Stenay

Stenay

Travel guide and tourist information

Travel guide and tourist information

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Combining landscape of water and greenery, the country Stenay is crossed from south to north through the gentle valley of the Meuse and its fat meadow. In the West, it is crossed by the Cotes de Meuse, while in the east lies the vast, deep forest Woëvre; north-west flows the length Chiers and rise the foothills of the Coast Mosel, based on the Ardennes nearby.

Stenay was first Celtic, Gallo-Roman town before becoming royal Merovingian in the 7th century. Residence of the last Merovingian King Dagobert II, including a permanent exhibition traces the memory by the Office of Tourism, "Stenay Lorraine", also called Asthenidum then Sathanacum the Middle Ages, was one of the most powerful fortresses of Meuse valley after Sedan. Stenay was successively owned by Godfrey of Bouillon, the Duke of Lorraine and the Prince of Conde, who connect to the Fronde, which led to the making and dismantling of the city, ordered by Louis 14th in 1689. Some beautiful buildings that belonged to the citadel which still show that houses the museum of beer. Stenay became then important town bourgeois and industrial, military and cultural. Become French, the city was still on the border and goes through all the invasions, but war has just changed its appearance.

• Cities nearby:

• Sedan: 33 km
• Charleville-Mezieres: 58 km
• Luxembourg: 70 km
• Reims: 103 km
• Metz: 110 km
• Nancy: 174 km
• Brussels: 206 km to
• Paris: 250 km

• Access:

• By Road: RD 947 (Montmedy - Vouziers) - RD 964 (Verdun - Charleville).
• By bus: Line Charleville-Sedan-Stenay (information +33 3 24 33 77 77) - Line-Verdun Stenay (information +33 3 29 86 02 71).
• By water: Canal North Eastern branch (information +33 3 29 86 02 47).

• City of Stenay: Tel: +33 3 29 80 30 31 - Email: mairie.stenay @ wanadoo.fr
• Office de Tourisme du Pays de Stenay:

• Open all year from Tuesday to Saturday from 10h to 12h and 14h to 17h in winter; 18h March to November.
• Guided tours, entertainment, hospitality and tourism literature.
• Tel: +33 3 29 80 64 22 - Email: otsistenay@wanadoo.fr

• The European Museum of the beer:

• Open daily except Tuesday from March 2 to November 30 from 10 am to 18 hours.
• It traces the history, manufacturing, trades and a unique collection of around beer, drink several millennia.
• Can try over 60 different beers!
• Disabled access - Free for children under age 18 - One free admission per site rented motorhome and boat moored Stenay - Reduced rate for school children, students and groups - Possibility of combined visits (land, castle and Charmois brewery, city Stenay, Crypt of Saint Dagobert Montmedy ...)

For further information: Tel. (33) +33 3 29 80 68 78 - Email: biere.stenay @ wanadoo.fr

• Gateway to the ancient church of Saint Dagobert II, the permanent exhibition hall dedicated to the memory of Saint Dagobert 2nd and documentation center Merovingian are open all year from Monday to Friday from 10am to 12pm and from 14 to 17h. Hiking trails in forest Woëvre complement your stay on the trail of the last Merovingian king. Inquiries +33 3 29 80 48 04.
• A walking tour of an hour you discover traces of ancient fortifications encircling the city (circuit 'round the city walls, remains of fortifications "of the city Stenay).
• The city and its mysteries Stenay (myth about Satan, sator square?). Information Office of Tourism.
• The marina is open all year, the captaincy is open from 15 March to 11 November. Information Office of Tourism.
• The service area for campers comfortable open all year. Information Office of Tourism.
• Park City Forge, with rare trees, benches and playground for little ones.
• Hiking, horseback or ATV.
• The library for all has a very wide range of periodicals, novels, autobiographies, regional books, history etc? in a pleasant and bright. Inquiries +33 3 29 80 30 31.
• The Municipal Archives for all your genealogical or historical research. Inquiries +33 3 29 80 26 84 (by appointment).
• The social and cultural center, offering over 16 different activities for all (information +33 3 29 80 39 08).
• Over 60 associations to more than 4,000 members of sporting activities and cultural manager of many municipal facilities. Information and list from the tourist office.
• Fishing allows hundreds of fans tease the fish on dozens of kilometers of shoreline shaded.
• Specialties: Chocolates "droppings of Satan", "paving satanic", "Kisses Dagobert", "hop Capsules", "Pig Cookies, Madeleines and culinary-based beer in restaurants in the city.

