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Wallonie

Walloon Brabant

Villers-La-Ville

Villers Abbey Mill

Wallonie

Walloon Brabant

Villers-La-Ville

Villers Abbey Mill

Highlight • Historical Site

Villers Abbey Mill

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Running

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Cycling

5.0

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Location: Villers-La-Ville, Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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July 28, 2024

Hiking

Just look behind this water mill, due to the attraction of the large ruins...

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May 12, 2025

Hiking

The mill was built in the 13th century. Part of the building housed the abbey bakery. At the beginning of the 14th century, it delivered more than 2,000 loaves of brown bread every week, intended for the poor who presented themselves at the porter's lodge. Hydraulic wheels operated the millstones for grinding wheat and barley, but also for sawing wood and pressing oil. In the 19th century, the mill-bakery was transformed into a hotel: the Hôtel des Ruines. Victor Hugo stayed there several times.

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February 22, 2021

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"The Villers-la-Ville abbey mill dates from the 12th and 13th centuries, but the facades have been modified considerably since the 17th century, especially in the 19th century when they were …

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#3.

Villers Abbey Mill – Villers-la-Ville Abbey loop from Ancienne Abbaye de Villers

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Elevation 150 m

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Location: Villers-La-Ville, Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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