Best places: Fortresses in Belgium

Medieval fortress & history museum reached by 408 steps or cable car, with panoramic valley views.

WWII concentration camp set inside a moat, preserved as an educational monument, with guided tours.

👍👍 The Belgian fortress belt of Liège was heavily contested in August 1914. Fort Lantin, for example, was handed over to the German troops by the Belgian commander without any major losses and is therefore still in very good structural condition. The almost identical Fort Loncin is different. A heavy g...

👍👍 What an experience to visit this amazing place, a very interesting view from the past! You can do your tour with an audio guide and also enjoy the performances with the falcon’s, following the guide’s warning we preferred to leave our small dog at the souvenir store during the show (falcon’s can sim...

👍👍 Sehr schön erhaltene Militäranlage aus dem 1. und 2. Weltkrieg.

Former military structure from the 1860s sitting at the center of a park with trails & play areas.

Late-16th-century defensive structure with hands-on displays about the river & surrounding area.

Brick & sandstone 1860s fort accessed via guided tours, set in wooded parkland popular for cycling.

👍 Ideal for walking, sport fishing, walking the dog. Here is also a dog meadow where they can walk around freely.

Fortress from 1876 that played a role in 1914's Siege of Antwerp, now accessible for guided tours.

👍👍 Très belle ballade autour du fort, calme et sévérité quand il n y a pas trop de vtt. En contournent le fort , petite ballade sans dénivelé, pour le reste descente et monté. Grand parking

👍👍 Definitely a must to visit and experience if you are a fan of WW2 History. Built nearly in 5 years and felt due to Belgium’s surrender just in 18 days... Quite a history occurred in this 1700+ manned buried fortress in East Belgium...

Preserved 19th-century fort designed by Brialmont, damaged in the First World War & now a museum.

👍👍 *Naturally enchanting!Part of it is wheelchair accessible.

👍👍 Nice place to smoke some kush and enjoy the natures view

👍👍 Very nice and beautiful place . No one is here lot of trees and nice place for a walk with dog.

👍 Great to do a little walk

👍👍 Belle expérience avec une visite guidée du fort que je recommande fortement !

👍👍 Nice place to explore and simply walk around

👍👍 Goed bewaard oorlogsgebouw/fort. Prachtig gelegen en omgeven door adembenemende natuur en water. Jaarlijks vindt er ook onder andere een festiviteit plaats dat Fortiviteit noemt. In het eerste weekend van september , of het laatste van augustus. 3 dagen allerlei activiteiten zoals Quiz , Live music...