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Torgny
Belgium's southernmost village, a huddle of golden-stone, Roman-tiled houses on a vine-planted south-facing slope in Gaume: a microclimate so mild locals call it the 'Belgian Provence'.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Virton
Wallonia, Belgium · Europe
About Virton
Virton is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Éthe, 42km from Château de Bouillon.
Virton is in Wallonia, Belgium, with about 11,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Éthe, about 4 km away.
Virton (French pronunciation: [viʁ.tɔ̃] ; Gaumais: Viertån; Walloon: Vierton) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. It is also the administrative centre of the district (arrondissement) of the same name, as well as the principal town of the small region of BelgianRead more
Lorraine known as the Gaume, famous for its microclimate.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Bleid, Ethe, Latour, Ruette, Saint-Mard, and Virton. Other population centers include: Chenois, Gomery, Grandcourt, and Saint-Remy.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Virton?
Within an hour or so of Virton: Torgny (8 km), Orval Abbey (15 km), Minett Park Fond-de-Gras (24 km), Douaumont Ossuary (41 km).
Are there any good drives near Virton?
The nearest famous roads are Route du Vin, Voie Sacrée and Baraque de Fraiture.
Where is Virton?
Virton is in Wallonia, Belgium, about 4 km from Éthe.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 11,259
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Wallonia
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 49.5682, 5.5326
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Worth the detour from Virton
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Orval Abbey
Romantic medieval abbey ruins beside a working Trappist monastery in the Gaume forest, source of the cult Orval beer; visit the ruins and museum, then drink the beer at the Ange Gardien inn opposite the gate.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Minett Park Fond-de-Gras
Open-air industrial heritage park in Luxembourg's red-earth iron country, where the 1900 steam train and the Minièresbunn mine railway still run through ore tunnels to the preserved mining village of Lasauvage (season May-September).
24 km · about 30 min drive
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Douaumont Ossuary
A solemn cloister holding the bones of 130,000 unidentified soldiers above the Verdun battlefield.
41 km · about 45 min drive
museum
Mémorial de Verdun
The museum and battlefield of WWI's longest, bloodiest battle, where forts and craters still scar the forest.
42 km · about 50 min drive
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Château de Bouillon
Godfrey of Bouillon's rambling medieval fortress sprawls over a rocky spur in a loop of the Semois in the Ardennes.
42 km · about 50 min drive
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Castle of Bouillon
Medieval fortress on a rock spur in a Semois river loop in the Ardennes, associated with Godfrey of Bouillon.
42 km · about 50 min drive
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Luxembourg City Old Town
A dramatic fortress capital perched on cliffs above gorges, its UNESCO ramparts and casemates carved into the rock.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Virton
- 43 kmGrand Duchess Charlotte BridgeLuxembourg City's striking 'Red Bridge', a scarlet steel span soaring 74 m above the Alzette valley to link the old town with the Kirchberg European quarter.
- 44 kmChemin de la CornicheRampart walkway along Luxembourg City's old walls, described as Europe's most beautiful balcony, overlooking the Grund quarter.
- 45 kmTombeau du GéantA famous Semois viewpoint where the river loops around a tree-covered ridge resembling a giant's tomb near Botassart.
- 60 kmRoute du VinWine road running about 42 kilometres along the Moselle from Schengen to Wasserbillig, linking terraced vineyards and riverside villages.
- 63 kmVoie SacréeThe 'Sacred Way' from Bar-le-Duc to Verdun, the lifeline road that supplied the 1916 battle with a truck every 14 seconds. Milestones topped with poilu helmets line the route through Souilly.
- 67 kmLuxembourg Moselle ValleyTerraced Riesling vineyards line the gentle Moselle, a string of wine villages on a slow scenic river drive.
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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