Bois du Cazier

Walloon Region · Belgium

Bois du Cazier, Belgium
Photo: Luc Viatour, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
spring to autumn
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limited
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A former colliery near Charleroi and the site of a 1956 mining disaster that claimed hundreds of lives. Now a memorial and industrial museum, it stands among the mining sites of Wallonia recognised for their heritage value.

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