castle
Citadelle de Dinant
A cliff-top fortress towering over the Meuse and a riverfront of pastel houses below the bulbous onion-domed church.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Mettet
Wallonia, Belgium · Europe
About Mettet
Mettet works well as a base: 10 minutes from Biesme, 19km from Citadelle de Dinant.
Mettet is in Wallonia, Belgium, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Biesme, about 4 km away.
Mettet (French pronunciation: [mɛ.tɛ]; Walloon: Metet) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
On 1 January 2006 Mettet had 11,977 inhabitants. The total area is 116.78 km2, giving a population density of 103 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists of the following districts:Read more
Biesme, Biesmerée, Ermeton-sur-Biert, Furnaux, Graux, Mettet, Oret, Saint-Gérard, and Stave.
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What is there to see near Mettet?
Within an hour or so of Mettet: Citadelle de Dinant (19 km), Citadel of Dinant (19 km), Citadelle de Namur (21 km), Citadel of Namur (21 km).
Are there any good drives near Mettet?
The nearest famous roads are Chimay Street Circuit, Baraque de Fraiture and Route du Vin.
Where is Mettet?
Mettet is in Wallonia, Belgium, about 4 km from Biesme.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 12,014
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Wallonia
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 50.3212, 4.6623
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Worth the detour from Mettet
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Citadel of Dinant
Clifftop fortress above the Meuse at Dinant, reached by 408 steps or a cable car, overlooking the river road.
19 km · about 20 min drive
castle
Citadelle de Namur
One of Europe's mightiest hilltop fortresses guards the confluence of the Sambre and Meuse rivers in Wallonia's capital.
21 km · about 25 min drive
castle
Citadel of Namur
Extensive hilltop fortress at the Sambre-Meuse confluence in Namur, with a scenic road climbing to the ramparts.
21 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
Villers Abbey
The vast romantic ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey, roofless Gothic arches lost in woodland near Brussels.
31 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Musée Hergé
Christian de Portzamparc's angular white museum in Louvain-la-Neuve devoted to Tintin's creator, holding original plates, sketches and the world's largest Hergé collection across eight themed galleries.
39 km · about 45 min drive
historic highway
Chimay Street Circuit
A Belgian village street circuit running since 1926, still used for historic car and motorcycle racing on closed public roads. Between meetings you can drive the whole flat-out 4km lap through farmland and the town outskirts.
40 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Canal du Centre Hydraulic Boat Lifts
Four UNESCO-listed 19th-century hydraulic boat lifts near La Louvière, still standing on the old Canal du Centre.
41 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Mettet
- 40 kmChimay Street CircuitA Belgian village street circuit running since 1926, still used for historic car and motorcycle racing on closed public roads. Between meetings you can drive the whole flat-out 4km lap through farmland and the town outskirts.
- 62 kmTombeau du GéantA famous Semois viewpoint where the river loops around a tree-covered ridge resembling a giant's tomb near Botassart.
- 76 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.
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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