Une région de destinations riches à découvrir

• Pairi Daiza : Pairi Daiza was voted the best zoo in Europe. Its more than 7000 animals are located in a beautiful environment that represents all the different continents! It is located 19 km from here. You can get there by car (25 min) or by train (28 min, station at 400 m)
  https://www.pairidaiza.eu/

• Hôpital Notre-Dame à la Rose (Lessines) : This hospital convent from the Middle Ages, one of the oldest hospitals in Europe, is part of the Exceptional Heritage list of Wallonia (Patrimoine majeur de Wallonie) as a magnificent museum and is currently in the recognition process of UNESCO! This majestic and authentic architectural building with its thousand facets is worth a visit: the baroque chapel, the convent, the gardens, the infirmary, ... An impressive place not to be missed entirely dedicated to the care of the soul and the body (5 minutes away by car or train).
  https://www.notredamealarose.be

• The PorphyrY Quarries (Lessines) : Lessines a compté jusqu’à 21 carrières qui employaient ± 5000 ouvriers . L’exploitation actuelle est concentrée sur la production de concassé calibré pour les chemins de fer. Actuellement, 2 carrières sont encore en exploitation et emploient +/- 100personnes
  https://tourisme.lessines.be/randonnees/pedestres/les-carrieres-de-lessines

• The René Magritte Cultural Centre (Lessines): Our cultural centre offers a wide range of activities throughout the year (concerts, music, theatre, etc.) with two major events: The Rallye de la Petite Reine in September (street art festival - ccrenemagritte.be/spectacle/10e-rallye-de-la-petite-reine) and the Roots & Roses festival in May, dedicated to modern forms of folk, blues & roots. https://www.rootsandroses.be.

• The park of Enghien: An exceptional site considered one of the most beautiful gardens in Europe in the 17th century. The estate has undergone tremendous development and restoration over three centuries and is now listed as an exceptional heritage site of Wallonia (17 km away). https://www.enghien-edingen.be/fr/loisirs/tourisme/parc-enghien

• Beloeil castle: This vast residence of the princes of the House of Ligne was originally a medieval fortress, but over the centuries it was transformed into a leisure castle. It has stood in the middle of its moat in Hainaut for eight centuries. http://www.chateaudebeloeil.com

The region offers a variety of folklore throughout the year:

• The Historic Festin (Lessines) : Renaissance festival commemorating the liberation of the city in 1583, every year on the first weekend of September. 
  http://www.festin.be

• El Cayoteu (Lessines) : City feast paying tribute to the old quarry workers with a folkloric and festive tradition, every year around the 15^th of August
  https://elcayoteu.be

• The Pricession " Procession des Pénitents" (Lessines) : A special and authentic tradition on Good Friday in Lessines. Spectacular demonstration of the penitents walking on the cobblestones of the old town, immersed in the night, frozen like death
  https://www.lessines.be/loisirs/tourisme/office-de-tourisme/folklore/procession-des-penitents

• The "Ducasse d’Ath" : In Ath, the city og giants
  https://ducasse.ath.be

• The "Sabbat des Sorcières" (Withces'Sabbath) (Ellezelles) :
  http://www.sorcieres.eu

• Krakelingen (Grammont) : Geraardsbergen celebrates two festivities on the same day at the end of February: krakelingen and Tonnekensbrand. This double celebration was listed by UNESCO as a cultural intangible world heritage site in 2010. 
  https://www.visitgeraardsbergen.be/fr/Aanbod/detail/151/krakelingen-tonnekensbrand

De nombreuses randonnées peuvent être organisées à partir de chez nous en empruntant le réseau à points-noeuds à pied de 350 km de sentiers balisés.