10 Churches & Cathedrals in Wallonia That You Shouldn't Miss

November 22, 2021 Alida England

Discover the best top things to do in Wallonia, Belgium including Eglise St-Jacques, Collegiale Sainte-Waudru, Notre-Dame, Saint-Gilles Church, Eglise Saint-Loup, Collegiate Church of Saint Gertrude, Monastery of Chevetogne, Saint James Church, Abbaye d'Orval, Eglise Saint-Nicolas-en-Havre.
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1. Eglise St-Jacques

Place Saint-Jacques 8, Liege 4000 Belgium +32 485 75 62 04
Excellent
58%
Good
38%
Satisfactory
2%
Poor
0%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 214 reviews

Eglise St-Jacques

Reviewed By gersonv180 - Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Although it is not the main church of Luik, this one is at least as pretty, but probably prettier than the St paul. Especially the roof is amazing. A very good place to enjoy piece and quietness.

2. Collegiale Sainte-Waudru

Place du Chapitre, Mons 7000 Belgium +32 475 64 28 78 [email protected] http://www.waudru.be
Excellent
55%
Good
38%
Satisfactory
6%
Poor
0%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 508 reviews

Collegiale Sainte-Waudru

Reviewed By macedonboy - Glasgow, United Kingdom

The Saint Waltrude Collegiate Church is the magnificent building of Mons. Even from the outside, one can see the church is of Gothic design, although the southern section is covered in scaffolding due to restoration work. The Gothic design is much more obvious from the inside with straight lines of incredible height. Part of that is down to the hardness of the stone used and even now looks so solid. As you can guess from the name, the church is named in honour of Saint Waltrude, whose shrine and reliquary can also be found inside. Her head can be found in the chapel dedicated to her and the reliquary containing her body is held above the high altar for all to see. The church also has some chapels with important sculptures and paintings such as those by Jacques du Broeucq and Peter Paul Rubens. The chapel of Saint Peter is unexpected as it has a wooden sculpture of death to symbolically represent the passage of time, as well as an alabaster sculpture of Jesus symbolically handing over the keys of heaven to Peter. There's also a free downloadable audio guide, which is good enough to help you understand the history of the church as well as giving good commenter on all the chapels.

3. Notre-Dame

Rue des Collegiale, Huy 4500 Belgium http://www.pays-de-huy.be/attrcol.htm
Excellent
41%
Good
47%
Satisfactory
11%
Poor
1%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 75 reviews

Notre-Dame

4. Saint-Gilles Church

56, rue St-Gilles, Saint-Hubert 6870 Belgium +32 61 61 23 88
Excellent
33%
Good
67%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 3 reviews

Saint-Gilles Church

5. Eglise Saint-Loup

Rue Saint-Loup 1, Namur 5000 Belgium http://www.eglisesouvertes.be/church_detail.asp?n=saint-loup&churchID=776
Excellent
52%
Good
39%
Satisfactory
8%
Poor
0%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 178 reviews

Eglise Saint-Loup

Reviewed By Steeve17 - Dinant, Belgium

This church is a jewel box. I particularly enjoyed the sculpture of Mary (on the left side). The church was built in 1621, in a Baroque style. If you are new in town, you should definitely pay a visit to this delightful lady.

6. Collegiate Church of Saint Gertrude

Grand'Place 1400 Entree en Face de la Rue Seutin, Nivelles 1400 Belgium +32 67 21 20 69 http://www.collegiale.be/
Excellent
58%
Good
36%
Satisfactory
5%
Poor
1%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 143 reviews

Collegiate Church of Saint Gertrude

7. Monastery of Chevetogne

Rue Monastere 65, Chevetogne 5590 Belgium +32 83 21 17 63 http://www.monasterechevetogne.com
Excellent
60%
Good
30%
Satisfactory
5%
Poor
5%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 20 reviews

Monastery of Chevetogne

8. Saint James Church

Rue du Palais Saint-Jacques, Tournai 7500 Belgium http://www.saint-jacques-tournai.be
Excellent
50%
Good
43%
Satisfactory
5%
Poor
2%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 56 reviews

Saint James Church

Reviewed By nmhiker2015 - Las Cruces, United States

This church looks a little sad from the outside, but has some amazing finds on the inside. First, as you go in there is a large carved trumpeting angel which is very impressive. Inside the church, there are several lovely stained glass windows, and the vaulted ceiling above the altar has some remnants of very pretty blue. The best feature is the barrel vaulted ceiling in the main part of the church. There were a couple of boards - unfortunately not in English - that show an up close detailed view of this unique ceiling. Stop by, enjoy the view, and drop a Euro or two in the box to help them maintain and improve this little gem.

9. Abbaye d'Orval

Orval n 1, Orval 6823 Belgium +32 61 31 10 60 http://www.orval.be
Excellent
53%
Good
38%
Satisfactory
7%
Poor
2%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 385 reviews

Abbaye d'Orval

10. Eglise Saint-Nicolas-en-Havre

Rue d'Havre, Mons 7000 Belgium +32 65 84 47 39 [email protected] http://www.saintnicolasmons.be
Excellent
50%
Good
40%
Satisfactory
7%
Poor
0%
Terrible
3%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 30 reviews

Eglise Saint-Nicolas-en-Havre

Reviewed By SandyD867

Beautiful church!! Enjoyed being able to attend Mass, take in the beauty of the church. I love Catholic Churches that teach even there isn't Mass...

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