ancient ruins
Villers Abbey
The vast romantic ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey, roofless Gothic arches lost in woodland near Brussels.
13 km · about 25 min drive
Wallonia, Belgium · Europe
Wangenies works well as a base: 5 minutes from Saint-Amand, 13km from Villers Abbey.
Wangenies is a town located in Wallonia, Belgium. With a population of 1,169, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Wangenies 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 Wangenies to your route.
Wangenies (Walloon: Wandjniye) is a village of Wallonia, and a district of the municipality of Fleurus, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It was its own municipality prior to the fusion of municipalities of 1977.
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Wangenies is located in Wallonia, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 50.4802 latitude, 4.5202 longitude.
Wangenies has a population of approximately 1,169 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.
13 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.
21 km · about 25 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.
22 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
A grass pyramid topped by a cast-iron lion marks the 1815 battlefield where Napoleon met his final defeat.
24 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.
24 km · about 30 min drive
castle
Extensive hilltop fortress at the Sambre-Meuse confluence in Namur, with a scenic road climbing to the ramparts.
24 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Four UNESCO-listed 19th-century hydraulic boat lifts near La Louvière, still standing on the old Canal du Centre.
26 km · about 30 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.
29 km · about 35 min drive
April to October
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