Visit the Enchanted Garden
The Enchanted Garden in Jodoigne is once again open, enchanting its visitors on a journey of mystery and wonder, transformation and metamorphosis.
Brabant Wallon
Located to the south of Brussels, this French-speaking province contains a number of delightful small towns and villages worth exploring, such as Beauvechain, Chaumont-Gistoux, Genappe, Grez-Doiceau, Jodoigne, La Hulpe, Nivelles, Orp-Jauche, Villers-la-Ville, Waterloo and Wavre. In between them is lovely undulating countryside with a fair smattering of woods. The whole area is criss-crossed by some lovely short or long-distance walks.
Visit the Enchanted Garden
Opening for three weeks every August, the Enchanted Garden in Jodoigne features an art exhibition in a natural garden
New cycling network is an (almost) great local resource in Brabant Wallon
Cycling enthusiast Kevin Mayne tries out the new cycling network in Brabant Wallon. It’s a welcome expansion of the Flemish system. However, some routes clearly… Read More »New cycling network is an (almost) great local resource in Brabant Wallon
GR 121 Stage 3: Nivelles to Braine-le-Comte
A delightful and varied walk that you can do independently as a day’s walk from railway station to station.
GR 121 Stage 2: La Roche (Brabant) to Nivelles
The second stage of the GR 121 is a walk of two halves: the first more interesting than the second.
GR 121, Stage 1: Wavre to La Roche
The GR 121 long-distance path from Wavre to La Roche is varied, interesting and a wonderful introduction to the GR 121.
Florival and Belgium’s north-south divide
An enjoyable 22 km circular walk starting and ending at Florival railway station that highlights differences between Wallonia and Flanders.
Tractor graveyard: Where tractors go to die
May they rust in peace
A 7.5 km walk around Doiceau
A 7.5-km walk around Doiceau, with opportunities to harvest the fruits of the wild.
Walking the flax fields of Lathuy
A 11-km historical and nature walk through the attractive village of Lathuy near Jodoigne
Where to go in Belgium?
An easy map to see all the places mentioned on Discovering Belgium
Walking the flax fields of Bossut-Gottechain
The villages of Bossut and Gottechain are connected by a 9 km walk that is attractive in June when the fields are blue with flax.