The Cycling Route of Exceptional Gardens in Walloon Brabant

In a quiet village, this well-equipped furnished unit, which has been painstakingly renovated in 2015, is located in the annex to a house. It has two bedrooms, a large lounge, an open-plan fitted kitchen, private parking and modern multimedia comfort. It has direct access out to the garden and the terrace. It is the ideal spot for business travellers and people looking to enjoy a quiet rural location (invoicing possible).

Martin's Red, flagship of the Belgian sports sceneAn excellent hotel in Tubize, Martin's Red welcomes you to the site of the Belgian Football Center, built in 2005. This headquarters of the Red Devils guarantees an incomparable stay for big names in sport and travellers from all horizons, with its customized services and contemporary setting.

Martin's Louvain-la-Neuve welcomes you in the pedestrian centre of Louvain-la-Neuve. The 108 rooms in contemporary design with no compromise on comfort provide a restful and welcoming ambiance. They are perfect for your business, academic or leisure trips right in the pedestrian centre of Louvain-la-Neuve and invite you for a unique experience in the heart of the Agora complex with all its facilities. Set between the lake and city centre, Martin’s Louvain-la-Neuve hotel shares a lobby with Martin’s All Suites. All guests can access the City Spa (spa, wellness and fitness), restaurant, wine bar and seminar space. **Cycling break**From March to October, explore Louvain-la-Neuve and surrounding area by bike. Package includes one night in a Cosy room with breakfast, bike parking and several cycling tours of your choice: local cuisine, culture, nature, long or short...Find out more about Martin’s Louvain-la-Neuve cycling offer

Martin’s All Suites is a high-class 4* hotel which offers exclusive suites and apartments between 34m² and 120m² for short, medium or long-term stays, right in the heart of Louvain-la-Neuve. The 102 highly-equipped suites are spacious and well lit and also feature a kitchenette to give you independence and comfort ‘like at home’ while also providing a unique hotel experience with personalised services, in the heart of the Agora complex with all its facilities. Some suites have balconies looking out over the city or the landscaped courtyard. Some also offer unrestricted views over Louvain-la-Neuve Lake. Come to Martin's All Suites where time stands still during an unforgettable stay. **Sleep & Drive - Getaway for Two**Have fun and pamper yourselves with a VIP experience, exploring Walloon Brabant in a youngtimer car or Porsche Boxster S 3.2 (+- 50 km roadbook / 2-3 hours available).Find out more about Martin’s All Suites getaway offers**Cycling break**From March to October, explore Louvain-la-Neuve and surrounding area by bike. Package includes one night in a Cosy room with breakfast, bike parking and several cycling tours of your choice: local cuisine, culture, nature, long or short...Find out more about Martin’s All Suites cycling offer

In Nil-Saint-Vincent, this exceptional guest house, located far from the bustle, is a haven of peace where calm and serenity reign. Les Trois-Fontaines is the ideal place for the lovers of nature and walks.

In the countryside between Meerdael Forest and the nature reserves, enjoy a pleasant stopover in a former café for pigeon keepers.“Au pigeon voyageur" has 2 comfortable rooms and can sleep up to 4 people.There are also many walks you can take in the surrounding area!

In a peaceful, rural setting, this charming house lies centrally positioned at the crossroads of several tourist sites from which you can explore Walloon Brabant. Le Chéniat offers you a double room that can accommodate up to 4 persons.

A charming and tastefully designed B&B with a split-level room, looking out over the inner courtyard of a Brabant farm dating back to 1721.

The hotel is located in a green setting on the edge of Lauzelle forest. Not far from the city centre and the Catholic University of Louvain and near the Axisparc business centre and Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park. It features 84 recently refurbished rooms and an à la carte restaurant/bar. Its 14 meeting rooms can host up to 250 people.

In the heart of the village of Autre-Eglise, in the east of Walloon Brabant, you will find the Koru Hotel and its private Spa.Whether you're a couple, a family or a group of friends, Bernadette and Stéphane will host you in their small establishment in a familial atmosphere,7 unique and spacious rooms whose themes and decorations revolve around travel, so you can escape during your stay!The restaurant room that opens onto the magnificent garden will be the setting for your breakfast and your meals around the table. The restaurant also welcomes, by reservation, guests who are not staying at the hotel.And to complete your stay in the countryside, you will enjoy a moment of pure bliss in the cosy, private wellness area. Let’s go for 1h30 of relaxation, sauna, hammam, relaxation area with infrared benches, jacuzzi and even a duo massage cabin to prolong your moment of zenitude.The small-scale hotel, far removed from the mass tourism, also has a meeting room, making it ideal for a business clientele.

