The Nearby Area
Worth a vist…
Brugelette, " land of memories in the heart of Hainaut "
- Parc Pairi Daiza
- The castle of Attre
- The valley of the Dender
Kluisbergen, " natural, artful and sportive"
- Sport - and recreation resort 'Kluisbos'
- Kwaremont, artist village
- molen Ten Hotond, highest point of O-VL
Oudenaarde, " provincial town at the Schelde"
- Centre Ronde van Vlaanderen
- Ename 974
Open air abbey site and Provincial Museum
- Kerselare, place of pilgrimage. Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Kerselare
Roborst (Zwalm), " a village to pick " (from: the 50 most beautiful villages of Flanders)
- De kerk St-Denijs and the Sint-Anna chapel
- Waterkersgrachten walking trail
11 km through the zwalmvallei
- De Zwalmroute
50 km past mills and the water canal
Sint-Maria-Horebeke, "protestant crown jewel" (from: the 50 most beautiful villages of Flanders)
- Protestant church in the district Corseele
Also called the 'Geuzenhoek'
- Museum Abraham Hans
Birth house of the roman writer
De Geuzenhoek walking trail, 15 km
Geraardsbergen, "city of the 3 m's"
- Muur, Manneken Pis en de mattentaart
- Historic buildings, monuments and sites:
Bartholomeuskerk, the St-Adriaans abbey and parc, the Oudenberg
- Nature: the Helix, provencial domain 'de Gavers', nature reserves
Ellezelles, "witch villages in Hannait’s Pays des Collines"
- 'Quintine
The terrible witch from Ellezelles'
- The ecomusuem of Lahamaide
(Old agricultural tools and crafts)
- Wind en water mills
- 'La maison du Pays des Collines'
Regional specialties
- Brakel: geutelingen
Brewery De Graal, het Brakelhoen
Local cheeses in Everbeek and Michelbeke
- Geraardsbergen: de mattentaart
Clog factory Steenhoudt
- Ellezeles: Poterie Le Chatelier and
Pottery workshop of Ria Hanot,
Enamelled and decorated terracotta.
- Kerselare: Jan Van Gent an artisanal sugar bakery
- Oudenaarde: vivid beer village
(Oudenaards bruintje, abbey beers, ...)