Attractions around Diest

The Norbertine Abbey is a piece of living spirituality and (church) culture. About 30 brothers live here, whose day is structured by three common prayer times: morning prayer, the Eucharistic … read more

Here the nature workers have done a fantastic job, the heathland that has arisen here is beautiful! The pools are also gems. Where 30 years ago everything was still sufficient … read more

Traditionally, eat an ice cream at the lekdreef! It is very nice to cycle in this green environment around the abbey. There are toilets and the option to eat and … read more

These sand dunes are the remnants of the sandbanks of the Diestian Sea, which some 7 million years ago, when the Diestian Sea flooded the northern part of present-day Belgium. … read more

The church was built on the initiative of and paid for by the Archdukes Albrecht of Austria and Isabella. consecrated in 1627 and elevated to a basilica in 1922. Scherpenheuvel is the most important pilgrimage site in the country.

Keep something in the tank for after the U turn, fun starts at het kappeleke

In the Middle Ages, Zichem was located on the border that separated the Duchy of Brabant from the County of Loon. To protect this dividing line, a border tower was … read more

The Kluis is located on top of the Bolderberg. This was once the secluded home of a hermit. De Kluis dates from 1673 and consists of a chapel that was … read more

Anne & Nera Poeltje, also registered as “Het Laat Poeltje”…. had a special place in Anne's heart. Unfortunately, she passed the horizon in the fall of 2022. Now she is … read more

The Maiden's Tower is the attraction of Zichem. On June 1, 2006, part of the fourteenth-century Maiden's Tower collapsed. A disaster, because the monumental keep could no longer be restored … read more

The name De Merode has been linked to the history of the municipality of Westerlo for more than five centuries.
The Kasteel de Merode is more than 600 years old … read more

This 12 meter high tower is certainly one of the top 5 of the best highlights of the Hageland
The Vlooyberg Tower is over 20 m long and 11 m … read more

The Voortberg is a Hageland witness hill about 50 meters high on the banks of the Demer. On old maps, the hill is almost always referred to as "Wijngaardberg". An … read more

The Demer trousers are a vast piece of nature in the wide valley of the Demer, between Testelt, Zichem, Averbode and Diest.
The area was mainly used as hay land … read more

Nostalgia in Testel in Hageland...

Domain Bovy is a pearl, grand in its simplicity.
You will experience De Wijers in miniature in the extensive 34 ha walking park. Here you can fully enjoy nature and … read more

The Bolderberg nature reserve is part of the oldest protected landscape in Flanders. The hill is a living testimony to what Flanders once looked like 3.5 to 11 million years … read more

Beautiful panoramic views of the slag heap...

Watermill with metal undershot wheel on the Demer, 50 meters north of the church of Zichem, built in 1758. On March 2, 1994, the mill was protected as a monument … read more

Once at the top of De Kluis, you have a panoramic view of the heath...