Tucked away in Forêt de Soignes forest, this hotel is a genuine green sanctuary and retreat. The rooms and suites open onto the forest and combine comfort, contemporary design and leading edge technology.

Spend some romantic moments in the outbuildings of this château, in the middle of the woods. Come and admire the beauty of the hundred-year-old trees, which make this a magical place to take a break. A little corner of paradise in Walloon Brabant, in Villers-la-Ville, where you can also enjoy a sauna. This gîte is also ideally equipped for families: baby changing equipment, on-site babysitting possible, ping-pong, board games, books and comics,...

The "Ferme de l'Hosté" welcomes you to this 18th-century manorial working farm, in a green and peaceful setting, on the outskirts of Wavre.You can stay in the rooms of the B&B or in one of 3 one-bedroom houses or 2 three-bedroom houses.

Dimensions M is centrally located, near to Louvain-la-Neuve and Axisparc in Mont-Saint-Guibert. You will stay in modern and cosy rooms in this designer house!has 5 incredibly comfortable rooms

You can be sure of a pleasant stay in this beautiful family house in the heart of the Villers-la-Ville countryside.

In the historical centre of Jodoigne, a urban guest house in a lovingly decorated 19th century townhouse (in Gobertange stone). Many activities available.

This little corner of paradise in Braine-l'Alleud has many surprises in store...The charming lake at the “Paradise site”, originally intended as a storm basin, is a lovely spot for a walk, picnic or relaxing on a bench in the shade of a tree.You can also jump into the large swimming pool to cool off.Come and enjoy this corner of nature with friends and family.

This municipal park is a nice place for walking and calm, with old restored greenhouses of 60m². The park was named "Nelson Mandela Park" in 2013.This is the park of the Hermitage Castle where events and exhibitions regularly take place.

The estate of Héron chateau, which has housed the municipal administration of Rixensart since 1950.There are a number of footpaths where you can enjoy great nature walks across the 14 hectares of the estate.Among other things you will find a bandstand and a war memorial to commemorate the fallen of Rixensart.

The park of the Château des Comtes de Hornes has been listed since 1989.

The estate of Cheneau chateau is a 5-hectare municipal wooded estate with 4 tennis courts and a tennis club as well as a children’s playground. Cheneau chateau is a prestigious residence from the early 20th century which belongs to the municipality of Braine-l'Alleud. It can be rented for parties and ceremonies.Doctor Arouete's garden has existed as part of the Cheneau chateau municipal estate since 2007. This is a vegetable and floral garden managed by the Jardins et Loisirs Brainois horticultural group.Doctor Arouete's garden and the chateau estate are freely accessible to the public. The garden is open every day that the gardener is there.

Enjoy the superb environment as you relax with your family.The park was fitted out at the beginning of the 19th century. A French garden, two ponds, an English garden and flowerbeds stand between the walkways.As you stroll through, admire the magnificent sculptures by Albert Desenfans, Ducaju and Michiels. Don't miss the grimacing neo-Gothic gargoyles or the 17th century Baroque gate recovered from the St. Gertrude Collegiate Church.At the bottom of the garden, sports and leisure facilities are available. The Reine Astrid sports field and a large multipurpose gym await football, hockey, tennis, basketball and track teams.The listed estate has two styles of garden, French and English. There is a fountain and a lake of several hectares where fishing is permitted between April and December.

Mélin is one of Wallonia’s most beautiful villages. It is known for its Gobertange white stone from a local quarry. Due to its beauty and quality this material has been used by many architects to build grandiose monuments such as the Grand Place and the Hôtel de Ville in Brussels.

This small park, where the Hergé Museum is located, is ideal for a small walk or a picnic.Many benches and sculptures also line the paths of the park.

