Wallonia, Belgium · Europe
Silly works well as a base: 10 minutes from Meslin-l'Évêque, 25km from Hallerbos.
Silly is in Wallonia, Belgium, with about 7,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Meslin-l'Évêque, about 5 km away.
Silly (French pronunciation: [sili] ; Dutch: Opzullik; Walloon: Chili) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
On January 1, 2018, Silly had a total population of 8,407. The total area is 67.68 square kilometres (26.13 sq mi) which gives a population density of 118 inhabitants perRead more
km2.
The name of the town derives from its stream, called the Sille (French) or Zulle (Dutch), and has no relation to the English word. In the English-speaking world, it has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Fouleng, Gondregnies, Graty, Hellebecq, Hoves, Silly, Thoricourt, and Bassilly.
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Within an hour or so of Silly: Pairi Daiza (8 km), Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift (23 km), Canal du Centre Hydraulic Boat Lifts (24 km), Hallerbos (25 km).
The nearest famous roads are Chimay Street Circuit, Koninklijke Baan Coast Road and Brouwersdam.
Silly is in Wallonia, Belgium, about 5 km from Meslin-l'Évêque.
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landmark
Belgium's most-visited attraction: a 75-hectare animal park built around a former Cistercian abbey in Hainaut, with full-scale Chinese, Indonesian and Middle Kingdom gardens housing giant pandas, gorillas and elephants.
8 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
A colossal 73 m boat elevator on the Canal du Centre, among the tallest in the world, hoisting entire barges in a concrete cathedral visible for miles across Hainaut.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Four UNESCO-listed 19th-century hydraulic boat lifts near La Louvière, still standing on the old Canal du Centre.
24 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
The 'Blue Forest' near Halle carpets itself with millions of wild bluebells under beech trees each spring.
25 km · about 30 min drive
racetrack
A flat, fast circuit that hosted two Belgian Grands Prix in the 1970s before closing in 1981. Much of the abandoned track survives among industrial development, its wide sweeping curves clearly readable from ground level.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
A grass pyramid topped by a cast-iron lion marks the 1815 battlefield where Napoleon met his final defeat.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Opulent central square in Brussels surrounded by ornate guildhalls and the Gothic town hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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Small bronze fountain sculpture of a urinating boy that has become a beloved symbol of Brussels since 1619.
37 km · about 45 min drive
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
April to October
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