The Musem in the University opened in 1979, eight years after the foundation of Louvain-la-Neuve. Over the decades numerous gifts have enriched the original university collections and this has resulted in a considerable Art and Civilisation heritage which is shown in displays which change regularly. This heritage is centered on the main trends of European and Belgian Art : from an Albert Durer or Rembrandt print to a canvas by Alechinsky or Delvaux, including Gothic and Baroque sculptures. But these collections also allow detours into other Continents with a rich collection of "Arts Premiers" (Africa, Oceanic) and an opening into "Popular" or "Naive"Art. By means of the exhibitions and the changing presentations the visitor will find a Museum which is changing all the time.

A green paradise spread over 67 hectares in which you can discover nature, walk and relax. More than 14 km of signposted paths are a joy to everyone who comes for a walk. All year round children between the age of 3 and 13 years can play in a large playground. Fitness-track (1,500 m) and health trail for disabled. Barbecue upon request. Accessible for people with reduced mobility.

Le Domaine provincial du Bois des Rêves, est un havre de paix pour les grands et les petits, au cœur du Brabant wallon…

67 ha de nature dédiés à la détente, à découvrir au gré de vos envies...

En toute quiétude, les amateurs de promenades peuvent parcourir les 17 km de chemins et sentiers balisés. Les enfants sont à la fête, en toute sécurité, dans l'immense plaine de jeux conçue pour eux.

Les sportifs peuvent tester une piste V.T.T en circuit fermé ou les 15 obstacles d'une piste de santé de 1500 mètres. D'avril à novembre, l'étang est accessible aux amateurs de pêche au blanc.

Durant l'été, si le temps le permet, la piscine ravira les petits et grands en quête de fraicheur. D'avril à octobre, le site offre aussi la possibilité de location d'emplacement barbecue avec abri.

Les personnes à mobilité réduite ne sont pas oubliées : une piste de santé de 500 mètres avec 9 obstacles leur est réservée.

Le "Bois des Rêves"... le lieu idéal en famille ou entre amis.

Domaine provincial du Bois des Rêves
Allée du Bois des Rêves 1
1340 Ottignies
+3210416072
boisdesreves@brabantwallon.be
www.boisdesreves.be

Located in the bucolic settings of the Genval Lake, the Museum retraces the history of fountains and water distribution. Open your senses to the murmur of fountains, let us guide you through African trails, explore the myths and legends related to water and enhance your awareness of its importance and challenges associated with this " blue gold "... this is what the Museum invites you to do.

The Hergé Museum is much more than an average museum : visitors travel deep within the life and work, the trials, tribulations, and astounding creativity of the creator of Tintin, and in doing so traverse the era in which he lived. Accessible forpeople with reduced mobility. Copyright photos :© Nicolas Borel. Atelier de Portzamparc 2011

Louvain-la-Neuve lake has seen some changes since it was created in 1984. Originally created as a stormwater basin and for fishing, this lake is located in Walloon Brabant’s newest town and is very popular with all. A little haven of greenery in the heart of an urban area, this is a great place to recharge your batteries. You can admire the delightful plants along the banks of the lake as you take your walk or run. Picnics, disc golf, playing on the grass or sitting with a book, there are many ways to enjoy yourself here!

The 1st French Army Museum at Cortil Noirmont is set in the classrooms of the former school where, in May 1940, a Moroccan regiment decided to base its headquarters due to the combat that was breaking out in the region. The teachers were asked to evacuate...The museum looks back at the operations carried out in 1940 by the French army in Belgium through numerous military artefacts. On display are weapons, ammunition, uniforms, documents from the time, maps, etc. You can learn about operations undertaken by the Belgian, French and British armies as part of the “Dyle manoeuvre”. The French army fought heroically there. It is also possible to combine visiting the museum with visiting the necropolis and battlefield.

Explore its new reception-shop area with a wide choice of local products, its interpretive centre and its new tour itinerary. Get a panoramic 180° view of all the Abbey. And immerse yourself in the past with the Ardoise, the interactive augmented reality tablet! At each of the 20 stations on your itinerary you can access a variety of scripted multimedia content. Augmented reality breathes life back into the architectural features and to people now dead.


