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Mysterious Belgium

Belgium - France - Italy

Belgium: A combination of quite a few unusual locations. For those looking for a great experience without the hustle and bustle, we've compiled a list of hidden activities and places.

Cemetery psychiatric hospital: Between 1921 and 1981 patients find their final resting place in the cemetery of the Rijkskrankzinnigengesticht,

Psychiatry in Rekem. From 1921 to 1974, the domain and castle of d'Aspremont-Lynden in Oud-Rekem were a psychiatric institution.

Of all the towns on the Meuse, Oud - Rekem has one of the most authentic village centres. Walking here is truly a return to the Middle Ages.

Tower of Eben-Ezer:A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.

Fort Eben-Emael: This vast Belgian fortress was once considered impenetrable, but now it's just an abandoned relic.

An exciting quest for forgotten, abandoned and doomed places.

1/ Abbaye de Villers

A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.

2/ Fort de la Chartreuse

This abandoned Belgian fortress is purposefully being left to nature.

3/ Blegny-Mine

Descend into the tunnels to experience the life of a coal miner.

4/ Gare Du Montzen

Abandoned since 1998, this train station has become an oasis for urban explorers. 

5/ Sanatorium du Basil

An early 20th-century sanatorium, long abandoned and now being reclaimed by nature.

 

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