Top Things to do in Hainaut Province
Top Restaurants in Hainaut Province
Things to do in Hainaut Province, Wallonia: The Best Sacred & Religious Sites
Discover the best top things to do in Hainaut Province, Belgium including Eglise Saint-Martin, Collegiale Sainte-Waudru, Collegiale Saint-Ursmer de Lobbes, Collegiale Saint-Vincent de Soignies, Saint James Church, Eglise Saint-Nicolas-en-Havre, Eglise Saint-Gery - Monument classe, Notre Dame Cathedral, Chapelle Notre Dame de Heigne, Eglise Sainte-Elisabeth.
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1. Eglise Saint-Martin
2. Collegiale Sainte-Waudru
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 508 reviews
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. Collegiale Saint-Ursmer de Lobbes
4. Collegiale Saint-Vincent de Soignies
5. Saint James Church
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 56 reviews
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.
6. Eglise Saint-Nicolas-en-Havre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 30 reviews
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...
7. Eglise Saint-Gery - Monument classe
8. Notre Dame Cathedral
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 365 reviews
Reviewed By kkfriend
Beautiful gothic church, with large stained glass windows and different side chapels. Signage (in Englsh!) describes the history of the cathedral and you can see the remains of the structures that the present church was built on. The treasury is filled with different monstrances and reliquaries and I also was fascinated by the historical timeline that lined the wall that led from the main church to the treasury.
9. Chapelle Notre Dame de Heigne
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 2 reviews
10. Eglise Sainte-Elisabeth
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