The quaint little town of Dinant, situated on the right bank of the River Meuse, below the fortress which rises on the steep hillside, was a fashionable summer resort in peace time, and one of the most favourite centres from which to make excursions into the Ardennes, for which its situation, near the junction of the Meuse and the Lesse, renders it peculiarly suitable. The Meuse is here a navigable river, and its banks at many places are thickly strewn with villas. The fine Gothic church of Notre Dame was built in the 13th century, but was partly reconstructed and restored at different periods. The tower is over 200 feet high. The Citadel, entered from the steps commencing at the church, is in the form of a bow of a vessel, about 450 feet above the level of the Meuse. The staircase leading up to it contains 408 steps, cut out of the rock.
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