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270 Route 30. ANDENNE. From Litge
founded by Peter the Hermit (d. 1115), formerly stood about
5 min. farther on, and the great preacher of the Crusades was him-
self buried there. A statue (by Halleux; 1858) has been erected
to him in the garden of the old abbey.
The best views of the banks of the river, which are especially
beautiful above the town, are obtained from the bridge over the
Meuse and from beside the chapel of St. Léonard, to the W. of
the town.
From Statte (Hur) ro Ciney, 26 M., railway in 11/2-13/, hr. (fares 4 fr.,
2 fr. 70, 1 fr.60c.). The trains call at Huy-Sud, on the right bank of the
Meuse, and then ascend the pleasing valley of the Hoyoux. Numerous
paper-mills in the lower part of the valley. — 4!/2 M. Barse. — 7 M.
Modave, whence a visit may be paid to the (@/2 hr.) *Chateau of Modave
(17th cent.), most picturesquely situated on a lofty rock. Admission to
the chateau with permission of the proprietor only. The park is shown
by the gardener, who opens the lower gate, from which the station may
be regained, At the base of lofty cliffs below the station lies the hamlet of
Pont-de-Bonne (600 {t.). — 11 M. Clavier (steam-tramway to Val-St-Lambert,
15'/2 M., see pp. 268, 258; to Comblain-au-Pont, 4161/2 M., p. 259). Then
Les Avins-en-Condroz, Havelange (1010 ft.), Hamois-en-Condroz, Emptinne
(785 ft.). — 26 M. Ciney, see p. 233.
From Srarte (Huy) to Lanpen, 24 M., railway in 1-11/; hr. (fares
3 fr, 30, 2 fr. 20, 1 fr. 30 c.). — At (8'/2 M.) Afoha, with a ruined castle, the
line begins to ascend the picturesque valley of the Mehaigne, a tributary
of the Meuse. From (5 M.) Huccorgne a light railway runs to Hannut
(see below) via Burdinne (branch to Couthuin), Acosse, and Embresin (p. 237),
— 7M. Fumal has an old castle; {0 M. Fallais has a Romanesque church
and a tastefully restored chateau; 10!/2 M. Braives. The country now be-
comes flat. — 20/2 M. Avennes. From (15 M.) Hannut a light railway runs
to Huccorgne (see above), and another to Jemeppe-sur-Meuse (p. 268) vid
Omal (on the line from Waremme to Huy, p. 238) and Horion-Hozémont
(branch to Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher, p. 288). — 18 M. Avernas; 20 M.
Wamont. Then (21 M.) Landen, see p. 238.
Steam Tramways connect Huy with Andenne (see below), with Courritre
(p. 233), and with (16 M.) Waremme (p. 238). The two first start at the
Collegiate Church (p. 269), the last beside Huy-Nord Station.
Tunnel. — 191/. M. Statte, a suburb of Huy, picturesquely
situated on the left bank of the Meuse, and junction of the line
from Landen to Ciney, which here crosses the river (see above, and
comp. Map).
201/o M. Bas-Oha. On the height opposite are the ruins of the
castle of Beaufort, destroyed in 1554, which is once more in the
possession of the Duke of Beaufort-Spontin.
25 M. Andenne-Seilles. On the left bank, where the railway-
station is situated, lies the straggling village of Seilles, the last in
the district of Liége. There are several lime-kilns here, and a chateau
restored in the style of the 15th century. Opposite Seilles, and con-
nected with it by means of a bridge, lies Andenne (260 ft.; Hét. de
Thier; Hot. du Commerce), with 8000 inhab., a busy town, with
paper, fayence, and other manufactories. Down to 1785 a religious
establishment of 32 sisters of noble family, not bound by any vow to
abstain from matrimony, had existed here for upwards of a thousand
years. It is said to have been founded about 680 by St. Begga, |
