Come and discover Stavelot Abbey and its site, listed as major heritage of Wallonia, and witness the fascinating history of one of the oldest monastic foundations in Belgium and the world’s most beautiful racing circuit together with the artistic world of one of the 20th century’s outstanding figures, the poet Guillaume Apollinaire.
Spa-Francorchamps Racetrack Museum
Wrapped in a curtain of greenery between Stavelot, Malmédy and Spa, scene of so many car and motorcycling exploits, the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack is still considered by many racing drivers as the “most beautiful track in the world”.
Read more BookHistorical museum of the Principality of Stavelot-Malmedy
For over a millennium, from the day it was founded by Saint Remacle to the French Revolution, the Abbey Principality of Stavelot-Malmédy exerted its economic, political, religious and artistic influence upon an extensive territory stretching far beyond the borders of Belgium.
Read more BookGuillaume Apollinaire museum
Guillaume Apollinaire came to spend his holidays in Stavelot when he was 19 years of age. His mother, a Polish aristocrat would visit the casino of Spa. That Summer of 1899 had an appreciable influence on Guillaume’s work.
Read more BookExhibition Martin Parr, Parrathon
Parrathon is a major exhibition of more than 400 photographs by Martin Parr covering 14 themes: from his first black and white series in the 70s and 80s through the famous color series The Last Resort (1983-85) which does so know, up to the most recent series.
His key words are irony, self-deprecation, kitsch, good humor and of course So British humor!
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