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Paliseul (Belgium), the Bouillon street.
Plainevaux, church (de Saint Barbe) in the street
Paliseul., church (église Saint Eutrope) in the street
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Plainevaux

Wallonia, Belgium · Europe

About Plainevaux

Plainevaux is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Tilff, 18km from Ninglinspo Valley.

Plainevaux is in Wallonia, Belgium, with about 2,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Tilff, about 4 km away.

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What is there to see near Plainevaux?

Within an hour or so of Plainevaux: Ninglinspo Valley (18 km), Durbuy (22 km), Gileppe Dam (32 km), Stavelot Abbey (33 km).

Are there any good drives near Plainevaux?

The nearest famous roads are Baraque de Fraiture, Chimay Street Circuit and Route du Vin.

Where is Plainevaux?

Plainevaux is in Wallonia, Belgium, about 4 km from Tilff.

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Quick Information

Population
2,508
Continent
Europe
Country
Belgium
Region
Wallonia
Timezone
Europe/Brussels
Coordinates
50.5456, 5.5233

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Belgium

Police
101
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right
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Worth the detour from Plainevaux

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

natural wonder

Ninglinspo Valley

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.

18 km · about 20 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.

32 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.

33 km · about 40 min drive

racetrack

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

Home of the Belgian Grand Prix, featuring the legendary Eau Rouge corner

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

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.

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.

40 km · about 45 min drive

Driving roads near Plainevaux

5 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.

  • 32 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.
  • 36 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.
  • 40 kmSignal de BotrangeAt 694m this is the highest point in Belgium, marked by a stone tower on the Hautes Fagnes plateau.
  • 42 kmVaalserberg DrielandenpuntThe Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.

Driving in Belgium

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.74/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

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8 km awayPop. 6,124

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8 km awayPop. 13,738

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