One of Wallonia’s 4 major mining sites, recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
One of Wallonia’s 4 major mining sites, recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
One of Wallonia’s 4 major mining sites, recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
One of Wallonia’s 4 major mining sites, recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
One of Wallonia’s 4 major mining sites, recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
One of Wallonia’s 4 major mining sites, recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Go down to 60 metres underground like a real miner!
Located between Liège and Maastricht, Blegny-Mine is one of the four authentic coal mines in Europe whose underground galleries can still be visited through the original shaft.
Wearing a jacket and a helmet, you go down the mine cage to 30 and 60 metres underground to understand how coal was extracted. You will discover the cross-cuts, the coal face, the noise of the machines and the work of the men: the hard yet fascinating world of the miners.
Back “at ground level”, follow the path of the coal through the sorting and washing plant, from the arrival of the ore to its dispatch.
Four ways to experience the mine
From the bottom of the shaft to the top of the slag heap: a full day at the heart of our industrial heritage.
A visit designed for you
Families, groups or school classes: choose your route and plan your visit.
What’s on at the mine
One of Wallonia’s 4 major mining sites
Since July 2012, Blegny-Mine and three other Walloon mining sites have been recognised as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Between Liège and Maastricht
- Blegny-Mine
Rue Lambert Marlet, 23
4670 Blegny (Belgium) - +32 (0)4 387 43 33
- domaine@blegnymine.be
With the support of the Province of Liège, Wallonie Tourisme, the ERDF and the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.