Top 20 Caves ベルビエでの

This region is home to numerous sinkholes, where flowing surface water from streams disappears into cracks in the chalky subsoil, emerging much lower down in the landscape. The most famous is the Chantoir in Olne. The Ry de Vaux stream disappears into the subsoil here, flowing through an underground cave system and reservoir. It is fed by other surrounding water and re-emerges in several karst springs in Vaux-sous-Olne, 760 meters further and 60 meters lower!

Also called Château Chrouet, after Dr. Warnier Chrouet, who had it built around 1700. Its facade was kept simple. At the rear, large windows overlooked the green Vesdre valley from the hill. A striking feature of the facade is the 17th-century entrance portal in carved limestone with a canopy (canopy) above it. This was typical of many buildings of that period in Olne and was locally called a "teutê." We also see some on the cemetery portal and the municipal garden, but most have been lost over time. The castle's teutë was embellished with a charming turret.

The Olne sinkhole, where the Ry de Vaux stream plunges into the subsurface, emerging 60 meters lower in Vaux, at various points, and then reemerging nine days later. It flows through an underground cave system, flowing through other water bodies and a reservoir.

is currently dry, unfortunately

Small cave with bat passage..

Bats hibernate from early November to the end of March. Please leave the animals alone during these five months. Thank you.

Bats 🦇 are allowed to fly in and out

The Vennbahn border tunnel between Belgium and Luxembourg is closed to protect the winter quarters of rare bat species. The path to the tunnel is beautifully designed with bat information boards. The detour of about a kilometer there (and back) on the Belgian side to the gate at the tunnel entrance is worth it. Shortly before the tunnel entrance it suddenly becomes quite cold.