La Cambre Abbey, Brussels

Name: La Cambre Abbey
Address: Avenue Emile Duraylaan, Brussels, 1050, Belgium
Telephone: +32 2 648 11 21

#9 among attractions in Brussels

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Facts and practical information

La Cambre Abbey or Ter Kameren Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in the City of Brussels. It is located in the Maelbeek valley between the Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos and the Ixelles Ponds. The abbey church is a Catholic parish of the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels and home to a community of Norbertine canons, while other parts of the monastery house the headquarters of the Belgian National Geographic Institute and La Cambre, a prestigious visual arts school. ()

Local name: Abbaye de la Cambre Architectural style: Classical architectureCoordinates: 50°49'12"N, 4°22'30"E

Address

Avenue Emile DuraylaanBruxelles-Ville (Etangs d'Ixelles)Brussels 1050 Belgium

Contact

+32 2 648 11 21

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Day trips

La Cambre Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Avenue Louise, Horta Museum, Bois de la Cambre, Villa Empain.

0.6 miNW
Shopping district, Shopping
Avenue Louise, Brussels
16 min walk • The Avenue Louise or Louizalaan is a major thoroughfare in Brussels, Belgium. It is located in the southern part of the City of Brussels, on the border with the municipality of Ixelles, where it runs south–east from the Place Louise/Louizaplein to the Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos, covering a distance of 2.7 km.
0.9 miW
Museum, Art Nouveau architecture, History museum
Horta Museum, Brussels
23 min walk • The Horta Museum is a museum dedicated to the life and work of the Belgian Art Nouveau architect Victor Horta and his time. The museum is housed in Horta's former house and workshop, Maison & Atelier Horta, in the Brussels municipality of Saint-Gilles.
0.9 miS
Park
Bois de la Cambre, Brussels
24 min walk • The Bois de la Cambre or Ter Kamerenbos is an urban public park in Brussels, Belgium. It lies in the south of the Brussels-Capital Region, in the municipality of the City of Brussels, and covers an area of 1.23 km², forming a natural offshoot of the Sonian Forest, which penetrates deep into the city in the south-east of Brussels.
1 miSE
Museum, Architecture, Art gallery
Villa Empain, Brussels
25 min walk • The Villa Empain is a private house in Art Deco style in Brussels, Belgium, built in 1930–1934 by the Swiss architect Michel Polak. It was commissioned by Baron Louis Empain, son of the Belgian industrialist Édouard Empain. Since its restoration in 2009–2011, it has been open to the public.
~1480 ftN
Park
Ixelles Ponds, Brussels
8 min walk • The Ixelles Ponds or Elsene Ponds are two freshwater ponds in the Brussels municipality of Ixelles. The ponds we can see today are those spared by a 19th-century campaign of drying the wetlands of the Maalbeek valley between La Cambre Abbey and Eugène Flagey Square.
0.4 miSW
Street
Square du Bois, Brussels
11 min walk • The Square du Bois, also known as the Billionaire Square, is a private street in Brussels, Belgium. It belongs to the owners who live there and who bear the cost of maintenance, development and repair.
0.8 miN
Museum, Art museum
Museum of Ixelles, Brussels
21 min walk • The Museum of Ixelles is an art museum in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. The museum was founded in 1892 to house a collection of works donated by painter and collector Edmond De Pratere and grew rapidly with donations from generous patrons.
0.6 miN
Square, Concert hall
Place Eugène Flagey, Brussels
15 min walk • The Place Eugène Flagey or Eugène Flageyplein, usually shortened to the Place Flagey, or Flagey by locals, is a square in the Brussels municipality of Ixelles, Belgium. It bears the name of a former mayor of Ixelles, Eugène Flagey.
0.5 miS
Universities and schools
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Brussels
12 min walk • The Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management is a school of economics and management and a Faculty of the Université libre de Bruxelles, a French-speaking private research university located in Brussels, Belgium.
0.4 miW
Park
Tenbosch, Brussels
12 min walk • Tenbosch Park, Tenbosch or Tenbos, is a public park in the municipality of Ixelles in Brussels, Belgium. Although relatively small with an area of 2 hectares, it is an exquisitely landscaped park popular among local residents. It is surrounded by a wall and offers an unexpected oasis of calm in a busy district.
~1330 ftW
Museum, Art gallery
Xavier Hufkens, Brussels
7 min walk • Xavier Hufkens gallery is the eponymous contemporary art gallery of Belgian art dealer Xavier Hufkens. Located at 6 rue St-Georges and 107 rue St-Georges in Brussels, the gallery represents an international roster of some thirty emerging, mid-career and established artists, as well as a number of estates.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to La Cambre Abbey?

Nearby attractions include Xavier Hufkens, Brussels (7 min walk), Ixelles Ponds, Brussels (8 min walk), Hôtel Max Hallet, Brussels (8 min walk), Sterner's Studio, Brussels (9 min walk).

How to get to La Cambre Abbey by public transport?

The nearest stations to La Cambre Abbey:

Bus

Géo Bernier • Lines: 71, N09 (3 min walk)
Buyl • Lines: 71, N09 (5 min walk)

Tram

Abbaye - Abdij • Lines: 8, 93 (5 min walk)
Buyl • Lines: 25, 7, 8 (7 min walk)

Train

Etterbeek (17 min walk)
Germoir - Mouterij (19 min walk)

Metro

Louise - Louiza • Lines: 2, 6 (36 min walk)
Hôtel des Monnaies - Munthof • Lines: 2, 6 (38 min walk)