20의 몽생기베르가지 명소 & 주요 장소

A lovely place for meditation. A very beautiful little chapel.

The Porte de Namur – Heritage of the Abbey of Villers-la-Ville The Porte de Namur dates from 1725 and is an impressive remnant of the former abbey of Villers-la-Ville. It was built under Abbot Jacques Hache, the 61st abbot of the abbey, who led it from 1716 to 1734. The gate stands right next to the ruins of the abbey and is located near the tourist information point (Syndicat d’Initiative). It spans the rue de l’Abbaye (national road RN274) and provides access to the Notre-Dame des Affligés chapel and the village of Mellery. On the left, there is a reconstructed terraced vineyard supported by slate retaining walls – a nod to the abbey’s wine-making past. The Namur Gate is built in a classical style, with two tall pilasters supporting a red brick entablature. At the top, a triangular pediment adorns the gate, containing niches, the coat of arms of Abbot Hache and his motto: Fortiter et Suaviter – ‘strong and gentle’.

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.

Villers Abbey was founded in 1146 by the Cistercians. With the presence of slate and rich silt soil, all the conditions were present to found an abbey in this area. The domain surrounding the historical heritage is 30 hectares in size and houses eight gardens with different themes, a historical mill and a monk's pharmacy. Exhibitions, concerts and shows are regularly held on the site. If there is nothing to do, you can still settle down in the bistro to taste the abbey's beer.

The Porte de Namur is a monumental gate in the classical style. It is a remnant of the abbey walls from 1725, which were built under Abbot Jacques Hache. The walls already show their long history. Who has walked through here?

Between fields and the important nature reserve of the Bois de Laurensart. The nature reserve Bois de Laurensart is a nature reserve on the Brabant plateau that is characterised by three geological substrates: alluvium, silt, sand and sandstone. It has three dominant soil types: moderately gleyed soils (transformed into clay) from 40 cm on open silt in the wet part. On the western slope, the southern part of the eastern slope and the western part of the plateau it is characterised by dry sandy loam soils with a humus layer. On the eastern slopes and the eastern part of the plateau the soils are sandy loam soils. Traces of human presence have been found since the Middle Paleolithic (70,000 to 30,000 BC), as evidenced by the flints found in the surrounding fields. In the Neolithic period (4,000 or 3,000 BC), hunters and gatherers settled here and became farmers and cattle breeders. The visible earthen wall on the site is a remnant that testifies to the habitation of this area by the so-called “Michelsberg” population. More about the management, flora and fauna of this natural area where you walk here at https://www.crdg.eu/actions-2/zones-humides-naturelles-2/bois-laurensart

Beautiful walking on the edge of the forest, with beautiful rolling landscapes...

Fascinating how big this ruin is...