Bike rides

Get on your bike and explore Walloon Brabant and its tourist sites on two wheels!

Whether with family, friends or as a couple, enjoy some relaxing times in the great outdoors in a remarkable setting.

Stop off in a “Bikes welcome” establishment: you will not be disappointed by the welcome!

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The Simone Tower (Tour Simone)

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Paul Thielen
La Tour Simone
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WBT Jean Paul Remy
Tour simone exterieur
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WBT Denis Erroyaux
Tour simone interieur

The Simone Tower, also called the Devil’s Tower and located close to the collegiate church Sainte-Gertrude of Nivelles, was for many years the premises of the League of Crossbowmen (Serment des arbalétriers), one of the civilian bodies charged with defending the ramparts of the city. Renovated in 2006, this tower is now the last testimony to the medieval walls which were constructed in the 12th century. There were no fewer than eleven towers and seven portcullis gates. The rampart was composed of a mighty fortification 2.50 m thick, surrounded by partially flooded moats outside, and reinforced with 8 m-wide embankments inside. In the tower, the guardroom, vaulted and pierced by arrow-loops, now houses a 3 dimensional map of the city of Nivelles as it looked around 1600, defended by the rampart and its moats. The tower is now accessible as part of a guided visit of the city of Nivelles.

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Lat, Lng
50.59654.31986
Coordinates copied
Altitude
103 m
Point of interest updated on 18/04/2025
Maison du Tourisme du Brabant wallon Author
1 Place du Brabant wallon
1300 Wavre (Belgique)