The Abbey has 5 gardens of very different styles. The Jarden des Simples of Medieval inspiration and the Jardin des Moines have medicinal plants from yesteryear and today. The Jardin de la Pharmacie and the Jardin de l'Abbé are two ornamental gardens. The fifth Abbey Garden touches the senses and the olfactory one in particular.


Also visit the micro-brewery and try the house-made beers. The micro-brewery opens its doors every 2nd Saturday of the month at 2pm, 3pm and 5pm for a 45-minute guided tour.


Pass through the vineyard on a guided tour (1hr30) every 1st Saturday in September at 14.30 and finish with a tasting.


With the family of friends, explore Villers-la-Ville Abbey, its architecture, its history, its gardens and its animals!


The Abbey launches two annual subscription packages (unlimited access to the Abbey for one year as of the date of purchase. These subscription packages save their holders money from their second visit on):
- The Personal Pass
- The Family Pass.

On June 15th 1815, the Duke of Wellington decided to establish his field hospital at the farm of Mont-Saint-Jean. During and after the battle of Waterloo, near 6000 soldiers were treated there. This former, hardly ever sanitized hospital is now a museum. Discover the work of surgeons in times of war, the surgical instruments used, the weapons, uniforms, ammunition ... with an impressive recontextualisation of the facts. Stories and illustrations of the work of the Scottish surgeon Charles Bell, present at the site in June 1815, are also on show. The broader history of the farm is also presented. More than eight centuries old, it was occupied by the Order of Malta, turned into a farm and housed a brewery. Take the opportunity to enjoy the Waterloo beer, brewed on site.

Le Mémorial 1815 regroupe 4 activités sur un seul site, le Champ de Bataille de Waterloo 1815 !

Mémorial :
Enterré au pied de la Butte du Lion, le Mémorial vous permet de vivre une des époques les plus tourmentées de notre Histoire ... comme si vous y étiez. Guidé par un soldat de votre armée favorite, vous découvrez la mécanique qui conduit inexorablement au coeur de la bataille, dans une expérience multisensorielle unique en Europe! Pendant 15 minutes, vivez les phases clés, en taille réelle: sur un écran 3D, panoramique de 25 mètres de base, dans une salle truffée d'effets spéciaux!

Panorama :
À côté du Mémorial 1815, le Panorama, vaste bâtiment circulaire, abrite la toile peinte par Louis Dumoulin en 1912 pour la célébration du premier centenaire de la bataille. Cette gigantesque fresque atteint les dimensions spectaculaires, dignes de son sujet éminemment dramatique : 110 mètres de circonférence sur 12 mètres de haut.

Butte du Lion:
Cette butte de 40 mètres fut érigée à l'endroit présumé où le Prince d'Orange (1792-1849) fut blessé avant de devenir Roi des Pays-Bas (de 1840 à 1849). Du haut du tertre, le regard embrasse l'ensemble du Champ de bataille et il est alors facile de se rendre compte de ce que purent être les formations en carré de l'infanterie ou des déploiements de la cavalerie. Une table d'orientation indique les positions défendues aux différentes étapes de la bataille.

Ferme d'Hougoumont:
Cette ferme fortifiée fut le cadre de combats meurtriers. Position avancée protégeant l'aile droite des alliés au même titre que la ferme de la Haie-Sainte et la ferme de Papelotte, Napoléon y déclencha l'action le 18 juin vers 11h30. Ce qui ne devait être au départ qu'une manœuvre de diversion est devenu le point le plus violent de la bataille. Les assauts français y furent terribles et vains. On s'y battit férocement jusque vers 19 heures. Le verger et le jardin changèrent sept fois de mains tandis que les bâtiments restèrent aux mains des 1 500 soldats de la coalition. Le corps de logis fut incendié. La maison que l'on voit aujourd'hui est l'ancienne maison du jardinier. Victor Hugo lui a consacré deux chapitres dans son ouvrage Les Misérables.

