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.
12 km · about 25 min drive
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Vielsalm
Wallonia, Belgium · Europe
About Vielsalm
Vielsalm works well as a base: 10 minutes from Grand-Halleux, 24km from Ninglinspo Valley.
Vielsalm is in Wallonia, Belgium, with about 7,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Grand-Halleux, about 5 km away.
Vielsalm (French pronunciation: [vjɛlsalm]; Walloon: Li Viye Såm) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. The town is part of the Arrondissement of Bastogne. It is the place of origin of the House of Salm.
On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 7,821 inhabitants. The total area isRead more
139.76 km2, giving a population density of 56 inhabitants per km2.
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What is there to see near Vielsalm?
Within an hour or so of Vielsalm: Stavelot Abbey (12 km), Baraque de Fraiture (14 km), Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (17 km), Ninglinspo Valley (24 km).
Are there any good drives near Vielsalm?
The nearest famous roads are Baraque de Fraiture, Route du Vin and Moselle Valley Road (B53).
Where is Vielsalm?
Vielsalm is in Wallonia, Belgium, about 5 km from Grand-Halleux.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,291
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Wallonia
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 50.2841, 5.9150
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Worth the detour from Vielsalm
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
14 km · about 25 min drive
racetrack
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Home of the Belgian Grand Prix, featuring the legendary Eau Rouge corner
17 km · about 20 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.
24 km · about 25 min drive
photogenic
Rocher du Hérou
Quartzite crest above Nadrin where the Ourthe river threads six successive meanders through unbroken Ardennes forest: reached by a short path from the Belvédère parking, and arguably Wallonia's finest natural panorama.
24 km · about 25 min drive
castle
La Roche-en-Ardenne
A ruined feudal castle crowns this riverside town wrapped in a hairpin bend of the Ourthe, a base for Ardennes drives.
27 km · about 30 min drive
national park
Hautes Fagnes
Belgium's highest, wildest plateau of peat bog and boardwalk trails, often the snowiest corner of the country.
27 km · about 30 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.
27 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near Vielsalm
- Right hereBaraque 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.
- 27 kmSignal de BotrangeAt 694m this is the highest point in Belgium, marked by a stone tower on the Hautes Fagnes plateau.
- 34 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.
- 53 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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