Valenciennes Musee©Valenciennes MuseeThe MuseumCatherine Mont De Piete Valenciennes Dboukla©Catherine Mont De Piete Valenciennes DbouklaCoffee with a local expert©Terril Ledoux -LegendR|Michel VerpoortenClimb to the top of a slag heap and contemplate 3 centuries of mining historyCroquer-coeur-chocolaté-valenciennes©Croquer-coeur-chocolaté-valenciennes|Claude WaghemackerBite into the chocolate heart of ValenciennesLecaillon Paysage Dboukla©Lecaillon Paysage DbouklaL’EcaillonAulnoy Lez Valenciennes Otcvmclaude.waeghemacker©Aulnoy Lez Valenciennes Otcvmclaude.waeghemackerLa Rhonellese-balader-oeuvres-dart-valenciennes©Mail Watteau Valenciennes |Claude WaghemackerStroll among the statues, in an open-air museumPontoon-vue-plongeante-vignoble-valenciennes©Site du Vignoble Valenciennes|OTCVMRecharge your batteries by birdwatching from a pontoon on the vineyard pondConde Sur Lescaut Chabaud Latour Otcvmclaude.waeghemacker Hd 22©The Chabaud-Latour mining site at Condé-sur-l'Escaut|Claude.waeghemackerThe Nord Pas de Calais coalfield: a World Heritage landscapeParc Des Prix De Rome Valenciennes @dboukla©Parc Des Prix De Rome Valenciennes @dbouklaPrix de Rome Park
Conde_Terril_ledoux©Le Terril Ledoux at Condé-sur-l'Escaut|©DbouklaThe Chaîne des Terrils in northern FranceCatherine Mont De Piete Valenciennes Dboukla©Catherine Mont De Piete Valenciennes DbouklaCoffee with a local expertRombies And Marchipont Dboukla©Rombies And Marchipont DbouklaL’AunelleValenciennes Musee©Valenciennes MuseeThe MuseumConde Sur Lescaut Chabaud Latour Otcvmclaude.waeghemacker Hd 22©The Chabaud-Latour mining site at Condé-sur-l'Escaut|Claude.waeghemackerThe Nord Pas de Calais coalfield: a World Heritage landscapeParc Des Prix De Rome Valenciennes @dboukla©Parc Des Prix De Rome Valenciennes @dbouklaPrix de Rome ParkLecaillon Paysage Dboukla©Lecaillon Paysage DbouklaL’EcaillonRaismes Terril Foret©Terril - Foret De Raisme-St-Amand-Wallers|©OTPHRaismes-St-Amand-Wallers forestThe Conde-Bonsecours forest©The Conde-Bonsecours forest|©DbouklaThe Conde-Bonsecours forestCroquer-coeur-chocolaté-valenciennes©Croquer-coeur-chocolaté-valenciennes|Claude WaghemackerBite into the chocolate heart of ValenciennesAulnoy Lez Valenciennes Otcvmclaude.waeghemacker©Aulnoy Lez Valenciennes Otcvmclaude.waeghemackerLa Rhonelle©Terril Ledoux -LegendR|Michel VerpoortenClimb to the top of a slag heap and contemplate 3 centuries of mining history
Hiking toursCycling getawaysQuievrechain Frontiere Dboukla©Quievrechain Frontiere DbouklaThe Aunelle Valley LoopValenciennes Galerie H Du Siege2 Tschussprod©Valenciennes Galerie H Du Siege2 TschussprodL’H du siège contemporary art centerConde_Terril_ledoux©Le Terril Ledoux at Condé-sur-l'Escaut|©DbouklaThe Chaîne des Terrils in northern FranceAulnoy Lez Valenciennes Otcvmclaude.waeghemacker©Aulnoy Lez Valenciennes Otcvmclaude.waeghemackerLa RhonelleLe Coron des 120 in Valenciennes and Anzin©Le Coron des 120 in Valenciennes and Anzin|©DbouklaBy tramway, from mine site to mine siteSebourg Otcvmclaude.waeghemacker Hd 10©Sebourg Otcvmclaude.waeghemacker Hd 10les hauts de Sebourg©Terril Ledoux -LegendR|Michel VerpoortenClimb to the top of a slag heap and contemplate 3 centuries of mining historyRombies And Marchipont Dboukla©Rombies And Marchipont DbouklaL’AunelleThe Un'Escaut loop ©The Un'Escaut loop |©DbouklaCycling from mine site to mine siteVelo Chabaud Latour Conde3 Dboukla©Velo Chabaud Latour Conde3 DbouklaCycle along the Belgian border and take a break at a café randoValenciennes Boulevard Watteau ©se-balader-loeuvres-art-Valenciennes- Boulevard Watteaudétente-spa-dolcei-vita-valenciennes|Anne-Sophie FlamentDuo strolls among works of artrbsh©rbshLa Boucle un’escautLecaillon Paysage Dboukla©Lecaillon Paysage DbouklaL’EcaillonChabaud-Latour pond -Ramsar site©Chabaud-Latour pond -Ramsar site|©DbouklaThe Scarpe and Escaut valleys RAMSAR site©Terril Ledoux -LegendR|Michel VerpoortenClimb to the top of a slag heap and contemplate 3 centuries of mining historyRombies And Marchipont Dboukla©Rombies And Marchipont DbouklaL’AunelleConde_Terril_ledoux©Le Terril Ledoux at Condé-sur-l'Escaut|©DbouklaThe Chaîne des Terrils in northern FranceAulnoy Lez Valenciennes Otcvmclaude.waeghemacker©Aulnoy Lez Valenciennes Otcvmclaude.waeghemackerLa Rhonelle
Photo michel@triptyque.be©Photo michel@triptyque.be|Michel Verpoortenwalking routestête-à-tête-grands-espaces-condé-sur-escaut-dolce-vita-valenciennoise©tête-à-tête-grands-espaces-condé-sur-escaut-dolce-vita-valenciennoise|CAVMOne-on-one with the great outdoorsPanoramic view of Condé-sur-l'Escaut from the top of the Ledoux slag heap.©Panoramic view of Condé-sur-l'Escaut from the top of the Ledoux slag heap.|©D.BouklaOr a stroll around a mining subsidence pond?Valenciennes Vx Valenciennesdboukla©Valenciennes Vx ValenciennesdbouklaCulturalValenciennes Mail Watteau Otcvmclaude.waeghemacker Hd 17©Valenciennes Mail Watteau Otcvmclaude.waeghemacker Hd 17Valenciennes city of artistsLe Coron des 120 in Valenciennes and Anzin©Le Coron des 120 in Valenciennes and Anzin|©DbouklaBy tramway, from mine site to mine site©Le Terril Ledoux - Chabaud-Latour mining site at Condé-sur-l'Escaut |©S.ZimnyDiscoverDutemple headframe©The Chevalement Dutemple in Valenciennes|©Claude WaeghemackerMust-see mining sites around ValenciennesRendezvous with nature at the Argales slag heap in Rieulay©Rendezvous with nature at the Argales slag heap in RieulayVisits with a nature guideChabaud Latour de Condé-sur-l'Escaut©Chabaud-Latour mining site at Condé-sur-l'Escaut |©Claude WaeghemackerMining landscapes and exceptional natural areasAperitif on board the Valenciennes streetcar©Aperitif on board the Valenciennes streetcar|Manon BriatteUnusualValenciennes Autour Du Kiosque Chocolatier 9©Valenciennes Autour Du Kiosque Chocolatier 9Conviviality & chocolate at Christophe’sAll staysAccommodation in Valenciennes