• Friday morning market.
• Annual Agricultural Fair, and commercial poultry on 1 May
• Patron's Day on the last weekend of August.
• Free concerts Christmas, Spring Festival of Music, St. Cecilia with Lyra stenaisienne.
• The activities offered by the tourist office:

• Each month a new art exhibition at the marina in April-October.
• Kiosk Celebrate: Free concerts on the bandstand and a giant barbecue in downtown on the Friday before the feast of music.
• The discovery Thursday: Every Thursday in July and August from 14h to 19h, finding artisans, industrialists, farmers, discovering the sights, unusual places, natural ... Always guided by the specialist areas, enclosed by a taste of terroir very friendly.
• Market St. Nicolas: The first Saturday in December around the booth: exhibitors, live entertainment, conviviality.
• For the detailed program, contact the tourist office at +33 3 29 80 64 22 - Email: otsistenay@wanadoo.fr

• The 18 villages of the district offer all aspects of rural architecture Lorraine: villages of the Cotes de Meuse, "village street" or "pile-villages". Habitat, often contained in magnificent orchards, are grouped at the foot of the Cotes de Meuse, spread in the valleys or isolated in the clearings. All these farms Lorraine, 18th and 19th centuries, are grouped around a church often rebuilt in the 18th century, washing and fountains.
• 20 000 ha of nature which 6 700 forests, 60 km of rivers and shaded fish in the country Stenay.
• Hiking on foot, horseback or mountain bike, Stenay and its surroundings offer 20 000 acres of wilderness where rivers, hills, meadows and forests offer a changing landscape, natural heritage and rich architecture. 12 channels of 3.5 to 23 km crisscross the district.
• Circuit "Around the country Stenay" (available free at the tourist office).
• Monuments Franco-German Luzy-Saint-Martin (14-18).
• Village Halles-sous-les-Cotes.
• 17 km: Montmedy and its surroundings:

• The Citadel.
• The Museum of fortification.
• The museum dedicated to the painter Jules Bastien Lepage Meuse.
• Basilica of Avioth.
• The village, churches and old graveyard Marville.
• The leisure of Othain at Marville.
• Castle Louppy-sur-Loison.

• 12 km: The Val Dunois

• Art Center Ipoustéguy and contemporary art gallery.
• The church of Dun-sur-Meuse.
• The Church of Mont-devant-Sassey (crypt of the 11th century).

• A 46 km: Verdun and its surroundings:

• Strong, memorials, cemeteries and charnel-house, museums, memorials of the Great War.
• City of Verdun, cathedral and museum Princerie.

• Side Bulge:

• Fort Villy la Ferté first structure north of the Maginot Line (12 km).
• The Castle of Sedan (33 km).
• The beautiful floral village of Tailly (12 km).
• The Ardennes horse museum and the water of Buzancy (21 km).
• The city, the church and the museum felt Mouzon (18 km).
• The museum of early aviation and the water of Douzy (25 km).
• The museum of the last cartridge Bazeilles (30 km).

• Belgian side:

• The Abbey of Orval (22 km).
• Florenville (30 km).
• Bouillon (46 km): Castle, the archeoscope, city, Semoy.
• Torgny (24 km).
• Virton (34 km): this museum, the city.

Town hall and gazebo		Beermuseum
Beermuseum		The marina
The old mill		Marina and service area for camper vans
Meuse		Market Friday morning
Kiosk Celebrate in June

Tuesday 14 February Day Night Min. -2°C - Max. 6°C

Wednesday 15 February Day Night Min. 1°C - Max. 5°C

Thursday 16 February Day Night Min. -1°C - Max. 7°C

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Gîte de l'ancienne brasserie Beaumont-en-Argonne Old 18th century house has retained its charm with its wooden beams and stone walls. Featuring a fireplace hearth, all warm decor will make you taste the happiness and welfare of fire.... Located 10.7 km from Stenay From 280 € to 400 € per week

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Aux 2 fontaines Montmédy This cottage completely renovated, quiet, comfortable and harmonious decor, is located in the heart of the citadel, picturesque and timeless, with a view both of history, with its relics... Located 12.8 km from Stenay From 280 € to 380 € per week

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Moulin Le Cygne      9.1 Stenay Moulin le Cygne is a small tourist residence that offers 4 luxury holiday apartments. It is just a short walk to the centre of the medieval town of Stenay. The apartments are situated... Located in Stenay Room from 75 €

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