Lieu emblématique de la bataille de Waterloo. Cette ferme fortifiée fut le cadre de combats meurtriers. Position avancée protégeant l'aile droite des alliés au même titre que la ferme de la Haie-Sainte et la ferme de Papelotte, Napoléon y déclencha l'action le 18 juin vers 11h30. Ce qui ne devait être au départ qu'une manœuvre de diversion est devenu le point le plus violent de la bataille. Les assauts français y furent terribles et vains. On s'y battit férocement jusque vers 19 heures. Le verger et le jardin changèrent sept fois de mains tandis que les bâtiments restèrent aux mains des 1 500 soldats de la coalition. Le corps de logis fut incendié. La maison que l'on voit aujourd'hui est l'ancienne maison du jardinier.
Victor Hugo lui a consacré deux chapitres dans son ouvrage Les Misérables.


Une nouvelle scénographie époustouflante. La ferme d' Hougoumont fait partie intégrante du ticket combiné Mémorial 1815 et renferme depuis le 18 juin 2015 une scénographie inédite: 4 salles d'exposition ainsi qu'un spectacle multimédia impressionnant!

Heures d'ouverture et accès:
Fermée en semaine du 06/01 au 22/02
Ouverture sur demande 48h avant.
Ouverte les week end.

Site web:
www.waterloo1815.be/presentation-memorial-waterloo-1815/

The Renipont reserve is located near the municipalities of Rixensart and Lasne. Listed as a Wetland Zone of Biological Interest since 12 June 1997, the site covers an area of 5 hectares and includes wet meadows, ponds and marshland.

The Solvay Regional Estate in La Hulpe is affectionately called the "Park of a thousand rhododendrons", and is one of the loveliest places for a stroll in the country.Lawns, woods, rhododendron beds, and remarkable varieties of trees enhance some 227 ha. This magnificent wooded park just outside Brussels boasts paths around and over tree-lined hills and ponds with exceptionally rich animal life.It is also home to Béthune castle, built in 1842 using the Loire castles as a model, and its French gardens with decorative sculptures.

Twenty minutes south of Brussels, in the lovely Solvay Park, the farm of La Hulpe Chateau houses the Folon Foundation. Designed and created by Jean-Michel Folon, it presents more than 40 years of creative work in a lively and original scenography, designed by the Belgian artist himself. He opens for us the book of his life .. Through the pages the visitor discovers the multiple facets of his art and his world; among the 500 works on show : watercolours, silkscreen-prints, etchings, posters, objects, stained glass, sculptures,... Music, films, optical effects animate an interactive tour: one penetrates into an immense book, enters the head of the blue man, loses oneself in mirror games, finds endless posters and the secrets of the artist''s studio and ends the tour under a myriad of stars. After your visit stroll in the 220 hectars of the green Solvay estate, with it''s varied landscapes, around lakes and inhabited by amazing flora and fauna. The Folon Foundation also invites you to organise your conferences, seminars, receptions and other meetings in an area with real charm on the first floor of the farm. You can also arrange evening events, and visit the museum with experienced guides, in the language of your choice. For refreshments, we can offer flexible menus and the creative touch of the Caterer "Vandevelde" - who offers original - he can supply a large choice of bio produce - and classic arrangements.

Set in magnificent, green surroundings, Genval lake is located around 20 km to the South of Brussels. In addition to delightful country walks, the lake promises a range of exciting leisure activities such as sailing and canoeing. The waterside restaurants offer visitors the opportunity to combine culinary pleasures with the quiet and relaxing atmosphere of this enchanting site.

The Archery Museum has been set in a tower since 1928 to allow for popinjay (very handy in winter!). This tower has two perches which are the last covered perches still in use in Wallonia.The museum looks back at the use of the bow from prehistoric times up to modern day and the emergence of vertical popinjay as a leisure activity. You will find models of traditional, pulley and Japanese bows as well as different types of arrows.Come and have a go at vertical or horizontal popinjay! All the equipment is provided.