Belgium and HollandHandbook for travellers . extends for a considerable distance to the curious formation of the sandstone rock somewhat resemblesthat of the Saxon Switzerland. Picturesquely situated on the Berwitine., 3 M. to the E. of Argenteau,arc the ruins of the once famous fortress of Dalhern. 10 M. Vise, Dutch Wezet (Hotel de Brabant), the seat of theBelgian custom-house, with 2800 inhab., once a fortified town, wasthe headquarters of Louis XIV. when he besieged Maastricht in1673. The church contains the famous silver Chdsse de St. Hadelin,with figures in relief. The Hotel de Vill
Belgium and HollandHandbook for travellers . extends for a considerable distance to the curious formation of the sandstone rock somewhat resemblesthat of the Saxon Switzerland. Picturesquely situated on the Berwitine., 3 M. to the E. of Argenteau,arc the ruins of the once famous fortress of Dalhern. 10 M. Vise, Dutch Wezet (Hotel de Brabant), the seat of theBelgian custom-house, with 2800 inhab., once a fortified town, wasthe headquarters of Louis XIV. when he besieged Maastricht in1673. The church contains the famous silver Chdsse de St. Hadelin,with figures in relief. The Hotel de Ville is quaint. The LorettoChapel, on the hill, is a pilgrim-resort. The train crosses the frontierand enters the Dutch province of Limburg. 121/2 M. Eysden, with the Dutch custom-house and an oldchateau, is situated amid fruit-trees and luxuriant pastures. —15 M. Gronsveld. On the opposite bank of the Meuse are seen the MAASTRICHT Voonualige ponrrl IBoscfipoarf. 2^riisseistJie poort\ 3. Tongershe poor-t,4 SPietas poort. ftfoiraph. Anstall vun 1 : 2 8600 -> ^- Wagner i T)eT)rs Leips to Maastricht. MAASTRICHT. 28. Route. 219 sandstone rocks of the Petersberg, rising 330 ft. above the river,and crowned by the graceful Chateau of Castert. 19 M. Maastricht. — Hotels. -Hotel du L6vriee, or Hazenwind(greyhound), in the Boschstraat, near the market, R. from lV-2 A., L. 25,A. 30, B. 60 c., D. 1 fl. 40, or incl. wine 2 tl, 15 c.; Zwarte Arexd, orAiGLE NoiE, a good second-class inn, opposite the Levrier, R. Ifl.; Zegueks,Deklox, Daesen, three unpretending inns with restaurants, near thePeters Gate and the church of Xotre Dame. The hotels are all at a con-siderable distance from the railway-station. Guide to the caverns, including torches, 2V2-3 fl. (5-6 fr.); bargainingadvisable. Omnibus from the station to the market-place 10 c. — Carriage fromthe station into the town 50 c. j from Maastricht to the entrance to thegalleries 3 fl. Maastricht, the capital of the
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