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Hours Jan-Feb and Dec Mon-Fri 1-5pm, Sat-Sun 10am-5pm; Mar and Oct-Nov daily 10am-5pm; Apr-June and Sept Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat-Sun 10am-6:30pm; July-Aug daily 10am-6:30pm
Address
Rue des Hautes-Voies 33
Phone 061/46-62-57
Prices Admission 5.90€ ($9.45) adults, 5.10€ ($8.15) seniors, 4.30€ ($6.90) students, 4€ ($6.40) children 6-12, free for children 5 and under. Combined tickets for Bouillon Castle and Ducal Museum 8.60€ ($14) adults, 5.60€ ($8.95) children 6-12, free for children 5 and under
Season Closed Dec 25

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Once home to Duke Godefroy de Bouillon, this massive, sprawling castle is the town's dramatic centerpiece, floodlit every night during summer months. The worthy de Bouillon actually put the castle in hock in order to raise funds for his great venture, the First Crusade. The mortgaged castle passed by default into the hands of the prince-bishops of Liège, who continued to hold it for 6 centuries. After the 15th century, it was conquered and reconquered several times, as local rulers and invading forces fought over this strategic spot. Within the castle's thick walls, life during its turbulent history will come alive as you walk through the ruins and visit the old prisons and gallows and the so-called Hall of Justice.

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