The 'Bois des Rêves' is a haven of peace for young and old in the centre of Walloon Brabant. 67 ha of nature devoted exclusively to leisure, to be enjoyed as your heart desires … Those who like walking and cycling have 17 km of waymarked paths and trails to explore. Children will love the huge playground designed specially for them with safety in mind.Athletes can check out the closed-circuit mountain bike track or try to best the 15 obstacles on the 1500 m health trail.Persons with reduced mobility have not been forgotten, a 500m health track with 9 obstacles has been designed specially for them.From April to November, the pond is open for fishing.The "Bois des Rêves" … An ideal spot for a get together of family and friends.Le “Bois des Rêves” is home to the “Musée de l'Eau et de la Fontaine”, which organises activities for schools and families to raise awareness of water issues.Dogs allowed - A fenced playground is specially reserved for them.

Set in magnificent, green surroundings, Genval lake is located around 20 km to the South of Brussels. In addition to delightful country walks, the lake promises a range of exciting leisure activities such as sailing and canoeing. The waterside restaurants offer visitors the opportunity to combine culinary pleasures with the quiet and relaxing atmosphere of this enchanting site.

Founded in 1215, the Aywiers Abbey has prospered thanks to donations from the lords of Brussels, growing to 2000 hectares. Saint Lutgarde, the patron saint of Flanders, lived there for 40 years and is said to have performed many miracles.Since 1992, the English-style gardens of the former Aywiers Abbey open twice a year for the Garden Festival.

The Solvay Regional Estate in La Hulpe is affectionately called the "Park of a thousand rhododendrons", and is one of the loveliest places for a stroll in the country.Lawns, woods, rhododendron beds, and remarkable varieties of trees enhance some 227 ha. This magnificent wooded park just outside Brussels boasts paths around and over tree-lined hills and ponds with exceptionally rich animal life.It is also home to Béthune castle, built in 1842 using the Loire castles as a model, and its French gardens with decorative sculptures.The castle is not open to visitors.Not far away, Folon’s discreet but clear presence is expressed through the poetry of his art. Like an open book, the Folon Foundation will reveal the different works by this Belgian artist. You will find some of his sculptures spread over the four corners of the property, guarding the estate. The estate, a protected site since 1963, has been listed as a Major Walloon Heritage Site since 1993 and is also part of the Natura 2000 network.

Pastur Castle also goes by another name: Castle of the Count.This is because the castle was the residence of the Counts of Duras from the 11th century. At the time it was just a small fortification set on a rock flanked by the Gette river and Saint Jean stream.This location provided excellent natural defences.In the 15th century the castle had already become a kind of seigneurial farmhouse and underwent several developments during the early decades of the 16th century. In 1730 the count of Romrée commissioned transformations that gave the castle its current classical style. Stables were built (the current Barouche Room) with the walls and impressive double ogival windows, dating back to the Gothic era and lasting to this day, bearing testament to the building’s history.The castle has been listed as a historic monument since 1971 and takes its name from the notary Philippe Pastur who was the owner in the 19th century.For a time the castle was used as boarding for the school of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart and the management of a school. Today it houses Jodoigne town hall as well as the public library and toy library.

The Castle of the Counts of Hornes is a private property, thus called in reference to members of this illustrious family who stayed there. The current owner is Count Cornet de Ways Ruart, a descendant of the Counts of Robiano. This feudal castle, surrounded by water, dates from the 13th century and is built around a keep. In the late 15th century the defensive castle was turned into a stately home.The interior of the castle is not open to visitors. The estate can be visited on guided tours and for certain events. The guided tours also include the origins of Braine-le-Château, the lapidarium, St-Remy’s church (tomb effigy, stained glass), the main square with its stocks and the Bailiff’s House.

The Bois de Lauzelle, a real gem of nature in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, is a great place to come for some peace and quiet.On your walk in the soothing atmosphere of this natural space, you can spot many animals and birds while also admiring the very diverse flora, highly valued by scientists in this part of Walloon Brabant.The Bois de Lauzelle offers three signposted routes and a number of games.Park at the "Bois de Lauzelle" car park for more convenience!

A protected site on Wallonia’s exceptional heritage list, you cannot miss the impressive site of the old La Ramée Abbey. It is remarkably well preserved and serves as a reminder of the region’s farming architecture. Its spectacular barn (from 1722) is believed to be the biggest in the country! The exceptional size of this building, designed to store harvests, shows the extent of the land belonging to the ecclesiastical institution.La Ramée Abbey is today used to host events, receptions and seminars.It also has a fruiticum where more than 350 species of endangered plants are protected.The property is privately owned.