The Collegiate Church of Sainte-Waudru

15 th to 17 th century - Gothic style of Brabant. It contains some splendid 16 th c. alabaster statues by Jacques Du Broeucq.

The treasury of the Collegiate Church is one of the most beautiful collections of gold and silverware in Belgium (12 th - 19 th c.)

 Decorative Arts Museum François Duesberg

This is an authentic decorative arts museum with not only a prestigious collection of clocks with exotic themes (1795-1815) which is unique in the world, but also exceptional gilded bronzes, porcelain, crockery, gold and silverware, bookbinding and unusual rare objects.

 Van Gogh's house

Van Gogh lived in Cuesmes, a suburb of Mons, at n° 3 Rue du Pavillon in 1879 and 1880. An authentic and preserved environment. It now houses a permanent exhibition of reproductions and an audio-visual show in various languages.(EN, F, NL, D)

 Paradiso Park

The grounds of an ancient abbey have become a magnificent ornithological park where birds and flowers, age old trees, mysterious ruins, the largest aviary in Europe and an enormous greenhouse (63000 sq.ft) will ravish your eyes.

You will never forget walking into the huge aviary where birds fly about minding their own business (building nests, feeding their young...) not in the least perturbed by the humans. If it starts raining the open roof (protected by a net) will automatically close. The place is so large that it contains two eating places.

There are also seals and penguins and a magnificent aquarium.

 Beloeil Castle

One of the many castles of Belgium, the Château de Beloeil has been the home of the Princes de Ligne for 6 centuries.

It contains an impressive collection of art from the 15 th to the 19 th c. including the famous library of over 20000 books.

The 18 th .c. park (25 ha) is one of the most beautiful French gardens of Europe.

In May there is an Amarylis flower exhibition in the castle.