Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Spa has two railway stations: Spa and Spa-Géronstère, where local trains of SNCB/NMBS link the city with Theux, Verviers and Aachen. The railway line used to extend further south towards Trois-Ponts, Vielsalm and Luxembourg. Local and regional bus services in Spa are provided by the Walloon transport company TEC. Spa is located on the ...
The oldest parts built in 1774, the orphanage from Spa Casino now known as "Waux-Hall" (nl) (fr) Spa 63072-CLT-0005-01 Info. De oudste delen gebouwd in 1774, het weeshuis van Spa, nu Casino, geheten "Waux-Hall" Ensemble of the royal house and its surroundings (nl) (fr) Spa
The manor was built between 1905 and 1910 by the diplomat Georges Neyt (1842–1910), who lived there only for a short while before he died. His heirs sold the building, which became known as “small Versailles of the Ardennes” in 1912, to Edmond Dresse, who obtained the title "Dresse Lébioles" in 1926.
[1] [2] From the early 18th century to the 1930s, Western Europe experienced an increase in spa and bathing culture, leading to the construction of elaborate bath houses. [1] These would often include gardens, casinos, theatres, and villas surrounding the springs and the bath houses.
This site comprises four major coal mining complexes in Belgium, Grand-Hornu Bois-du-Luc, Bois du Cazier (pictured), and Blegny-Mine. While mining activities date back to at least the 17th century, the peak activity took place in the 19th and the second half of the 20th centuries when the mines were among the largest in Europe.
List of protected heritage sites in Spa, Belgium; S. Schaltin Pierry & Cie; Spa Conference (29 September 1918) Spa (mineral water) Spa Conference (13–15 August 1918)
The statue of "The crutchbreaker" in the spa town Piešťany – a symbol of balneotherapy Print of Spa, Belgium, 1895 Ikaalisten Kylpylä, a spa center in Ikaalinen, Pirkanmaa, Finland. A spa town is a resort town based on a mineral spa (a developed mineral spring). Patrons visit spas to "take the waters" for their purported health benefits.
This is an incomplete list of castles and châteaux in Belgium. [ a ] The Dutch word kasteel and the French word château refer both to fortified defensive buildings ( castles proper) and to stately aristocratic homes ( châteaux , manor houses or country houses ).