Belgium and Luxembourg (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

WESTERN WALLONIA 179 Beloeil, home of the princes de Ligne and one of Belgium’s most impressive châteaux 0 km 0 miles 15 15 GETT ...

Street-by-Street: Tournai 1 One of Belgium’s oldest urban centres, Tournai has origins dating back to 600 BC. A Roman city, it b ...

TOURNAI 181 . Cathédrale Notre-Dame The colossal and magnificent cathe- dral is enriched with a wealth of detail, including tier ...

182 BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG REGION BY REGION For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp268–9 and pp294–5 Tournai: Cathédral ...

TOURNAI 183 High Altar With the structural weight on external buttresses, the walls of the chancel could be filled with glass, f ...

184 BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG REGION BY REGION A ring of boulevards encircles the centre of Tournai, with the River Escaut slicing ...

WESTERN WALLONIA 185 Ornately decorated interior of the Hôpital Notre-Dame à la Rose Formal gardens adding to the grandeur of th ...

186 BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG REGION BY REGION For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp268–9 and pp294–5 Coat of arms at So ...

WESTERN WALLONIA 187 Château de Seneffe 0 Rue Lucien Plasman 7–9, Seneffe; 10 km (6 miles) SE of Écaussinnes- Lalaing. Road Map ...

188 BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG REGION BY REGION For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp268–9 and pp294–5 The gigantic Ascen ...

WESTERN WALLONIA 189 Mons y 18 km (11 miles) W of La Louvière. Road Map C3. * 91,000. £ @ n Grand Place 22; (065) 335580. http:/ ...

190 BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG REGION BY REGION Binche i 16 km (10 miles) SE of Mons. Road Map C3. * 32,000. £ @ n Grande Place Binc ...

WESTERN WALLONIA 191 Vallée de la Sambre d Road Map C3. @ n Maison du Tourisme Val de Sambre, Place Albert 1; (071) 595454. http ...

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BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG REGION BY REGION 193 The commemorative Butte de Lion providing a lofty vantage point at Waterloo The many ...

Exploring Central Wallonia For additional map symbols see back flap 194 BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG REGION BY REGION The fertile, und ...

CENTRAL WALLONIA 195 Visitors descend the cavernous depths of the grotto at Rochefort GETTING AROUND The main motorway, the E411 ...

Waterloo 1 196 BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG REGION BY REGION For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp269–71 and pp296–7 The Ba ...

CENTRAL WALLONIA 197 VISITORS’ CHECKLIST 16 km (10 miles) S of Brussels. Road Map C2. n Chaussée de Bruxelles 218; (02) 3520910. ...

198 BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG REGION BY REGION For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp269–71 and pp296–7 Fondation Folon 2 ...