Best places: Historical landmarks in Belgium

👍👍 A beautiful, lovely town square with historic buildings and Flemish architecture all around. I could not stop admiring the buildings when I was standing there at the center. The place is surrounded with numerous restaurants and is swarmed with tourists, so it has a vibrant atmosphere. Sitting in one...

Remains of 7,992 US soldiers interred in a cemetery run by the American Battle Monuments Commission.

👍👍 You feel as a character in a Charles Dickens story ... or should we say ... A Jean Ray story ...

Medieval bell tower with 366 steps leading to views, plus treasure chamber & 47-belled carillon.

Quiet quarter featuring well-preserved buildings from its history as a religious women's village.

Ancient cobblestone plaza surrounded by grand Gothic buildings, stores, bars & eateries.

Iconic monument & fountain, constructed in the 18th century, in quaint cobblestone surrounds.

15th-century, Gothic-style, former municipal headquarters with spires & 236 sculptures on the walls.

This old Cistercian abbey founded in 1201 is part of a monastic complex rebuilt with formal gardens.

Underground museum & visitor center offering multimedia exhibits on the 1815 Battle of Waterloo.

Nuns & religious lay women occupy this ancient, tranquil complex with exhibits of 17th-century life.

Museum at former coal mine with underground tours and displays explaining the mining process.

Huge, 100m-high boat lift on a canal, with engineering displays & barge tours through the elevator.

Town hall with an ornate Gothic facade & another in plainer Renaissance style, with guided tours.

Huge Gothic cloth market from 1304, reconstructed after its destruction in WWI, with 70m belfry.

👍👍 The Belgian fortress belt of Liège was heavily contested in August 1914. Fort Lantin, for example, was handed over to the German troops by the Belgian commander without any major losses and is therefore still in very good structural condition. The almost identical Fort Loncin is different. A heavy g...

👍👍 If you are lucky you can see some beautiful decorations from the municipality during the different periods of time. Especially this summer they decorated it very well. I'd like to say well done to the Commune for this excellent job. You can also follow Ville de Mons instagram account to learn more a...

👍👍 The best for a long walk. Direct parking at the entrance and off you go for a walk along the river. Very nice and clean place. I will definitely return there because it is so vast.