Sport and Leisure

An introduction to golfing  …… 8 people minimum starting at €36 /per person (in French; Dutch and English classes upon request)
Fun and relaxing, golf is a sport that can be practiced between friends or colleagues, or with the whole family. Golf will allow you to escape for a few hours in unique and pristine scenery.

Unguided walking tours …….. €5 for the topographic map (French/Dutch/English) or for the topographic guide (French)
Almost 150km of hikes and trails are signposted or described on fact sheets and will take you to the most beautiful places of the area and the municipalities of Villers-la-Ville and Court-Saint-Etienne.

Unguided cycling tours  ……… €8 for the topographic map (French/Dutch)
With the 8 tours introduced in the topographic map, you will discover here a farm, here an old mill, here a castle, or here a chapel... Elsewhere, it is the splendour of the farmland or the quiet of the forest that will entice you to pausing for a while.  

Guided cycling tours (in French) ….. minimum 10 people – starting at €3 per person.
A guide will take you on a tour that will allow you to discover the rural heritage of our municipalities. 

Heritage and Culture

A guided discovery tour of the Abbey (French/Dutch/English/German)….minimum 15 people – starting at €7/per person
The guided tours highlight the different facets of the Abbey’s rich history. Several themes are on offer and available upon request: Drifting with the Stream, The Stones Tell the Story, The Awakening of the Senses, Living the Abbey. 

40km discovery bus tour of the rural heritage with a guide (French/Dutch/English)…minimum 30 / maximum 50 people starting at €10/per person (with your own bus, please enquire the price for the services of the guide)
Along the guided tour, you will be able to appreciate more than 60 sights of the region’s rural heritage. Described by a historian guide, these landmarks will allow you to discover parts of the region’s local history. It is – indeed – a magnificent region with a rich history and past: the ruins of the Abbey of Villers-la-Ville and several tumuli erected almost 2,000 years ago are the many witnesses of our past. 

Guided “heritage” walking tours (French/Dutch/English)…. minimum 10 to 15 people – starting at €3/per person
Our heritage may also be discovered on foot. Guides will take you on a discovery tour of our heritage around Court-Saint-Etienne..

Visit of the French museum of Cortil-Noirmont devoted to the First French Army (French/Dutch/English/German)…. max 25 people –  €25/group
The curator of the museum reminds us of the battles of May 1940 during which the 1st French Army resisted heroically in Gembloux, between Wavre and Namur. http://users.skynet.be/chercha/musee_accueil.htm .

Nature and Discovery

Guided nature hikes  (French)…. minimum 10 /maximum 25 people – starting at €4/per person
Astute observers of nature’s animals and plants, nature guides will tell you the simple but beautiful story of nature.)….

An introduction to “geocaching”  (French/Dutch/Spanish)…. minimum 10 / maximum 15 people – starting at €5/per person (WEEKENDS ONLY)
A mix between a treasure hunt and an outdoor navigation game using GPS coordinates, complemented by riddles to solve, GEOCACHING is a fun game where hikers are motivated by the need to find a hidden “cache”. This is an enriching, fun, convivial and attractive outdoor activity.