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industrial heritage bertrix slate mine to the heart of slate at the beginning of the 20th century in aise valley 1.000 miners worked in the various slate mines thirty years after the closure of the last mines come and find how slateminers lived an audio-guided visit at the bottom of the mine covers 600 metres of galleries you will discover there all the realities of working underground 20-minute video open easter to the end of september daily except non-holiday monday weekends in october until 11/11 every sunday at noon visit to the mine with meal admission adults 7.50 children 5 students senior citizens 6.75 200 7 27 our cultural and natural heritage is part of our past and unesco wishes to protect and preserve the masterpieces of our oral and immaterial heritage of humanity of exceptional value walloon heritage boasts both buildings and famous feasts that have been entered in the world heritage list d or and its battle known as « lumeçon » in which saint george takes on the dragon this folkloric feast is held on the weekend after whitsunday in ath the ducasse with the famous giants among whom the king of the feast goliath this procession is held on the 4th weekend of august in binche the carnival of the gilles 900 in all who dance to the rhythm of brass instruments fifes and drums the grand finale of the carnival takes place on mardi gras in terms of material heritage there are several masterpieces in every corner of wallonia the four hydraulic boatlifts of the centre canal and their site la louvière and le roeulx hainaut a remarkably well-preserved example of the industrial landscape at the end of the 19th century these lifts are still in their original operating state the belfries of the town hall in binche charleroi mons namur thuin tournai and gembloux the cathedral of notre-dame in tournai the flint stone neolithic mines of spiennes mons a major centre of prehistoric european civilisation from the palaeolithic to the iron age © opt/flémal 10th anniversary of the site on 24 and 25/03 in terms of oral and immaterial heritage we can look to the folkloric feasts and the processional giants and dragons of wallonia effigies of human animal or dragon giants are paraded as part of ritual representation and popular events these events have retained an emblematic meaning in 3 walloon cities in mons the famous « doudou » with the procession of the car au coeur de l ardoise rue du babinay 1 6880 bertrix tel +32061.41.45.21 website www.aucoeurdelardoise.be house of metallurgy and industry the oldest blast furnace in the country impressive makas a very rare steam machine the famous zenobe gramme dynamo are also exhibits on the route which will take you right up to date and show you present day factories educational visits are provided for children tours in italian upon request open monday to friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm saturdays and sundays 2:00 to 6:00 pm from 01/04 to 31/10 closed on public holidays admission adults 5 ­ young people 4 students 19-25 senior citizens 4.50 © opt/ricardo de la riva © opt/dc

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