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1. www.thecrazytourist.com › 15-best-things-to-do-in15 Best Things to Do in La Louvière (Belgium) - The Crazy Tourist

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   Feb 16, 2021 · La Louvière is a relatively new city, but has an entrenched carnival heritage, bringing lots of whimsy and craziness on the days leading up to Shrove Tuesday. 1. Hydraulic Boat Lifts

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   Discover Louvexpo's public program, a cultural hotspot located in La Louvière. Exhibitions, shows, concerts and sporting events await.

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   Are you visiting La Louvière for the first time and would like some ideas for cultural outings? Discover the cultural events agenda for La Louvière with concerts, exhibitions and festivals in November, December and January and find out what to do with the family this week.

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   Things to Do in La Louviere, Belgium: See Tripadvisor's 6,657 traveler reviews and photos of La Louviere tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in November. We have reviews of the best places to see in La Louviere.

5. visitwallonia.com › en-gb › contentLa Louvière: culture along the canal | VISITWallonia.be

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   Fifth Walloon town by its size, La Louvière takes pride in its industrial past: make the most of the canal, its folkloric traditions and its carnivals.

6. visitwallonia.com › la-louviereCultural tourism or Tourism culture? | VISITWallonia.be

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   Capital of the Centre region, La Louvière, also named the Wolves city, is sure to delight those curious about history, culture and folkloric traditions. Let’s talk about its rich industrial past: the Canal du Centre, its hundred-year-old boat lift, the mining site of Bois du Luc.

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   What is La Louvière famous for?

   • Capital of the Centre region, La Louvière, also named the Wolves city, is sure to delight those curious about history, culture and folkloric traditions. Let’s talk about its rich industrial past: the Canal du Centre, its hundred-year-old boat lift, the mining site of Bois du Luc. The last two sites are protected by UNESCO.

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   What to do in La Louvière on Shrove Tuesday?

   • La Louvière is a relatively new city, but has an entrenched carnival heritage, bringing lots of whimsy and craziness on the days leading up to Shrove Tuesday. 1. Hydraulic Boat Lifts Bestriding the Canal du Centre close to La Louvière are four century-old technological marvels that look like they might have been dreamed up by H.G. Wells.

   15 Best Things to Do in La Louvière (Belgium) - The Crazy Tourist

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   Why should you visit La Louvière?

   • Amist the Walloon destinations rewarded by the EDEN program (European Destinations of Excellence), La Louvière won, in 2017, the « cultural tourism » prize. Hydraulic lifts, mining sites, china museum... are amazing witnesses of the Industrial Era in La Louvière. La Louvière knows how to party! It’s all about fun, friendliness and fab events.

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   What is La Louvière Carnival?

   • As with some carnivals in Wallonia, the one in La Louvière is called Laetare from the Latin for “rejoice”. The event takes place across three days from the Sunday to Shrove Tuesday, and La Louvière’s Gilles are out in force for all three days.

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   Does La Louvière have a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

   • When you book a hotel or tour that we link to, we may earn a commission. On what used to be Belgium’s industrial backbone, La Louvière is a city known for its feats of industrial ingenuity. There are two UNESCO World Heritage Sites along these lines.

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   Why is it called La Louvière?

   • The name La Louvière derives from the Old French word Menaulu (meigne au leu), meaning “Wolf’s Lair”, and might have something to do with the high number of wolves living in what was then forest in Medieval times. Still, a name like La Louvière fires the imagination and at some point led to a Rome-like legend of a wolf nursing a human child.

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   Things to Do in La Louviere, Belgium: See Tripadvisor's 6,473 traveller reviews and photos of La Louviere tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in September. We have reviews of the best places to see in La Louviere. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions.