Pic Courtesy: Francois_Xavier Allard of Visit Hainaut
Pic Courtesy: Wikimedia Commons
These lifts were built in 1884-1917. In the distance of 7km, 4 lifts were built, each of which lifted the boats to a height of 15-16m. There were also 2 bridges that lift/swing along the canal. Beside these lifts were the operating rooms of those as well as the housing for the operators. Around that time, 8 such boat lifts were made of which only these 4 continue to operate. How big really are these lifts? Spot Mr.V and Atyudarini in the pic above????? They are in bottom left!!!!!
From atop of the new boat lift, tourists can have a look at the cables up & close as well as a panoramic view from where the Belfry of Mons is visible on a clear day! However this is yet to be open for public and will be open soon in Spring 2019.
To Stay:
To Stay:
Hotels and B&Bs at all price points are available in Mons Town Centre.
Here’s my review of Hotel Dream where I stayed.
Here’s my review of Hotel Dream where I stayed.
To Get There:
On Google Maps: Historical Boat lift 1, Historical Boat lift 2, Historical Boat lift 3, Historical Boat lift 4, Historique Canal du Centre, Strepy Thieu
To reach Mons: Refer to my earlier post
To Strepy Theiu from Mons: 23 km on E42
Pic Courtesy: I, Finnrind via Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0
Entry Ticket & Timings:
Strepy Theiu: €7.50 (opening to public in Spring 2019)
Seeing the 4 Historical Lifts from outside: Free & open 24 hrs.
Boating from Canal du Centre Historique: €15
This is available at 10AM & 2PM (Tue-Sun) during April to October and can be pre-booked by phone: +32(0)78 059 059.
My complete Mons travelogue: Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes, Grand Hornu, Bois du Luc, The 4 boat lifts on Canal Theiu and Strepy Theiu, Mons Belfry & Mundaneum, Churches of Mons
P.S: I was invited by Visit Mons and Wallonia Tourism to experience the city for review purposes, however the opinions are my own and this post does not to advertise the product/service.