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Holidays in Hainaut.

Hainaut is the westernmost province of Wallonia, in Belgium.

Districts in Hainaut : Ath, Charleroi, Mons, Mouscron, Soignies, Thuin and Tournai

It borders the Belgian provinces of West Flanders, East Flanders, Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant and Namur, and France.

Capital City of Hainaut : Mons.


car hire, holiday homes, hostels, hotels, travel agencies, travel guides, transportation / traveling to hainaut

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Car Hire Hainaut / Mons 

 Holiday Autos  -   
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

 Sixt  -   
Pick-Up Station / Return Station: Antwerp DT and Brussels Airport.

Holiday Home / Apartment

Belvilla 
A chalet, a villa, a castle or a mill? A country estate, a farmhouse, a gîte or a cottage? All have been carefully selected for quality, location, friendly welcome and attractive atmosphere. They are all ideal for a special holiday and good value for money.

   
Discover Belgium from the comfort of your own holiday park, apartment or villa
A self-catering holiday in one of Hoseasons' holiday lodges and parks brings a new meaning to the word freedom. From the moment you arrive you can revel in the limitless possibilities offered at every resort centre.
And with late availability and last minute booking facilities, you'll soon be experiencing the holiday of your dreams. Enjoy a weekend or short break in beautiful countryside, at some of Europe's finest beaches or forest surroundings.

 Bungalow.net  -  Holiday homes Belgium 

 Soleara Holiday Houses 

Hostels / Budget accommodations

 LAJ - Youth Hostelling in Belgium
LAJ is the French-speaking Federation of Belgian Youth Hostels, comprising 10 Youth Hostels across Wallonia and Brussels.
 VHJ - Flemish Youth Hostel Federation

Hotels Hainaut

 Hotels in Hainaut  -  Hotel Guide Hainaut
Gosselies, Mons, Charleroi, Fleurus, Tournai, Mont-Saint-Aubert, Leernes, Houdeng-Goegnies, La Louvière, Feluy, Masnuy-Saint-Jean, Mouscron, and ...

 
Search at ebookers.com by city, point of interest, region or airport.

Travel Agents / Tour Operator

  -  Create your perfect trip to Hainaut
Flight, Hotel and Car



Travel Guides / Related books

Belgium 
Paperback 400 pages (June 6, 2006); Publisher: Fodor; Language: English; ISBN: 1400016452.

Transport / How do I travel to Hainaut

 Brussels Airport [ BRU ] 
Arrivals, departures, timetables, to & from the airport etc.
 Liege Airport [ LGG ]
 Charleroi Airport [ CRL ]

 
Book cheap flights to Belgium at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

 Airline Tickets Hainaut / Bargain Flights 
Flight tickets Hainaut [ Brussels ]

    -  Eurostar, TGV and high speed-rail travel across Europe
Rail Europe is the UK's leading supplier of European Rail tickets. Whether you want to take a short break or a fortnight, your train journey by Eurostar, and connection to Europe with the SNCF range of products, are available to book online.

 NMBS/SNCB - Belgian Railways  -  time table, route planner

  -  Hull to Zeebrugge
P&O Ferries is one of the most well known and trusted brands. Wherever you are travelling to, on holiday or on business, P&O Ferries offers a wide range of routes.

Norfolk Line  
Ferries to France from Dover ( cross-channel ferry ).

 Maps International  -  Maps Belgium  
Mapsinternational.co.uk is one of the largest map shops online.
  France, Belgium, Luxemborg Road Atlas at Amazon  
 Online Map Belgium [ Uni Texas  -  Perry-Castañeda Library  -  Map Collection ]
 Routeplanner.be


Links 

 Travel Insurance  -  travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 Hennegau / Hainaut  -  The Province Hainaut in Wallonia

 Hainaut  -  Site Officiel de la Province de Hainaut
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 Mons  -  Capital City of Hainaut

 Ath District
 Charleroi District
 Mons District
 Mouscron District
 Soignies District
 Thuin District
 Tournai District

