| Location: |
Dinant.
Motorway E411 exit 20, route Ciney-Dinant, signposted.
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| Open: |
APR-AUG 10:30-19,
SEP-OCT Sat, Sun 11-18.
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| Fee: |
Adults BEF 150, Children BEF 120.
Groups: BEF 130, Children BEF 100.
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| Classification: |
 Karst cave.
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| Light: |
electric.
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| Dimension: |
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| Guided tours: |
D=60min.
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| Bibliography: |
Anne Court (1968):
Grotte la Merveilleuse and Grotte de Mont-Fat,
The Speleologist, Vol 2 No 15 Spring 1968 pp 21-22 (see link below)
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| Address: |
Familiy Park of Mont-Fat, rue en Rhée 15, B-5500 Dinant, Tel: +32-82-222783, Fax: +32-82-613635
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| Last update: | $Date: 2008/07/01 20:16:43 $ |
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| 1833 | visited by King Leopold and Queen Louis Marie d'Orleans. |
| 1829 | Excavations in the cave revealed the remains of eighteen glacial mammals, including lynx, hyena, bear and rhinoceros. . |
The cave is named after the rock they are in: the tower of Mont-Fat overlooks the river Meuse 120 meters.
On top is the citadel with its superb view, but underground is a series of caverns and galleries.
The entrance hall, called
