SEP-OCT Sat, Sun 11-18.
[2010]
[2010]
Karst cave.
Yves Quinif (2002): La grotte de Montfat: un jalon dans l'évolution de la vallée de la Meuse, Karstologia, Issue 40, 2002
| Location: | Dinant. Motorway E411 exit 20, route Ciney-Dinant, signposted. |
| Open: |
APR-AUG 10:30-19. SEP-OCT Sat, Sun 11-18. [2010] |
| Fee: |
Adults BEF 150, Children BEF 120.
Groups: BEF 130, Children BEF 100. [2010] |
| Classification: |
Karst cave.
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| Light: | electric. |
| Dimension: | |
| Guided tours: | D=60min. |
| Photography: | |
| Accessibility: | |
| 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)
Yves Quinif (2002): La grotte de Montfat: un jalon dans l'évolution de la vallée de la Meuse, Karstologia, Issue 40, 2002 |
| Address: | Parc Familial du Mont-Fat, rue en Rhée 15, B-5500 Dinant, Tel: +32-82-222783, Fax: +32-82-613635 |
| Last update: | $Date: 2011/12/13 08:43:21 $ |
| 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 Grotte de Mont-Fat is named after its location. The huge limestone cliff is called Mont-Fat and overlooks the river Meuse. On top of the cliff 120 meters. On top is the citadel with its superb view, but underground is a series of caverns and galleries. The entrance hall, called
The Grotte de Mont-Fat is located inside the Parc Familial du Mont-Fat (Familiy Park of Mont-Fat).
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