 Ath  -  Land of Ath
Ath is known as the "City of Giants" after the "Ducasse" festivities which take place every year on the fourth weekend in August. Huge figures representing David and Goliath are paraded through the streets, and Goliath's wedding and his famous fight with David are re-enacted.
 Charleroi  -  Municipality of Charleroi
The municipality features an industrial area, iron and steel industry, glassmakings, chemicals, electrical engineerings. Charleroi is in the center of a vast coal basin, called Pays noir. Surrounding the town, there are still many slag heaps.
 Mons
Located close to the French border, it is the centre of the Borinage district, the old coal mining centre of the country. Mons was the site of the first battle fought by the British Army in World War I. The British were forced to retreat and the town was occupied by the Germans, before being liberated by the Canadian Corps during the final days of the war.
 Mouscron
 Soignies
 Thuin
Thuin is the location of the ASVi museum, specialising in the history the Belgian Vicinal tramway system. This includes a museum tramway that runs through the streets of the town.
 Tournai  -  Ville de Tournai  -  The only Belgian Town ever held by the British 
This more than 2000 year old town likes to flatter itself with its origins which in turn led the town through very different eras : from a Gallic-Roman over a Frankish era (it became a royal town during the reign of Childeric and Clovis) to a French, English (it is the only Belgian town to have ever been under Henry VIII), Spanish, Dutch, French, (Louis XIV modelled the still existing urban structure), Austrian, French period again ( during the Revolution and the Empire), and then finally it became Dutch until the independence of Belgium.

 Notre-Dame in Tournai  -  UNESCO world heritage
The Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Tournai was built in the first half of the 12th century. It is especially distinguished by a Romanesque nave of extraordinary dimensions, a wealth of sculpture on its capitals and a transept topped by five towers, all precursors of the Gothic style. The choir, rebuilt in the 13th century, is in the pure Gothic style.

Cuisine - Belgian Foods / recipes

Belgium plays a central role in the gastronomic life of Western Europe. The Belgian is well-known for his Burgundian lifestyle and he takes great pleasure in sharing this with his guests. The restaurants are known for their quality, and what finer way to end an exciting day than with a typical Flemish stew washed down with an Ardennes trappist beer?

 Diana's Gourmet Corner - Belgian Recipes
Everybody Eats Well in Belgium Cookbook  -  Cookbook by Ruth Van Waerebeek-Gonzalez, Naria Robbins
A collection of over 250 recipes from Belgium, where there are more 3-star restaurants per capita than any other nation. Among the recipes included are Flemish carrot soup, waterzooi of chicken, Belgian steamed mussels and little chocolate nut cakes.
Guide to Belgian Beers (Petit Fute Travel Guides) by Bernard Dubrulle 
Helpful on your quest for the most delicious, authentic Belgian beers - the best in the world.
It's 'Paradise Found'. Loaded with history, tasting notes, recipes, brewery presentations, addresses and so much more, this handy little booklet is your reference tool "par excellence". Take it with you on your beer adventures!
 Resto.be  -  Belgian restaurants

History of Hainaut

 Angels of Mons
The Angels of Mons are supposedly a group of angels who protected members of the British army in the Battle of Mons at the outset of World War I.
 Battle of Mons  -  see Wikipedia
The Battle of Mons was the British Expeditionary Force's first major combat of World War I.
 Joan of Arc
 Joan of Arc's Letter to the People of Tournai; June 25, 1429

 Belgian Museums

Music, Culture & Entertainment

 Belgian Culture  -  Wikipedia
A discussion of Belgian culture requires discussing both those aspects of cultural life shared by 'all' or most of the Belgians, regardless of what language they speak, and also, the differences between the main cultural communities, the Flemings and the French-speakers from Brussels and Wallonia.
 Belgian Music Links
 Dutch Literature

Travel Portal / Search Engines / Directories

 Porteil de Hainaut  -  Gateway to the Hainaut
 La Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie du Haina  -  Profile of Wallonia
 Euro Info centre Hainaut
 Tournai-city.net

 Visit Belgium
 Ad Valvas  -  search engine
 Voila  -  search engine
 Infobel  -  telephone guide  -  white pages belgium
 Gouden Gids België  -  yellow pages Belgium

 Freesun  -  search engine
 Supergids  - search engine


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