Beffroi de Gembloux, Gembloux

Name: Beffroi de Gembloux
Address: Gembloux, Belgium

#1 among attractions in Gembloux

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The Belfry of Gembloux is a high communal tower of 35 meters high, located on a rocky spur on the banks of the Orneau river and in the center of the town of Gembloux. It is in fact the bell tower of the former Saint-Sauveur church, raised and fitted out to serve new communal functions. The bell tower officially became a belfry at the beginning of the 19th century. Since 2005 it is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France.

Coordinates: 50°33'39"N, 4°41'35"E

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Gembloux Belgium

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Day trips

Beffroi de Gembloux – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Spy Cave, Castle of Corroy-le-Château, Château de Sombreffe, Fort de Suarlée.

5.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Spy Cave, Jemeppe-sur-Sambre
141 min walk • Spy Cave is located in Wallonia near Spy in the municipality of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, Namur Province, Belgium above the left bank of the Orneau River.
2.5 miSW
Tours of a historic fortified castle
Castle of Corroy-le-Château
64 min walk • The Castle of Corroy-le-Château is a medieval castle in the village of Corroy-le-Château, near Gembloux, in the province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. Originally built between 1220 and 1230 by William of Brabant, the castle is one of the best-preserved medieval buildings in Belgium, with gigantic round towers and a moat.
4.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Château de Sombreffe
121 min walk • Sombreffe Castle is a medieval castle in Sombreffe, province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium.
7 miSE
Forts and castles
Fort de Suarlée, Namur
180 min walk • The Fort de Suarlée is one of nine forts built as part of the Fortifications of Namur in the late 19th century in Belgium. It was built between 1888 and 1892 according to the plans of General Henri Alexis Brialmont.
4.1 miS
Forts and castles
Falnuée Castle
104 min walk • Falnuée Castle French: Château-ferme de Falnuée is a château-ferme in Mazy, in the municipality of Gembloux, province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. It is now a golf clubhouse.
4.8 miNW
Forts and castles
Blanmont Castle
122 min walk • Blanmont Castle is a castle in Blanmont in the municipality of Chastre, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium. The present buildings date from the 17th and 18th centuries, on an older site.
7.1 miSE
Forts and castles
La Falize Castle
182 min walk • Château de La Falize was built in the 15th and 16th centuries with 20th century additions. It is located about 5 kilometres north of the city centre of Namur just off the old Gembloux-Namur at the top of the steep northern valley slope of the river Meuse. It is in the province of Namur in Wallonia.
4.3 miNW
Cemetery
Cimetière Français
109 min walk • The French necropolis of Chastre is a French military cemetery of the Second World War, located on the territory of the Belgian commune of Chastre in the Province of Walloon Brabant.
5.6 miNW
Tower
Tower of Alvaux, Mont-Saint-Guibert
143 min walk • Alvaux Tower, also known as Tour d'Alvaux or Alvau or also called Saracen tower, is a plain residential tower of the late 12th century located in Nil-Saint-Vincent-Saint-Martin, a village in the Belgian town of Walhain, the province of Walloon Brabant.
~960 ftNE
Universities and schools
Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Gembloux
5 min walk • Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, located in Gembloux, Belgium, is one of the eleven faculties of the University of Liège. Founded in 1860 and previously known as the Faculté universitaire des sciences agronomiques de Gembloux, it is Belgium's oldest educational and research institution dedicated to agronomic sciences and biological engineering.
4 miN
Locality
Walhain
103 min walk • One of the main attractions in Walhain is the stunning Walloon Brabant countryside, which offers an idyllic setting for outdoor activities such as hiking, cycling, and picnicking. Visitors can explore the rolling hills, lush forests, and scenic farmland that surround...