Lyell Cave, Hermalle-sous-Huy

Name: Lyell Cave
Address: Hermalle-sous-Huy, Belgium

#1 among attractions in Hermalle-sous-Huy

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The Lyell Cave, formerly called Grande caverne d'Engihoul, is located near the ancienne commune of Éhein, municipality of Engis, Liège Province, Belgium. It is one of many caves investigated or discovered by Philippe-Charles Schmerling, in 1831; the cave is named for a later researcher, Sir Charles Lyell, who visited the cave in 1860. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°34'41"N, 5°24'32"E

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Hermalle-sous-Huy Belgium

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Lyell Cave – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Château de Jehay, Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Fort de Hollogne, Fort de Flémalle.

3.8 miW
Architecture, Monuments and statues, Forts and castles
Château de Jehay, Amay
96 min walk • Jehay Castle or Jehay-Bodegnée Castle is a castle situated in the municipality of Amay in Liège Province, Wallonia, Belgium.
3.3 miSE
Historical place, Cemetery
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neupré
85 min walk • Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial is a Second World War American military war grave cemetery, located in the village of Neuville-en-Condroz, near the southeast edge of Neupré, some 20 km south-west of Liège in Belgium.
5.3 miNE
Museum
Fort de Hollogne
136 min walk • The Fort de Hollogne is one of twelve forts built around Liège, Belgium, in the late 19th century. The overall Fortified Position of Liège was a constituent part of the country's National Redoubt.
3.2 miNE
Historical place, Museum
Fort de Flémalle, Flémalle
82 min walk • The Fort de Flémalle is one of twelve forts built around Liège, Belgium, in the late 19th century. The overall Fortified Position of Liège was a constituent part of the country's National Redoubt. Fort de Flémalle was built between 1881 and 1884 according to the plans of General Henri Alexis Brialmont.
5.3 miE
Museum
Fort de Boncelles, Seraing
134 min walk • The Fort de Boncelles is one of twelve forts built around Liège, Belgium, in the late 19th century. The overall Fortified Position of Liège was a constituent part of the country's National Redoubt.
1.8 miW
Forts and castles
Castle of Warfusée
46 min walk • Castle of Warfusée is a castle located in the municipality Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse, Wallonia, near Liège, in Belgium. One of the loveliest castles in the area, Warfusée was completed in 1754 as a replacement for an earlier Renaissance structure.
3.5 miSW
Monastery
Flône Abbey
89 min walk • The Abbey of Flône is located in Wallonia on the left bank of the river Meuse at Flône, in the province of Liège. It was founded in 1075.
2.5 miSW
Museum
Gourmet Museum and Library
65 min walk • The Gourmet Museum and Library is a museum dedicated to the history of gastronomy, located in Hermalle-sous-Huy, province of Liège, Belgium.
6.6 miNE
Area
Saint-Nicolas, Liège
170 min walk • Saint-Nicolas is a municipality of Wallonia located ine the province of Liège, Belgium. It is effectively a part of the greater Liège conurbation stretching west from Liège city centre towards Liège Airport. As of January 1, 2006 Saint-Nicolas had a total population of 22,666...
5.9 miNE
Area
Grâce-Hollogne, Liège
152 min walk • Grâce-Hollogne is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. The municipality is effectively a part of the greater Liège conurbation, separated from Liège city centre by the municipality of Saint-Nicolas.
5.4 miNE
Monastery
Val-Saint-Lambert Abbey, Seraing
139 min walk • Val-Saint-Lambert Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. It is situated in Wallonia in the city of Seraing on the right bank of the Meuse, in Belgium, about 13 kilometres southwest of Liege.

Lyell Cave, Hermalle-sous-Huy

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Lyell Cave – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)