museum
Stavelot Abbey
A 1,000-year-old abbey minutes from Spa-Francorchamps housing the circuit's official racing museum, with historic F1 and endurance cars in its vaulted cellars.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Recht
Wallonia, Belgium · Europe
About Recht
Recht works well as a base: 10 minutes from Bellevaux-Ligneuville, 19km from Hautes Fagnes.
Recht is in Wallonia, Belgium, with about 1,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bellevaux-Ligneuville, about 6 km away.
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What is there to see near Recht?
Within an hour or so of Recht: Stavelot Abbey (11 km), Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (12 km), Signal de Botrange (18 km), Hautes Fagnes (19 km).
Are there any good drives near Recht?
The nearest famous roads are Baraque de Fraiture, Moselle Valley Road (B53) and Route du Vin.
Where is Recht?
Recht is in Wallonia, Belgium, about 6 km from Bellevaux-Ligneuville.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,305
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Wallonia
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 50.3380, 6.0488
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Worth the detour from Recht
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Home of the Belgian Grand Prix, featuring the legendary Eau Rouge corner
12 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Signal de Botrange
At 694m this is the highest point in Belgium, marked by a stone tower on the Hautes Fagnes plateau.
18 km · about 20 min drive
national park
Hautes Fagnes
Belgium's highest, wildest plateau of peat bog and boardwalk trails, often the snowiest corner of the country.
19 km · about 20 min drive
mountain pass
Baraque de Fraiture
Belgium's second-highest point at 652 m, a windswept Ardennes plateau crossroads on the N89 with a small ski station and sweeping high-fen scenery.
25 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Ninglinspo Valley
Belgium's only true mountain stream, tumbling through the Aywaille woods in a chain of red-rock cascades and natural bathing pools with names like 'Bain de Diane'; the trail starts directly at the Sedoz roadside parking.
26 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Gileppe Dam
A 19th-century dam near Spa crowned by a 13-ton stone lion, with a 78 m panorama tower and forested Ardennes reservoir views a short detour off the Verviers road.
28 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Monschau
Slate-and-timber Eifel town crammed into the narrow Rur gorge near the Belgian border, its lanes essentially unchanged for 300 years; a historic mustard mill still grinds and the castle ruin hosts open-air concerts.
28 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near Recht
- 18 kmSignal de BotrangeAt 694m this is the highest point in Belgium, marked by a stone tower on the Hautes Fagnes plateau.
- 25 kmBaraque de FraitureBelgium's second-highest point at 652 m, a windswept Ardennes plateau crossroads on the N89 with a small ski station and sweeping high-fen scenery.
- 28 kmGileppe DamA 19th-century dam near Spa crowned by a 13-ton stone lion, with a 78 m panorama tower and forested Ardennes reservoir views a short detour off the Verviers road.
- 46 kmVaalserberg DrielandenpuntThe Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
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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