Esneux works well as a base: 10 minutes from Dolembreux, 15km from Ninglinspo Valley.
Esneux is in Wallonia, Belgium, with about 13,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Dolembreux, about 4 km away.
Esneux (French pronunciation: [ɛsnø]; Walloon: Esneu) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
On 1 January 2006 Esneux had a total population of 13,072. The total area is 34.05 km2 (13.15 sq mi) which gives a population density of 384 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists ofRead more the following districts: Esneux and Tilff. Other villages are Méry and Hony. They are all to be found in the valley of the Ourthe river south of Liège. A railway line links the 4 villages (and then continues further south to Luxembourg).
Although not popular with large numbers of international tourists, Esneux and Tilff do attract people from the local region, due to the local restaurants, the Esneux and Tilff castle, the bee-museum, and several parks.
In Esneux, the largest giant sequoia of Belgium can be found.
Belgium's only true mountain stream, tumbling through the Aywaille woods in a chain of red-rock cascades and natural bathing pools with names like 'Bain de Diane'; the trail starts directly at the Sedoz roadside parking.
15 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Durbuy
Billed as the smallest town in the world, a cluster of grey-stone houses and a castle in a green Ardennes valley.
22 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.
29 km · about 35 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.
30 km · about 35 min drive
racetrack
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Home of the Belgian Grand Prix, featuring the legendary Eau Rouge corner
31 km · about 35 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.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Vrijthof Maastricht
A grand cafe-ringed square anchored by two medieval churches in the Netherlands' oldest, most Burgundian city.
36 km · about 40 min drive
national park
Hautes Fagnes
Belgium's highest, wildest plateau of peat bog and boardwalk trails, often the snowiest corner of the country.
37 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Esneux
5 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
29 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.
34 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.
37 kmSignal de BotrangeAt 694m this is the highest point in Belgium, marked by a stone tower on the Hautes Fagnes plateau.
40 kmVaalserberg DrielandenpuntThe Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.