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View of the ruins of Dourbes Castle

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View of the ruins of Dourbes Castle

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View of the ruins of Dourbes Castle

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Parc national de l’Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse

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Location: Viroinval, Philippeville, Namur, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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3. Fondry des Chiens Gorge – Fondry des Chiens Gorge loop from Dourbes

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Sebastian Kowalke

June 7, 2019

From the shores of Viroin, you can look up to the castle ruin of Dourbes. The romantic ruin towers high above the river on a rocky ridge overlooking the wooded mountainsides.

If you like, you can also climb up to the castle and visit the old walls.

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Géry VdB

March 24, 2021

The ruin of Dourbes is a ruined 14th century castle, destroyed after a siege in 1554, in the village of Dourbes in the municipality of Viroinval, province of Namur, Belgium. The castle site was scientifically excavated between 1976 and 2002.

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Meg1802

February 27, 2021

Very beautiful region, nature is omnipresent.

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Elevation 150 m

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Thursday 18 December

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Location: Viroinval, Philippeville, Namur, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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