ancient ruins
Villers Abbey
The vast romantic ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey, roofless Gothic arches lost in woodland near Brussels.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Pont-de-Loup
Wallonia, Belgium · Europe
About Pont-de-Loup
Pont-de-Loup works well as a base: 5 minutes from Bouffioulx, 19km from Villers Abbey.
Pont-de-Loup is in Wallonia, Belgium, with about 2,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bouffioulx, about 4 km away.
Pont-de-Loup (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ də lu]; Walloon: Pondlô) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Aiseau-Presles, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
The residents of Pont-de-Loup are referred to as "Lupipontain(e)." The village is officially a "lieu dit" ("named place") inRead more
the commune of Tourrettes-sur-Loup.[1]. The village is best known for an annual religious festival in honor of Our Lady Del Manock. Our Lady of Manock is the subject of veneration for pilgrims hoping to invoke the saint's miraculous healing of deafness. Every year in August, a procession is held along with the feast day for the patron church of Saint-Clèt.
The village is nestled in a bend of the River Sambre.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Pont-de-Loup?
Within an hour or so of Pont-de-Loup: Villers Abbey (19 km), Citadelle de Namur (23 km), Citadel of Namur (23 km), Nivelles-Baulers (28 km).
Are there any good drives near Pont-de-Loup?
The nearest famous roads are Chimay Street Circuit, Baraque de Fraiture and Koninklijke Baan Coast Road.
Where is Pont-de-Loup?
Pont-de-Loup is in Wallonia, Belgium, about 4 km from Bouffioulx.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,896
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Wallonia
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 50.4166, 4.5459
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Worth the detour from Pont-de-Loup
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Citadelle de Namur
One of Europe's mightiest hilltop fortresses guards the confluence of the Sambre and Meuse rivers in Wallonia's capital.
23 km · about 25 min drive
castle
Citadel of Namur
Extensive hilltop fortress at the Sambre-Meuse confluence in Namur, with a scenic road climbing to the ramparts.
23 km · about 25 min drive
racetrack
Nivelles-Baulers
A flat, fast circuit that hosted two Belgian Grands Prix in the 1970s before closing in 1981. Much of the abandoned track survives among industrial development, its wide sweeping curves clearly readable from ground level.
28 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Canal du Centre Hydraulic Boat Lifts
Four UNESCO-listed 19th-century hydraulic boat lifts near La Louvière, still standing on the old Canal du Centre.
29 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Musée Hergé
Christian de Portzamparc's angular white museum in Louvain-la-Neuve devoted to Tintin's creator, holding original plates, sketches and the world's largest Hergé collection across eight themed galleries.
29 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Citadelle de Dinant
A cliff-top fortress towering over the Meuse and a riverfront of pastel houses below the bulbous onion-domed church.
31 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Lion's Mound Waterloo
A grass pyramid topped by a cast-iron lion marks the 1815 battlefield where Napoleon met his final defeat.
31 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Pont-de-Loup
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 44 kmChimay Street CircuitA Belgian village street circuit running since 1926, still used for historic car and motorcycle racing on closed public roads. Between meetings you can drive the whole flat-out 4km lap through farmland and the town outskirts.
- 75 kmTombeau du GéantA famous Semois viewpoint where the river loops around a tree-covered ridge resembling a giant's tomb near Botassart.
Driving in Belgium
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.74/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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