Beautiful and cozy Belgium is always glad to its guests from any continent. But to know at least a drop of a country, having visited only in its capital - is impossible. The city of Namur - the administrative center of the Walloon region - is considered the capital of the French part of its country. Namur has preserved many attractions, like other European cities, accumulating its history for many centuries in a row. Let's talk about the most interesting places and monuments in detail.
The best places of the city
- The very first and huge monument of history is the Namur Citadel , otherwise - Namur fortress . Do not be afraid of some of its gloomy and serious look. This defensive structure for a long time protected the local population from many internecine wars from the 3rd century AD. After all, these are practically the thickest walls in Europe, mighty and large trees in the park and a significant part of the surviving ancient buildings on a total area of 70 hectares.
- Bridge Zhamb is an amazing structure, which has been executed for a thousand years. The ancient bridge is an important landmark of Namur and very well fits into the city's overall landscape and river views. And modern lighting, conducted recently, from a distance is still like the light of torches.
- The sculpture "Joseph and Francois" will not leave anyone indifferent. This is the case of a funny and cute monument, about which every tourist wants to be photographed. Two characters of the local comics and their snails are a kind of symbol of local slowness and even laziness.
- The Church of St. Lope primarily attracts with its magnificent architecture and ancient features. For about 500 years, an unusual façade with columns has attracted travelers to get acquainted with the religious heritage of Namur.
- The chapel of Notre-Dame du Rempart , otherwise, the temple of the Virgin Mary - the next cult building of Namur. There are still traces of ancient walls, however, the moats have already become a neat pond with flower beds. Here is a statue-keeper of the city wall - a statue of the Virgin Mary.
- The Royal Theater is one of the attractions and symbols of Namur. The rare Italian style of the building, as well as the imported sandstone from which the building was built, attest to the careful and competent attitude to the local architecture of its inhabitants and rulers. The most interesting thing is that the Royal Theater is also pleased with its performances, as it was 150 years ago.
- The tower of Marie Spillar is one of the proofs of a successful combination of ancient architecture and more modern buildings. It is one of the three towers that survived from the third city wall. Interestingly, the Tower of Mari survived the bombardment during the Second World War, and the buildings surrounding it - no. Today it is one of the unique monuments of architecture.
The city of Namur is full of interesting sights, of course, first of all this is the legacy of the Middle Ages. Each tourist will like to get acquainted with interesting monuments, beautiful buildings or a walk along the streets of the city and a beautiful embankment.