Tourist Guide
BRAINE-LE-COMTE
RONQUIERES, HENNUYERES, BRAINE-LE-COMTE, HENRIPONT, STEENKERQUE, PETIT-ROEULX-LEZ-BRAINE
Tourist House :
MAISON DU TOURISME DU PARC DES CANAUX ET CHATEAUX (LA LOUVIERE)
Monuments and tourist features :
Braine-Le-Comte : Saint-Géry church (13th and 14th c.), Hotel d'Arenberg (16th c.), remains of the town walls (12th c. ), ancient couvent and Dominican halls (17th c.). Ronquières : Inclined Plane and its spectacle on the inland water transport " A boat, a life". Visit to the inclined Plane tower and to the Visitor's Centre.
Folklore and events :
Braine-Le-Comte : procession of the Giants (2nd Sunday of Septembre), flea market and craft market for Walloon produce (1st May). Giant Flea Market at the Inclined Plane (1st May). Cultural heritage day on 2nd weekend of Septembre.
Sports and tourist facilities :
Wood La Houssière, tourist footpaths.
List of BELSUD Guest Rooms (bed and breakfast):
- GUEST ROOM AT THE FARM "LA BASTENIERE" N°1 - BRAINE-LE-COMTE - 4 P.
(BRAINE-LE-COMTE) - Guest Room at the farm (ROOM) : LA BASTENIERE - GUEST ROOM AT THE FARM "LA BASTENIERE" N°2 - BRAINE-LE-COMTE - 2 P.
(BRAINE-LE-COMTE) - Guest Room at the farm (ROOM) : LA BASTENIERE - GUEST ROOM AT THE FARM "LA BASTENIERE" N°3 - BRAINE-LE-COMTE - 2 P.
(BRAINE-LE-COMTE) - Guest Room at the farm (ROOM) : LA BASTENIERE - GUEST ROOM AT THE FARM "LA BASTENIERE" N°4 - BRAINE-LE-COMTE - 1 P.
(BRAINE-LE-COMTE) - Guest Room at the farm (ROOM) : LA BASTENIERE - GUEST ROOM "LA JAPOLINIERE"- N°1-PETIT-ROEULX - 2 P
(PETIT-ROEULX-LEZ-BRAINE) - Guest Room (ROOM) : LA JAPOLINIERE - GUEST ROOM "LA JAPOLINIERE"- N°2 -PETIT-ROEULX - 2 P
(PETIT-ROEULX-LEZ-BRAINE) - Guest Room (ROOM) : LA JAPOLINIERE - GUEST ROOM "LA JAPOLINIERE"- N°3 -PETIT-ROEULX - 1 P
(PETIT-ROEULX-LEZ-BRAINE) - Guest Room (ROOM) : LA JAPOLINIERE
List of BELSUD Lodgings (holiday house):
- COUNTRY COTTAGE - HENNUYERES - 8/9 P
(HENNUYERES) - Country Cottage (SMALL FARM) - COUNTRY COTTAGE "FERME DU PLANOIS" - HENNUYERES - 13/14 P.
(HENNUYERES) - Country Cottage (LODGING) : FERME DU PLANOIS - FARM COTTAGE "FERME DES PRES" - STEENKERQUE - 12 P.
(STEENKERQUE) - Farm Cottage (LODGING) - COUNTRY COTTAGE - HENNUYERES - 2 P.
(HENNUYERES) - Country Cottage (LODGING) - FARM COTTAGE - BRAINE-LE-COMTE - 2/4 P.
(BRAINE-LE-COMTE) - Farm Cottage (LODGING) - FARM COTTAGE - HENNUYERES - 3/4 P.
(HENNUYERES) - Farm Cottage (LODGING)
List of events:
- 05/12/2008›07/12/2008 : CHRISTMAS MARKET (BRAINE-LE-COMTE) - CHRISTMAS MARKET - CHRISTMAS
- 06/12/2008 : VISIT OF SAINT NICOLAS (BRAINE-LE-COMTE) - EVENT - FESTIVITIES AND FOLKLORIC TRADITIONS
- 01/05/2009 : GOURMET MARKET FROM THE SOUTH OF RONQUIERES (RONQUIERES) - MARKET - GASTRONOMY - MARKETS
- 01/05/2009 : GIANT SECOND-HAND FAIR (RONQUIERES) - MARKET/FLEA MARKET - FLEA MARKET
- 23/08/2009 : GOURMET WALK OF BRAINE-LE-COMTE (BRAINE-LE-COMTE) - EVENT - GASTRONOMY
- 29/08/2009›30/08/2009 : EVERYBODY ON THE BRIDGE (RONQUIERES) - FOLKLORE AND TRADITION - ACTIVE RELAXATION
List of tourist attractions:
- BELGIAN BLANCKE QUALITY SPRL (HENNUYERES) - CHOCOLATE MAKER
List of cultural attractions and museums:
- INCLINED PLANE OF RONQUIERES AND EXHIBITION "UN BATEAU, UNE VIE" (RONQUIERES) - MUSEUM /DISCOVERY - INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE
- THE GLASS CHAPEL (RONQUIERES) - MUSEUM /DISCOVERY - INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE
List of practical information:
- SYNDICAT D'INITIATIVE DE BRAINE-LE-COMTE (BRAINE-LE-COMTE) - TOURIST INFORMATION OFFICE
List of sports clubs:
- CLUBS FRANC. DE VOLLEY-BALL - BRUXELLES - BW (BRAINE-LE-COMTE) - VOLLEYBALL - SPORT FEDERATION
- FERME EQUESTRE DE GLATIGNY (BRAINE-LE-COMTE) - HORSE-RIDING
- K2 - HALL DES SPORTS "LE CHAMP DE LA LUNE" (BRAINE-LE-COMTE) - BADMINTON - SPORTS CLUB/CENTRE - CLIMBING
- LA GAULE BRAINOISE (BRAINE-LE-COMTE) - FISHING
- LES PECHEURS DU GRIFFON (BRAINE-LE-COMTE) - FISHING
- PAINTBALL DELTAZONE (BRAINE-LE-COMTE) - PAINTBALLING
- TENNIS-CLUB LE PIGNOLET (BRAINE-LE-COMTE) - TENNIS
List of river cruises:
- PLAN INCLINE DE RONQUIERES ET PARCOURS-SPECTACLE (RONQUIERES) - PER HOUR
