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'''Louvain-laLa-Neuve''' is a little small [[Belgium|Belgian]] city between [[sitting an half hour south-east of Brussels]] and [[Namur]], on the E411 highwaymotorway. It was build to house the Université Catholique de Louvain after the luingistic quarrels in the 60's. There are about 11.000 inhabitants and 20.000 students. The tiny city-center is all pedestrian. If you stay during the week (exept during the summer holidays) you might take part to the incredible student-parties all night long. One beer cost around 0.80€ in the "cercles" (students pubs).
Louvain== Hitchhiking out ===== North-la-Neuve is a town build around West towards [[Brussels]] / South towards [[Namur]], [[Luxembourg]], France ===From the Université Catholique de Louvain. There are around 15.000 peoples who lives there and around 20.000 who studies. The city-center is only made for pedestrians. If you stay during walk all the way up to the roundabout of the week shopping center "Esplanade" (exept during about 10 min). While walking along the holidays) Boulevard de Wallonie, you'll see a petrol station, but you will discover better walk a little longer and stand on the incredible student-parties. One beer cost around 0.80€ in roundabout behind the sign "cerclesE411 Bruxelles" . It is '''the''' perfect enlightened spot to go either north or south (students pubsroad splits a little further). You may definitely meet other hitchhikers...
==Hitching Out==There If you are a lot of possible destinations from Louvain-la-Neuve (e.g. : [[Brussel]]traveling south, [[and you don't want to stay in Namur]] and [[Luxembourg]] by E411 highwaybut rather keep going south, [[Mons]], [[Paris]] via Nivelle by RN25 highway). There are two main hitchhike spot in LLN : ask the first is on driver to drop you at the beginning roundabout of the RN25 and the second is one Namur centre exit. Same kind of the best spot i ever saw, on the "Esplanade"-cross-point, to go on the E411 highway. ==Sleeping==It's also possible to sleep in a hostel. There is a inn near the city-center which is called [http://www.relais.ucl.ac.be/ "le relais"]. For ones who have much more money there is another hotel: the [http://www.mercure.com/mercure/fichehotel/fr/mer/2200/fiche_hotel.shtml "hotel mercure"].
=== South-West towards [[Mons]], [[Paris]] ===
Stand at the beginning of the RN25 (15-20 min walk). The spot is not that great, but you should be fine with a sign !
=== Sleeping ===
Hostels/Hotels: There is a inn near the city-center, <!-- link is dead: which is called [http://www.relais.ucl.ac.be/ --> "Le relais" <!-- bit over the top ~~~~: and a quit fancy hotel: the [http://www.mercure.com/mercure/fichehotel/fr/mer/2200/fiche_hotel.shtml "hotel mercure"] -->.
Don't forget about Couchsurfing! Or just ask to some partying students ... You can always walk 20 min and find some bush to sleep in outside the city.
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