Location: Namur
Top Things to do in Namur
- 1. Citadelle (Citadel)
- 2. Felicien Rops Museum (Musee Felicien Rops)
- 3. Eglise Saint-Loup
- 4. Parc Attractif Reine Fabiola
- 5. Tresor d'Hugo d'Oignies
- 6. Place d'Armes
- 7. Musee Provincial des Arts Anciens du Namurois
- 8. Cathedral de St-Aubain (St. Aubain Cathedral)
- 9. Theatre Jardin Passion
- 10. Namur Tourist Office
What to do and see in Namur, Belgium: The Best Places and Tips
Take the train from Brussels and in less than an hour you'll arrive in Namur, the capital of Wallonia overflowing with charm and intimate little streets made for walking, shopping and people watching. Around every corner are quaint tea rooms, antique storefronts, jewelry stores, and boutique shop, but don’t let the size fool you, Namur is also a fashion city with classic and trendy deals. Namur must-sees include Namur Citadel, Felicien Rops Museum, Museum of Ancient Namur Arts, Chateau d'Annevoie, and the Museum of Groesbeeck de Croix.
Restaurants in Namur
1. Citadelle (Citadel)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 855 reviews
Reviewed By Laurel F - Leichhardt, Australia
A lovely historical place with amazing views from different aspects along the way. There are some lovely forested sections up the top. Unfortunately a lot of it is sectioned off for construction work.
2. Felicien Rops Museum (Musee Felicien Rops)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 182 reviews
Reviewed By wimair - Koersel, Belgium
Nice little museum dedicated to felicien rops somewhere hidden in those little streets of namur. Excellent staff at the entrance who helped us in fluent Dutch. We visited the interesting collection with audio guide,spent 1h and half and it never got boring.it was excellent.
3. Eglise Saint-Loup
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 125 reviews
Reviewed By Peter D - Belgium
17th century baroque, Jesuit church. Fantastic vaulted ceiling, restored to its former glory. One of the 3 locations in Namur of the Vices and Vertus exposition till 21.05.2017. Interesting works of Aidan Salakhova of sculptures in Carrera marble.
4. Parc Attractif Reine Fabiola
Overall Ratings
4 based on 84 reviews
Reviewed By ciosepy - Brussels, Belgium
We’ve found this park by chance. You pay a cheap entrance fee and then enjoy nice Playgrounds, activities, clean and new toys. Definitely to recommend!
5. Tresor d'Hugo d'Oignies
Overall Ratings
5 based on 41 reviews
Reviewed By Irwi - Cork, Ireland
If you are interested in very old religious art and in particular gold reliquaries and wooden carvings you will find this small museum worthwhile. It is situated within the city on the main shopping street. There is also interesting information about the building itself and its stucco exterior.
6. Place d'Armes
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 140 reviews
Reviewed By GermanJody - Cologne
We’d walked through this square several times during our outing in Namur and noticed the statues and Fountains, all seemingly somewhat run-down with the "triste charme" of Belgian towns.
Later at home I learned that two cartoon-figure-looking statues at one end of the square were of cartoon figures created by a native of Namur, and also found out the reason for the huge snail next to one of them: the snail is the patron of Namur.
7. Musee Provincial des Arts Anciens du Namurois
Overall Ratings
4 based on 26 reviews
Reviewed By Peter G - London, United Kingdom
Perhaps now most well known for the fabulous 13th century silverware Trésor d'Oignies (see separate TripAdvisor entries), there is much else to see at this lovely provincial museum: from some amazing wood sculpture altar pieces (one in particular - I speak from an artistic, not religious perspective), great brassware, interesting 16th century paintings (watch out for the repeated motif in those by Bles) and much more that one would more or less expect. Panels on the ground floor give much of the background (I think only in French). None of it is too extensive and so one can cover quite a bit of variety in a 1-1½ hours.
We also visited the temporary exhibition of more modern art in the gallery at the roadside end of the courtyard, which was well worth doing and provided a good contrast.
The museum is right off one of the min shopping roads in the centre of Namur.
8. Cathedral de St-Aubain (St. Aubain Cathedral)
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 91 reviews
Reviewed By Peter D - Belgium
Built in the 2nd half of the 18th century, late baroque style. The presence of colourless glass combined with the white rendering within the dome gives the Cathedral a very bright interior. Needs to be visited during a sunny day to witness and enjoy the Italian style grandeur.
9. Theatre Jardin Passion
Overall Ratings
5 based on 8 reviews
Reviewed By Babciou - Namur, Belgium
L'ambiance de la porte d'entrée à la sortie, tout est magique! Le personnel est accueillant, disponible et efficace ! Le spectacle d'hier est superbement joué, les artistes à l'écoute des étudiants! Merci à tous, nous reviendrons! Babciou.
10. Namur Tourist Office
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By Jacqueline M - Milan, Lombardia, Italy
I found It. Hard to find info and harder to find the way in the wold forest. When you find the entry there's a long path about five miles and you really don't know where this will take. There's a second property with a big villa in the distance but nobody cares. You will walk about 1 hour then you will find the ruind. It tales your breath away -. so romantic so magic so wow - Sorry abour the disasters that the owner made inside - they took away all the quality things and left the wall falling down - but the miracle is the castle is still alive to tell us about his history. The Owners dont' want to sell it and nobody in town knows It really strange thing. So if you love adventure try the way to find it
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