Bastogne

Curial town in the Battle of the Bulge, the last major German offensive of WWII on the western front. The American forces of the 101 Airborne held this critical crossroad which held up the Germans. The 101 did this against overwhelming odds. Famous phase "Nuts" was the American reply to the Germans when asked to surrender.
Located in the Ardenne forest. Most go for its historical and heroic events which occurred during WWII.
Bastogne today marks the end of the Liberty Road (French: La voie de la Liberté) that marks the path of liberating Allied forces. The road starts in Normandy.

• Tourist Centre

  phone: +32 61 26 76 11
  address: Place Mc Auliffe 60

By bus

Bus transportation into Bastogne is from the nearby town of Libramont. There is no train station in Bastogne. Bus transport in Bastogne, just as in the other parts of Wallonia, is operated by TEC.

By car

The town is located near to the E25 highway that links Liège and Arlon. Exit 54 is the one of Bastogne.

• Bastogne War Museum

  phone: +32 61 210 220
  address: Colline du Mardasson 5, 6600 Bastogne
  The Bastogne War Museum covers WWII, from its origins up to autumn 1944, and then focuses on the Battle of the Bulge. Key events of the war and the combatants' ordeal are reproduced. Free parking.

• Bastogne Barracks

  phone: +32 61 24 21 24
  address: Route de la Roche 40

• 101st Airborne Museum

  phone: +32 61 50 12 00
  address: Avenue de la Gare 11

• Gate of Trier

  address: Place de la Porte de Trèves
  This 14th century structure used to be one of several defense towers that surrounded the town.

• Church of Saint-PierreGothic church of which the oldest parts date back to the 9th century. It is the oldest and most important church of Bastogne.

• Giorgi

  phone: +32 61 21 62 22
  address: Rue de Marche 6
  A hotel-restaurant combination. Has double, triple and quadruple rooms.

• Hotel Melba

  phone: +32 61 21 77 78
  address: Avenue Mathieu 49

• Wiltz and Clervaux — two Luxembourgish towns on the other side of the border.
• Arlon — the regional capital and one of the oldest cities in the country.