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B+: Locks tour extra

Locks of all types and size are the focus of attention on this 10 day tour. Special highlights are the ship elevator lock at Strépy-Thieu and the enormous inclined plane lock at Ronquières. Travel up and down to experience it to the fullest!The province of Hainaut has even more to offer — Tournai the oldest city of Belgium, the stunning castle of Beloeil and beautiful scenery to enjoy cycling through.Another special stop is at Zwevegem with its windmills and huge electricity plant. For the romantic at heart the cultural city of Kortrijk is within easy cycling distance!.
  • Friday: Welcome on board in Oudenaarde, this wonderful city was a mediaeval centre of textile manufacture
  • Saturday: downstream to Antoing, ancient cement production sites and a Roman Tomb
  • Sunday: Thieu, famous for the old and the new boat lifts on the canal du centre
  • Monday:  we pass the elevator and continue to Ronquières, travel the inclined slope down, visit the old canal with tunnel
  • Tuesday: going up the inclined plane and down the highest elevator, visit the monumental old elevators and the scenic old canal
  • Wednesday: Blaton, visit the “stair” of locks and/or the Beloeil castle
  •  Thursday: downstream the river Scheldt to Tournai, the oldest city inBelgium
  • Friday:Zwevegem a transfo of 1911 and 3 windmills or visit of the cultural city Kortrijk
  • Saturday: back to the Scheldt river and continue to Oudenaarde for a city visit or Ename, where an archaeological site and a nice musea await you
  • Sunday: Oudenaarde, Goodbyes after a healthy breakfast around 10AM
Sluizentocht met schepenlift

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For more information around our stops, feel free to try one of the following external links:

  • Ename archaeological site and museum
  • Oudenaarde, our starting harbour has a history of almost 1000 years
  • the inclined plane of Ronquières (with link to a page about the boat lifts in Thieu)
  • tourism Wallonia (information can be found about most places where this trip takes you)
  • Castle of Beloeil
  • the city of Tournai
  • Kortrijk    combined medieval culture with modern shopping
  • Zwevegem  click “toeristische folder Zwevegem” only in Dutch, but clear photo”s of all points of interest!