ancient ruins
Villers Abbey
The vast romantic ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey, roofless Gothic arches lost in woodland near Brussels.
14 km · about 25 min drive
Wallonia, Belgium · Europe
Velaine works well as a base: 10 minutes from Moignelée, 14km from Villers Abbey.
Velaine is a town located in Wallonia, Belgium. With a population of 3,510, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Velaine sits in Belgium, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Brussels time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Velaine to your route.
Balâtre (French pronunciation: [balatʁ]; Walloon: Balåsse) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
Balâtre was its own municipality until the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977 when it merged with Jemeppe-sur-Sambre.Read more
Balâtre is on the northern bank of the river Ligny.
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Velaine is located in Wallonia, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 50.4781 latitude, 4.6103 longitude.
Velaine has a population of approximately 3,510 people, making it a town in Belgium.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
The vast romantic ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey, roofless Gothic arches lost in woodland near Brussels.
14 km · about 25 min drive
castle
One of Europe's mightiest hilltop fortresses guards the confluence of the Sambre and Meuse rivers in Wallonia's capital.
18 km · about 20 min drive
castle
Extensive hilltop fortress at the Sambre-Meuse confluence in Namur, with a scenic road climbing to the ramparts.
18 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Christian de Portzamparc's angular white museum in Louvain-la-Neuve devoted to Tintin's creator, holding original plates, sketches and the world's largest Hergé collection across eight themed galleries.
21 km · about 25 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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
A grass pyramid topped by a cast-iron lion marks the 1815 battlefield where Napoleon met his final defeat.
27 km · about 30 min drive
castle
A cliff-top fortress towering over the Meuse and a riverfront of pastel houses below the bulbous onion-domed church.
32 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Clifftop fortress above the Meuse at Dinant, reached by 408 steps or a cable car, overlooking the river road.
32 km · about 35 min drive
April to October
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