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Bouillon Travel Guide
About 20 km from the border with France, Bouillon is a picturesque Ardennes town encircled by the winding Semois River. Its dramatic landscape of forested hills, looping water and the imposing Bouillon Castle—one of Europe’s largest medieval fortresses—feels like the setting of a romantic film. Popular with hikers and food lovers alike, Bouillon combines warm hospitality with outdoor adventure.
STAY
- Auberge du Moulin Hideux (inn)
- Hotel de la Poste
- La Ferronnière (boutique hotel)
- Les Lodges de la Vierre (lakeside cottages, Herbeumont)
- Maxime Collard (guesthouse rooms)
- Panorama Hotel
EAT
- L’Artiside (French-Belgian)
- La Diligence (French-Belgian)
- La Ferronnière (gastronomic)
- La Table de Maxime (**Michelin)
- La Table des Sépulcrines (French-Belgian)
- Panorama (French)
- Philippe Legrand (patisserie)
- Pierre Gigot (artisanal ice cream)
DRINK
- Benoît Michels (tearoom)
- BOM Food and Drinks (cafe/terrace)
- Hotel de la Poste (bar)
- La Vieille Ardenne (pub)
- Le Parchemin (tearoom)
SHOP
- Bouillon Medieval Experience
- Boucherie Poncelet (Ardennes ham, etc.)
- Boulevard du Chocolat
- Savonnerie du Tuc (handmade soap)
- Le Tabac Semois (handmade cigars)
EXPERIENCE
- Fête de la Saint-Éloi (cake walk), 29 Nov
- Fête du Fromage, Sept
- Fête Médiévale de Bouillon, Aug
- Halloween au Château Fort de Bouillon, 30-31 Oct
- Les Musicales de Bouillon, 15-16 Aug
- L'Odyssée de Lumière, Apr-Nov
- Marché Gourmand de Bouillon, Sept
- Visites Nocturnes (torchlight castle tours)
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