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Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Home of the Belgian Grand Prix, featuring the legendary Eau Rouge corner
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Amblève
Wallonia, Belgium · Europe
About Amblève
Amblève works well as a base: 5 minutes from Heppenbach, 18km from Hautes Fagnes.
Amblève is in Wallonia, Belgium, with about 5,200 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Heppenbach, about 4 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Amblève?
Within an hour or so of Amblève: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (17 km), Signal de Botrange (17 km), Hautes Fagnes (18 km), Stavelot Abbey (18 km).
Are there any good drives near Amblève?
The nearest famous roads are Baraque de Fraiture, Moselle Valley Road (B53) and Mosel Valley Wine Route.
Where is Amblève?
Amblève is in Wallonia, Belgium, about 4 km from Heppenbach.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,221
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Wallonia
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 50.3536, 6.1700
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Worth the detour from Amblève
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Signal de Botrange
At 694m this is the highest point in Belgium, marked by a stone tower on the Hautes Fagnes plateau.
17 km · about 20 min drive
national park
Hautes Fagnes
Belgium's highest, wildest plateau of peat bog and boardwalk trails, often the snowiest corner of the country.
18 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Stavelot Abbey
A 1,000-year-old abbey minutes from Spa-Francorchamps housing the circuit's official racing museum, with historic F1 and endurance cars in its vaulted cellars.
18 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Monschau
Slate-and-timber Eifel town crammed into the narrow Rur gorge near the Belgian border, its lanes essentially unchanged for 300 years; a historic mustard mill still grinds and the castle ruin hosts open-air concerts.
23 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Gileppe Dam
A 19th-century dam near Spa crowned by a 13-ton stone lion, with a 78 m panorama tower and forested Ardennes reservoir views a short detour off the Verviers road.
30 km · about 35 min drive
national park
Eifel National Park
NRW's only national park rewires former forest with wild beech, wildcats and one of Germany's darkest star-filled skies.
33 km · about 40 min drive
mountain pass
Baraque de Fraiture
Belgium's second-highest point at 652 m, a windswept Ardennes plateau crossroads on the N89 with a small ski station and sweeping high-fen scenery.
33 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Amblève
- 17 kmSignal de BotrangeAt 694m this is the highest point in Belgium, marked by a stone tower on the Hautes Fagnes plateau.
- 30 kmGileppe DamA 19th-century dam near Spa crowned by a 13-ton stone lion, with a 78 m panorama tower and forested Ardennes reservoir views a short detour off the Verviers road.
- 33 kmBaraque de FraitureBelgium's second-highest point at 652 m, a windswept Ardennes plateau crossroads on the N89 with a small ski station and sweeping high-fen scenery.
- 46 kmVaalserberg DrielandenpuntThe Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
- 73 kmCalmont MoselschleifeA jaw-dropping hairpin loop of the Moselle viewed from above Bremm, framed by Europe's steepest vineyard.
Driving in Belgium
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.74/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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