"The Quiet Villers La Ville...." Villers-la-Ville by coceng

Villers-la-Ville Travel Guide: 63 reviews and 145 photos

AMSTERDAM<<<<<VILLERS-LA-VILLE>>>>>NAMUR

BELGIUMMonday 18th June 2001Three's A Company : Me, Dimitry & Reg continued our car ride to Villers-La-Ville. First saw the picture of this place when I was walking around Brussels with Reg. Like a 5 year-old asking his daddy to buy him the toy train from a magazine, I managed to persuade Reg to get to this place. Reg said' "But you have to wait, it'll be after Amsterdam." The wise Reg, who could blame him.
We had the place to ourself 'cos nobody's around. The Japanese were still in their hibernation or maybe they were perfecting their Canon videocams. Could be.
We could either have a picnic but we chose to walk around the area.
Beautiful & oh-so-quiet. All the monks here would have the solemnity for sure. Too bad they had to leave.
While walking, I could hear something; rustling leaves, whispering groans or maybe the wind played tricks on me. Dmitry said "There is no ghost!". Didn't want to argue with this boy-face friend. Reg was nodded along.
We had some drinks at the nearby restaurant/bar. Even the photo I took from the toilet window turned out perfect.
Come here if you have the time & Namur would be a good base. Viller-La-Ville is one of Belgium's best kepy secret, at least it would be that way before the Japanese came with their new satellite camera.
Next, we went back to Dmitry's place in Luvain La Neuve & spent our night there; Me & Reg downstairs & Dmitry upstairs with his cat, Bic. Why would anybody wanted to name their pet 'a pen' is still a mystery to me & Reg up to this day.

INFORMATION...

Reaching The Abbey from...
Namur
...with Reg & Dmitry; by his car.
Click on [Namur] to see my Namur page.

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Abbey ruins in Viller-la-Ville...

A MUST SEE...

The Villers La Ville Abbey......lies in picturesque ivy-bound ruins. It was founded in 1147, and the buildings on the premises date from the 13th century through the 18th. The nave of the enormous abbey church is open to the sky, as is the refectory. At its height, it was a center of religious activity in Europe.

Pros and Cons

Pros:A Quiet Abbey Ruins...
Cons:Overlooked By The Tourists (Which Is Good For Me Then...)
In a nutshell:Reach Here From Namur...

Last visit to Villers-la-Ville: May 2001
Intro Updated Jul 3, 2005
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Comments (8)

Helga67 Aug 9, 2007 at 3:46 AM Report Abuse

I went here last month and enjoyed it very much. Pictures will be up soon :-)
cadzand Jan 25, 2007 at 3:27 AM Report Abuse

Well... I couldn't do it better and I live practically next door. Great page of this small gem.
wandeljp Dec 9, 2006 at 11:58 AM Report Abuse

nice page about a very romantic area, wel done! Jean-Pierre
filipdebont Oct 2, 2004 at 1:28 AM Report Abuse

Interesting page on a great (small) place in Belgium. Great info, nice pictures
dsantosh May 13, 2004 at 12:17 AM Report Abuse

Nice page. useful information
GillianMcLaughlin Apr 11, 2004 at 7:46 AM Report Abuse

Lovely page - never been here - had heard of it but never realised it was so beautiful - thanks
Goldenboy Oct 26, 2003 at 9:08 AM Report Abuse

Belgium hidden secret??? Anyway, any relation between coceng and arnaud?
Mahieu Jun 9, 2003 at 4:36 PM Report Abuse

Very nice page. I'll visit Villers La Ville tomorrow, it look promising!