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Namur's
train station
is on the northern edge of the city centre, on place de la Station, close to the
tourist office
on square Leopold (daily 9.30am-6pm; tel 08124 6449,
www.ville.namur.be
). From here, it's a ten-minute walk along rue de Fer to the town centre, situated on the north bank of the Sambre River near its confluence with the Meuse. Both the tourist office and the seasonal
information chalet
(April-Sept daily 9.30am-6pm), over the bridge on the south bank of the Sambre, sell combined tickets for town sights, including the citadel and major museums. Namur's cheapest recommendable
hotel
is
L'Excelsior
, avenue de la Gare 4 (tel 08123 1813; ?10-15/$16-24/€18-27), a mundane budget place a few metres from the train station. Down by the Meuse, the
Beauregard
, avenue Baron Moreau 1 (tel 08123 0028,
www.diamond-hotels.com
; ?30-35/$48-56/€54-63), is much more enticing, a swish hotel adjoining the casino and with attractive, large and modern rooms. Alternatively there's a
HI hostel
,
Felicien Rops
, on the far edge of town beyond the casino, twenty minutes' walk from the centre, at ave Felicien Rops 8 (tel 08122 3688,
namur@laj.be
; ?5-10/$8-16/€9-18) - take bus #3 or #4 from the station.
Namur is a great place to
eat and drink
, and there are lots of spots to do both in the narrow streets around rue de l'Ange. Down near the river, at rue des Brasseurs 61, is
Aux Petits Brasseurs
, a smart little bistro serving excellent Franco-Belgian cuisine with prices to match, or you could try
Chez Guigoz
, rue St Jean 19, a medium-sized restaurant serving excellent fondues and steaks for around €15 a head; it's just off place Marche-aux-Legumes. Not far away is
L'Ecailler des Halles
, rue de la Halle 5, an upmarket deli with a small restaurant serving excellent seafood. For dinner it's hard to beat
La Petite Fugue
, on place Chanoine Descamps - an outstanding restaurant with mouth-watering Franco-Belgian dishes at around €30 for a three-course feast.
Brasserie Henry
, by the cathedral at place St-Aubain 3, is a bustling brasserie with a simple French menu and plenty of good Belgian beer; close by, behind the cathedral at rue du Seminaire 4, is
Le Chapitre
, with an excellent selection of domestic beers. The
Piano Bar
, on place Marche-aux-Legumes, is one of the town's trendiest bars with live jazz on the weekend. To access the
Internet
, try
Cybermedia
, Rue Rogier 46 (Mon & Wed-Sat 10am-6pm; tel 08126 0870). Other useful information
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