Trou de l'Abîme, Couvin

Name: Trou de l'Abîme
Address: Couvin, Belgium

#1 among attractions in Couvin

Natural attraction, Top attraction, Cave

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Trou de l’Abîme also known as La caverne de l'Abîme and Couvin Cave is a karst cave located in Wallonia on the right bank of the Eau Noire river in the center of Couvin, Belgium, in Namur province. During various archaeological excavations of sediment deposits, Mousterian artefacts and a Neanderthal molar were discovered. ()

Local name: Caverne de l'Abîme Coordinates: 50°3'1"N, 4°29'52"E

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Trou de l'Abîme – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Neptune Caves, Lake Ry de Rome, Wolfsschlucht I, Fagnolle Castle.

1.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Neptune Caves
33 min walk • The Neptune Caves, also known as the Grottes de l'Adugeoir are a series of natural caves located in Wallonia near Petigny in the municipality of Couvin, Belgium. They are located on the Eau Noire river, a tributary of the Meuse.
2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Ry de Rome
73 min walk • Lake Ry de Rome is an artificial lake near the city of Couvin, Wallonia, in Belgium near the border of France. The lake is located in the Ardennes. The water volume is 2,200,000 m³ and the area is 0.25 km².
3.8 miSW
History museum
Wolfsschlucht I
97 min walk • Führerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht I was the codename for one of Adolf Hitler's military headquarters, located in a farmhouse of the Belgian village of Brûly-de-Pesche, in the municipality of Couvin, close to the French border.
5 miNE
Forts and castles
Fagnolle Castle
129 min walk • Fagnolle Castle is a castle located in the district of Fagnolle, in the municipality of Philippeville, Wallonia, Belgium, and in the Fagne region. The castle was formerly the centre of government of the small independent Barony, later County, of Fagnolle. It was constructed in the 12th century, and is now ruined.
5.2 miNE
Forts and castles
Hauteroche Castle
133 min walk • Hauteroche Castle is a ruined 14th-century castle, destroyed after a siege in 1554, in the village of Dourbes in the municipality of Viroinval, province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. The castle site was scientifically excavated between 1976 and 2002.
2.4 miNE
Town
Mariembourg
61 min walk • Mariembourg is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Couvin, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. The town is named after Mary of Hungary, governor of what was then the Habsburg Netherlands, who ordered the construction of a fortress town there in 1542.