# Visit to the ruins of Villers Abbey

What to do en Villers-la-Ville Abbey · Villers-la-Ville Abbey

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/villers-la-ville-abbey/things-to-do/abbey-visit · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Desde: 10 € person
- Duración: 1 h 30
- Temporada: Every day: November to March from 10:00 to 17:00; April to October from 10:00 to 18:00
- Para quién: All ages; only partly accessible for reduced mobility

Ruins · 1 h 30 · €10 · €4 for ages 6 to 12 · every day

Villers Abbey was for 650 years one of the great Cistercian abbeys of Europe. Today it is a complex of enormous ruins, Romanesque, Gothic and classical, in the Thyle valley: the roofless abbey church, the cloister, the monks' refectory, the warming room, which was the only heated room, the guesthouse and the brewery. The river runs beneath the buildings, and since 1855 the train has crossed the ruins on a viaduct. Victor Hugo drew on its dungeons for part of Les Misérables.
Price and hours
€10 for adults, €8 for over-65s and students, €4 for ages 6 to 12 and free for under-6s. Open every day: from November to March from 10:00 to 17:00 and from April to October until 18:00; on weekends in July and August, until 20:00. Last entry, one hour earlier. In strong wind it may close.
Guide
A free app with a map, reconstructions, podcast and videos accompanies the visit. On Sundays at 14:30 there is a guided tour about the monks' life.

Lo organiza: Abbaye de Villers-la-Ville, desde 10 € per person (https://www.villers.be/fr/visiter)

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.villers.be/fr/visiter
- Coordenadas: 50.590021, 4.530058

## Cerca de aquí

- [L'Ardoise and Radulphe: the abbey as a game](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/villers-la-ville-abbey/things-to-do/ardoise-game), a 0 m
- [Bistro de l'Abbaye](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/villers-la-ville-abbey/where-to-eat/bistro-de-l-abbaye), a 13 m
- [Guided tour of the abbey micro-brewery](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/villers-la-ville-abbey/things-to-do/micro-brewery), a 43 m
- [The cloister and abbey church](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/villers-la-ville-abbey/things-to-do/cloister-and-church), a 44 m
- [The abbey gardens: medicinal plants and old roses](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/villers-la-ville-abbey/things-to-do/abbey-gardens), a 88 m
- [Meditative path to the Chapel of St Bernard](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/villers-la-ville-abbey/things-to-do/meditative-path), a 171 m
- [Chambres Léonard](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/villers-la-ville-abbey/where-to-stay/chambres-leonard), a 265 m
- [B&B Les Autres Sens](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/villers-la-ville-abbey/where-to-stay/les-autres-sens), a 903 m

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does it cost to enter Villers-la-Ville Abbey?
€10 for adults and €4 for ages 6 to 12 in 2026.

### How long does the visit take?
About an hour and a half.

Destino: [Villers-la-Ville Abbey](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/villers-la-ville-abbey.md)