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 Redu
is a small historic village in the Belgian Ardennes. It is situated
450 m. above sea level and is surrounded by fields, pastures and
forests. Redu has been established as a book village since Easter
1984, when Messrs Noel Anselot, Richard Booth, Gerard Valet and
the mayor of the independent municipality of that time, Leon Magin,
founded the first book village on the continent, in imitation of
Richard Booth in Haye-on-Wye. Fifteen years ago Redu was almost
extinct. Now it is a very lively part of a more extensive municipality,
Libin. In the municipality of Libin is also situated the European
Space Center, at the other side of the Autoroute 411, which leads
from Brussels to the city of Luxemburg. For Redu you must leave
the E411 at sortie 24, turn to the right (coming from Luxemburg
to the left) and follow the signs for Transinne and Redu. For more
information about Redu and the region "La Haute Lesse", please telephone
the tourist office: +32-61-656515, Office du Tourisme, Place de
l'ESRO 61, 6890 Redu. Most bookshops in Redu buy and sell second
hand and old books and are open all year in weekends, but in midwinter
some shops are closed. Many book shops are open on weekdays also.
The shop keepers, the restaurant owners and the hoteliers are united
in the "Association Redu, le village du livre", under the chairmanship
of Roland Vanderheyden, tel. +32-61-656017.
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