Bastogne

Bastogne is in the province of Luxembourg, part of the Wallonia region of Belgium. The town is known for its war heritage and is a popular site for remembrance.

Understand

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, Place Mc Auliffe 60, ☎ [phone]. (updated Dec 2017)

Get in

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.

Get around

See

• 🌍 Bastogne War Museum, Colline du Mardasson 5, 6600 Bastogne, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. Daily except Monday, 9:30—18.30 or 19.00. 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. €14, discounts for seniors/children.  
• 🌍 Bastogne Barracks, Route de la Roche 40, ☎ [phone]. (updated Dec 2017)
• 🌍 101st Airborne Museum, Avenue de la Gare 11, ☎ [phone]. (updated Dec 2017)
• 🌍 Gate of Trier, 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-Pierre. Gothic church of which the oldest parts date back to the 9th century. It is the oldest and most important church of Bastogne.  

Do

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

• 🌍 Giorgi, Rue de Marche 6, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. A hotel-restaurant combination. Has double, triple and quadruple rooms. From €86. (updated Jan 2018)
• 🌍 Hotel Melba, Avenue Mathieu 49, ☎ [phone]. (updated Jan 2018)

Connect

Go next

• 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.