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The Saracens Cave (or Hole) is located on the right bank of the Fond des Haies stream. There are several entrances, but access is narrow and limited. It is far less impressive than some of the caves in the Ardennes or Namur region, but it still has its charm. The small paths leading to it can be dangerous without sturdy footwear or in wet weather.

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The Trou des Saracens is a karst cave formed several million years ago. Used since the Neolithic era, this site served as a refuge and habitat. The waters deposited stones containing iron ore, called “Sarrazin” by the local inhabitants, supplying the Virelles forges until the 18th century. Today, the cave is protected for its archaeological and ecological value, particularly for the hibernation of bats.

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The museum from 2015, built on top of several prehistoric mine shafts (up to 15m deep), can be visited individually (€6/pp; free with MuseumPass). If you also want to descend into one of the mine shafts via ladder (only at 2 pm), you must book this at least one day in advance at the Bergen tourist office, info on the website. Cost: €8/pp on top of museum admission. But for this you get a detailed tour from the excellent guide (we had a perfectly trilingual FR-NL-EN!) First above ground through the museum and then underground. Attention: maximum group of 12 people and children under 10 years not allowed.

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In this crypt the bats almost fly at your hair. You will also go to the treasure room from here.

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The Spiennes flint mine is one of the oldest of its kind in Europe. The coveted material was mined here for over two thousand years between 4,300 and 2,300 BC. You can visit the mine if you book in advance.

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Vaulted medieval cellar in the Tourist Office building. Open to the public and used for temporary exhibitions. Romanesque cellar from the beginning of the 13th century. This cellar is built entirely of local blocks and covered with cross vaults that rest on columns and low-hanging corbels in the side walls.

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The Neolithic flint mines in Spiennes are located in the province of Hainaut in Belgium, in Spiennes, a borough of Mons (Mons). It is an archaeological site with flint mines from the Neolithic. For two millennia between 4300 and 2300 BC. flint or silex was mined and processed. Over an area of more than 100 hectares, traces of thousands of pits made to extract flint, which are particularly suitable for making stone tools such as axes and blades, can be found. Suitable stones were processed on site by specialized stonecutters. The site contains millions of flint deposits, the waste from the processing workshops. Source: Wikipedia

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Entry into the mine must be made with advance booking