A friendly bar in Braine-le-Château !

A delicious brasserie right in the center of Braine-le-Château!

A traditional French menu which is a treat to eat!

Bistro Racine offers you quality market cuisine, at reasonable prices, in a friendly atmosphere. On the plates you will find French dishes made with seasonal products with the accent on local produce. Meat lovers will also find what they are looking for with their cut of beef grilled in the "Mibrasa", a latest-technology braising oven.The restaurant was awarded a star in the 2018 Michelin Guide.

Everything to do with snails, from egg to plate. On a visit to this snail farm, you can learn how the snails are bred, from the laying of the eggs to the harvesting of the snails. In addition, the deli area offers you a full range of snail-based products, from hors d'oeuvres to the main dish.

Located at the end of a cul-de-sac and not far from the centre of the village, this completely renovated and equipped 80 m² former farmhouse provides a peaceful spot to enjoy the Hain valley. Its traffic-free location also offers families a safe environment for their children.

The Castle of the Counts of Hornes is a private property, thus called in reference to members of this illustrious family who stayed there. The current owner is Count Cornet de Ways Ruart, a descendant of the Counts of Robiano. This feudal castle, surrounded by water, dates from the 13th century and is built around a keep. In the late 15th century the defensive castle was turned into a stately home.The interior of the castle is not open to visitors. The estate can be visited on guided tours and for certain events. The guided tours also include the origins of Braine-le-Château, the lapidarium, St-Remy’s church (tomb effigy, stained glass), the main square with its stocks and the Bailiff’s House.

The Toursit Office of Braine-le-Château in the "Bailly House"The team is at your disposal to show you the remaining reminders of this former medieval city You will also be able to find all the tourist information you need here about the surrounding area and much more besides

Dedicated to Saint Rémy who baptized Clovis, king of the Franks, at the end of the 5th century, this church in Ittre in Roman Païs became the setting for a treasure entrusted to it by the last nuns of Aywières fleeing the French Revolution... The present edifice (1898), in Neo-Romanesque ogival style, incorporates the Gothic chapel of Notre Dame d'Ittre, which dates from 1590, in the northern side-aisle. This replaced the previous one, dating from 1351. Inside, the extraordinary pictorial decoration recalls some Romanesque churches of France (in particular the medallions devoted to the 12 apostles, with an extremely rare depiction of Judas). The amazing vaults with their integrated iron framework, according to the method of Gustave Eiffel, and the ciborium (canopy above the altar) in polychrome wood lend a distinguished note to the entire edifice. The oak statue of Notre-Dame of Ittre, in the old chapel, was venerated throughout the ages. It is originally from Bois-Seigneur-Isaac, a village close to Nivelles, and dates from approximately 1270. During the plague of 1336, Notre-Dame de Bois-Seigneur-Isaac was carried through the region from village to village in the hope of stopping the pestilence. When the epidemic ended, Ittre no longer wanted to return the statue, believed to be miraculous, and built a chapel for it. The stained glass windows of Notre-Dame of Ittre illustrate this story and that of the pilgrimage that began in 1336. Saint Remy Church also has an interesting treasury, given to it by the last nuns of Aywières fleeing the French Revolution. Among the items saved is the shrine of Saint Lutgardis, a nun of the Cistercian abbey of Aywières deceased in 1246. It is a 1624 piece from Liège in repoussé silver. But the treasury also contains the wooden shrine of Saint Sybille de Cages (1643), as well as a reliquary of the True Cross from the 15th century. If you are curious and attentive, you may find in the façade of the present church a little rosary cross, placed there by a worker from Ittre who participated in the construction of the building...

Do not hesitate to enter this beautiful building from the early 16th century featuring a wonderful Renaissance sandstone gable. You will be warmly welcomed by the team at the Braine-le-Château tourist office.This building used to be the residence of the bailiff who was responsible for dealing with criminal matters. These days it very often has temporary exhibitions.The Bailiff’s House also houses the Tool Centre. Tools, artefacts, old books and documents for different professions are collected here. In particular, discover an exceptional collection of music engraving tools.Discover the Bailiff’s House on the small walking tour of Braine-le-Château.

This is a rather remarkable milling museum set in a mill where the paddle wheel is operated in good weather! You will be able to learn about the mechanics of the mill as well as the equipment and tools used. There are records of a village mill in Braine-le-Château as far back as 1226. Under the Old Regime, peasants from Braine-le-Château and Haut-Ittre would come here to grind their grain and paid a tax of 1 bag out of 22 to the local lord. The site was listed as protected heritage in 1954 and the exceptional building built from arkose stone (local bricks) or granite in 1970.Discover the Moulin Banal on the small walking tour of Braine-le-Château.

The Sainte-Croix chapel in Roman Païs is located on top of a steep hill and dominates the whole valley from which we can see the church, the castle and the village of Braine-le-Château. The Sainte-Croix Chapel, part of which goes back to the 16th century, is the oldest religious monument in the municipality. In 1616, the oratory was transformed to make it larger: it is composed of a nave with a three-part apse and a roof surmounted by an elegant bell tower. Inside are a 17th-century Baroque altar, a communion rail (1656), and an iron rod representing Christ’s height and which was brought back by a Crusader, according to legend. A 17th century painting above the altar recalls the miracle of the finding by Saint Helena of the True Cross. Each year at Braine-le-Château, on Sunday, 3 May or the following Sunday, at 10 am, upon the arrival of the procession that left the forecourt of the church ½ hour earlier, mass is celebrated there in celebration of the Finding of the True Cross.

On the main square in Braine-le-Château, the stocks are a symbol of infamy, a mechanism of high justice that were used to publicly shame a criminal. This is one of the rare examples to still have its lantern structure. It is made from blue stone and has a lantern structure that can hold a standing man. It has been restored and has been the symbolic monument of the village since 1521. It is unique in Europe.See the stocks on the small walking tour of Braine-le-Château.