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The Top 20 Natural Monuments in Brussels

Brussels’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments in Brussels. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 21, 2025

Drowned Children Ponds

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Benches for a picnic

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Sonian Forest

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Just 10 kilometres from the Grand Place in Brussels, you will find one of the largest forest areas in Flanders. The vast Sonian Forest unites the three regions of our …

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Cinquantenaire Arch

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What majestic splendor - you can feel like royalty here when you enter the park through the triumphal arch with three passage arches - pardon: walk through. It was created …

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Mont des Arts (Kunstberg) Gardens

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The "Art Mountain" is located on a slope between the Koningsplein and the lower town. From here you have a great panoramic view of Brussels.

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Woluwe Park

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It is one of the largest parks in the capital with its nearly 69 hectares, its history is intimately linked to that of the creation of the avenue de Tervueren …

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Cinquantenaire Park (Jubelpark)

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On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the independence of Belgium and at the same time as the World Exhibition, King Leopold II had the Jubilee Park (Parc du …

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Jette Marsh

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Here the Molenbeek no longer borders the swamp of Ganshoren, but the swamp of Jette. The swamp is characterized by its many willow species and lichens!
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Vuylbeek Nature Reserve

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The wet valley of the Vuylbeek reserve runs parallel to the Drowned Children Valley and is an integral part of the Sonian Forest. The atmosphere of these two valleys is …

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Botanical Garden of Brussels (Kruidtuin / Jardin Botanique)

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Metro stops: Rogier or Botanique.

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Ancient Beech Forests of the Sonian Forest

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The Top 20 Natural Monuments in Brussels

Drowned Children Ponds

Sonian Forest

Cinquantenaire Arch

Mont des Arts (Kunstberg) Gardens

Woluwe Park

Cinquantenaire Park (Jubelpark)

Jette Marsh

Vuylbeek Nature Reserve

Botanical Garden of Brussels (Kruidtuin / Jardin Botanique)

Ancient Beech Forests of the Sonian Forest

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