Blegny

Blegny-Mine


Useful Information

Location: Blegny.
Open: MAR to 07-APR Sat, Sun, Hol 10-16 (last entry).
08-APR to 15-SEP daily 10-16 (last entry).
16-SEP to NOV Sat, Sun. Hol 10-16 (last entry).
Fee: Blegny-Mine: Adults BEF 280, Children BEF 185. Groups: Adults BEF 230, Children BEF 155.
Shaft Marie: Adults BEF 200, Children BEF 130. Groups: Adults BEF 160, Children BEF 110.
Classification:  Coal mine.
Light: electric.
Dimension:  
Guided tours: D=120min. each. (Français - French Nederlands - Dutch)
Bibliography:  
Address: Tourist Centre of Blegny, B-4670, Tel: +32-41-874333, Fax: +32-41-874333.
Last update:$Date: 2008/05/30 06:46:33 $

History


Description

A tour at Blegny includes a video presentation called Stones that Burn, a short surface visit and a underground tour. The underground tour includes the descend with a winding cage.

Nearby is Shaft Marie, a museum of mining history and tunnel construction which is located in a former shaft from 1816. There are surface equipment of a coal mine and a detailed history of mining from the first opencast mines.


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