Martin’s Cycle Tour – Etape 6- Brussel - Tubize

The St. Martin's Brussels EU is a trendy hotel ideally located in the heart of the European district of Brussels and only 5 minutes by metro from the historical centre. With its contemporary design, its welcoming and fully-equipped rooms, its bar, its restaurant and its fitness room, it invites you to experience an exclusive, very urban and yet soothing stay. Every detail has been studied for your greatest comfort. The acoustics, the light, the materials and the tones: prepare yourself for a unique experience, in a warm and intimate atmosphere, "just like at home". The hotel's garden, beautifully planted with trees, invites you to enjoy every ray of sunshine or to relax between two visits. St. Martin's Brussels EU is the ideal starting point to discover Brussels, its architectural treasures, its museums, its parks, its shops and the typical Brussels way of life that makes the capital of Europe so endearing. Are you looking for a prestigious hotel to organise your seminars, conferences and business meetings? St. Martin's Brussels EU has 5 meeting rooms that can accommodate from 5 to 120 people. www.martinshotels.com/fr/hotel/martins-brussels-eu

The Bois de la Cambre is located at the end of Avenue Louise. This English-style park with its forest-like layout owes its name to the nearby Abbaye de la Cambre. It is a unique jewel of Brussels' heritage, which has nothing to envy to the emblematic "Central Park" of New York. People come here all year round to walk, jog, cycle and rollerblade. At weekends, several streets are closed to cars to make room for alternative mobility. It's the perfect place to relax with family and friends. And in the summer, it is certainly the ideal place to escape the heat and bustle of the city. The vast expanses of lawns welcome families picnicking, groups of friends enjoying the sunshine and couples indulging in their reverie in this idyllic setting. The Bois de la Cambre is an offshoot of the Forêt de Soignes. It covers an area of 123 hectares. In 2004, the wood was declared a special conservation area by Natura 2000. More than 80 trees are listed in the inventory of remarkable trees in the Brussels-Capital Region. In addition, the Bois de la Cambre is home to 16 species of bats. From time to time, roe deer come out of the Forêt de Soignes to roam the area. visit.brussels/fr/place/bois-de-la-cambre

The Forêt de Soignes is an exceptional green space, which was included on the Unesco World Heritage List on 7 July 2017, as part of a series of 78 remarkable beech forests located in 12 European countries. Although it has had a particularly rich history, due to demographic changes and land use, its original relief has been remarkably preserved. Thus, under the dark canopy of this cathedral beech forest, the area where reindeer and mammoths once walked is exceptionally present. www.foret-de-soignes.be/

The provincial estate stretches around Huizingen Castle. Here you can take a dip in the heated outdoor pool or enjoy a game of miniature golf. The various sports facilities in the park attract football, tennis, fishing, canoeing and athletics enthusiasts. Would you rather go for a walk? Numerous paths and theme trails lead you through the entire estate. Children can have a great time in the animal park, the playgrounds or the mini cars. And let's not forget the arboretum of deciduous and coniferous trees, which in the spring is a carpet of daffodils, azaleas and hyacinths. The oriental-inspired rock garden with more than 1200 plant species offers an unparalleled palette of colours. Henri Torleylaan 100, 1654 Huizingen www.vlaamsbrabant.be/huizingen

Oud Beersel is a lambic beer produced by the brewery of the same name located in Beersel, Belgium, in the province of Flemish Brabant. It is brewed at Boon according to the original Oud Beersel recipe. The brewery was founded in 1882 by Henri Vandervelden. His son, Louis, and then his grandson, also named Henri, succeeded him. Author: Wikipedia oudbeersel.com/fr/brasserie/

The Drie Fonteinen Brewery, known in Dutch as Brouwerij Drie Fonteinen, is a brewery located in Beersel in the province of Flemish Brabant in Belgium. It mainly produces lambic beers, typical of the Senne valley. In 1883, an inn was built by Jacobus Vanderlinden as an annex to a gueuzerie in Beersel. At that time, the village had about ten of them. The name of the three fountains probably comes from the three porcelain beer pumps that served lambic, faro and kriek. The company was later taken over by Jacobus Vanderlinden's son, Jan-Baptist Vanderlinden, known as Tisjeke Potter. When he became mayor of Beersel in 1953, he decided to sell the pub. Author: Wikipedia Molenstraat 47, 1651 Lot (Beersel) 3fonteinen.be/en/

Beersel Castle, surrounded by a moat, is one of the last well-preserved examples of medieval military architecture in our country. It was built around 1420 and was an outpost for the defence of Brussels. The castle's fortifications are classic: a deep moat, a drawbridge, crenellated ramparts and loopholes. The castle appears in the Bob and Bobette album 'The Treasure of Beersel'. Lotsestraat z/n, 1650 Beersel (Beersel) www.visitbeersel.be/kasteel-van-beersel

The beginnings of what is now the Boon Brewery date back to 1680. The brewery was named after its new owner each time, and in 1977 René De Vits sold it to Frank Boon as a gueuzerie. The brewery is one of the few that uses the 'cloudy wort' method, the oldest traditional brewing method for lambic. The Boon Brewery supplies lambic to breweries and produces a classic Oude Geuze and Oude Kriek, as well as a strong-tasting Boon Kriek. Fonteinstraat 65, 1502 Lembeek (Halle) www.boon.be