The most beautiful natural sites to discover Belgium

To the south of the town, you can take the national to Namur. By public transport: bus 18 to Jodoigne. Heverlee wood has an area of 569 hectares. You can walk there and visit the arboretum. Meerdaal forest offers beautiful walks over 1 319 hectares.

Since July ¹, 2001, Belgium has had an authorised naturist beach in Bredene, just above Ostend. It is a portion of a beach about 300 meters long between Bredene and De Haan - Le Coq. It is clearly indicated by large signs. This beach is very popular during the summer period, sometimes nearly 3,000 naturists find themselves there and the boundary on the De Haan side is exceeded out of necessity. The beach is pleasant but can become very narrow at high tide. At low tide, like all Belgian beaches, it is several hundred metres deep.

House of the Baroque painter Jacob Jordaens. Jordaens was very well known in the th century and was part of the baroque trio of Antwerp with Rubens and Van Dyck. A statue of the painter at the end of the street.

Separated from the wall of the Cathedral by the thickness of two rows of multi-detached houses, the Vieux Koornmarkt, an old grain market, offers one of these truly picturesque views that permeate memory. The curve of its old pine gables will make you crack.

A natural park, an English garden, a butterfly garden, an aromatic plant garden that can be discovered along marked trails in this 130 hectare estate. Possibility of cart rides and family activities.

The caves of Floreffe were discovered in 1860 during the construction of the Henkinbrant Castle. The course runs through several rooms with a special interest. Today the castle has been restored and renovated in an active leisure site.

Along the road from Ypres to Ieper, the hamlet of Ronehoek is the doorway of the Blankaart nature reserve. The Étang pond results from the action of man, which divide the ground in order to extract the peat to heat itself. The estate starts from the road by the castle park, pretty brick building and white stone. The park goes down to the water first identified by the trees, soon hemmed with a reed thickness. It includes cendrés herons, pourprés herons and tundra ducks that go through the winter. With a little luck you will see the busard of the reeds diving in the roselière to capture a prey. Unfortunately, this magnificent reserve is threatened by heavy water border.

A large park of 45 hectares which houses a collection (1 200 different kinds) of extraordinary roses. Also sports fields, a pond…

A large discovery that this mound, says Trou hole, which date at the end of the th century after B.C., consists of a funeral pen, a main cave and small annexes. Nearby is a Gallo-Roman set in the early th century. A former Roman tomb, the burial mound was buried in Antonius, who was known for his work in the exploitation of limestone and stone quarries, which perhaps gave his name to the city. The site is currently inaccessible due to work. Please contact the tourist office.

When you stroll through the copses, meadows and ponds of this marshland, who'd believe you were still in the city? This protected area (Natura 2000 zone) is all that remains of the original biotope of the Molenbeek valley and is one of Brussels' hidden gems. The only sign of civilization is the sound of trains, as two railroad lines surround it. In fact, the marsh owes its salvation to these railway lines, which have made the land less desirable for construction.