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city in Liège, Belgium

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Collegiate Church of St. Bartholomew

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Citadel of Namur

The primary tourist attraction of Namur, the Citadel is a fortress at the confluence of the Meuse and Sambre rivers. Its original design dates from Roman times, with foundations laid out in 937. Throughout history it was captured, destroyed and rebuilt several times. It underwent major expansions under Dutch control between 1631 and 1675. Its current topology was designed by Dutch architect Menno van Coehoorn and improved by Vauban after the siege of 1692. A variety of positions were added in the 18th century, but the complex was finally disestablished as a military post in 1891 when it was superseded by a ring of forts around Namur to provide better protection against the improved range of artillery at the time. It saw battle a last time during the German invasion of World War I, after which the new fortifications took over its defensive role. The Citadel is classified as a Walloon Major Heritage site, and together with the citadels of Dinant, Huy and Liège it forms part of the so-called Meuse Citadels. For those unable to climb the hill, a tourist train is available for an additional fee.

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St. Peter's Church, Leuven

church in Leuven, Belgium

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Collegium Trilingue

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Keizersberg Abbey

abbey in Leuven, Belgium

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Werchter

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Musée Hergé

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Spa (Belgium)

Spa is a town in the Liège province in Belgium, known as the "original" spa, i.e. a place where tourists came in to enjoy the health and wellness benefits of water and hot springs in particular. The springs in Spa became so popular that the name became genericized to mean any such place, with other versions of how it came to be also created over the years. Apart from the mineral waters, Spa also draws crowds several times a year when racing and other events are held at the nearby Spa-Francorchamps track.

The 1975 film Barry Lyndon is partly set in Spa during the eighteenth century.

As the site of healing cold springs, Spa has been frequented as a watering-place since the 14th century. It is the town of Spa which has become eponymous with any place having a natural water source that is believed to possess special health-giving properties, as a spa. The Spa town grew at that time, in the oldest iron and steel centre of the province of Liege. The ban Spa was created around 1335 and included two urban concentrations, vilhe of Creppe and vilhe Spas, 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) away. The steel industry prior to the exploitation of mineral water developed communication lines, which made it possible to develop the spa town.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

3.6°C-1.6
Precipitation: 110 mm

Feb

4.6°C-1.8
Precipitation: 93.2 mm

Mar

8.2°C0.8
Precipitation: 102.3 mm

Apr

12°C3.1
Precipitation: 80 mm

May

16.4°C7.1
Precipitation: 93 mm

Jun

19°C9.8
Precipitation: 102.6 mm

Jul

21.3°C12.1
Precipitation: 98.3 mm

Aug

20.9°C11.8
Precipitation: 99.7 mm

Sep

17.6°C9.1
Precipitation: 100 mm

Oct

13.1°C6
Precipitation: 99.6 mm

Nov

7.5°C2.2
Precipitation: 101 mm

Dec

4.1°C-0.6
Precipitation: 113.9 mm
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