

160m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Moderate

Tips

Perrine

October 18, 2021

The citadel of Namur is one of the largest citadels in Europe. Its vast network of underground passages earned it the nickname "The termite mound of Europe" by Napoleon I. A must-see place with a magnificent view of the Meuse Valley.

Translated by Google •

Katrien

October 31, 2023

All current information (entrance fees, paid parts of the Citadel, cable car timetables, etc.) can be found here:
citadelle.namur.be/nl

Translated by Google •

Bumble-Bee

April 21, 2019

Already in the Gallo-Roman era, in the 1st century u. Z., there was an archaeologically proven settlement in the area of today's Namur. The city was built in a strategically important place.

The first fortification, a wall with a double row of palisades, was built before 890. Bérenger is the first count of Namur to be documented from 925, but it is only from 974 that it is ensured that the counts made the place their main residence. They settled on the mountain spur above the confluence of the Meuse and Sambre.

When Philip the Good took possession of the county of Namur in 1429 and integrated it into the Burgundian state, the military importance of the fortress increased.

In 1477, the Duchess Maria of Burgundy (daughter of Charles the Bold and granddaughter of Philip the Good) married Maximilian von Habsburg, under the influence of the French king Louis XI. to escape. This made the area part of the Habsburg countryside.

The Namur Citadel was besieged twenty times in eight centuries.

(Https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zitadelle_von_Namur)

Translated by Google •

Details

Informations

Elevation 180 m

Weather

Thursday 11 December

11°C

7°C

-- %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: -- km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See hikes here

Take Me There

Location: Namur, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Searching for Utopia by Jan Fabre – Citadel of Namur

View of Namur and the Meuse River from the Citadel Woods

Bois de la Vecquée

Maison des Mariages de Namur

Théâtre de Verdure Namur

Boswandeling bij Namen

Villa Balat Mural by Drash

Sculpture 'Le Molon'

View of the Rochers de Frênes and the Meuse River

View of Château de Dave

Pont de Jambes

Sentier du bois de la Vecquée et cairns de pierres

Citadel of Namur

1. Citadelle de Namur — loop around Namur

2. View of Namur from the Citadel – The Garden of Scents loop from Malonne

3. View of the Meuse and Namur – Parfumerie Guy Delforge loop from Namur

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️