Do you love spending time in nature? Here are the best gardens and parks in Belgium:
1Rubenshuis
AntwerpThe Rubenshuis is open! From now on, all visits start at 13, Hopland, where the brand-new building by Robbrecht en Daem architects is your gateway to the Rubens Experience, the library, and the lush, replanted Baroque garden. This verdant urban oasis also has a superb view of Rubens’s home. The his 2Van Buuren Museum and gardens
UccleThe Van Buuren Museum is a "house museum," a 1928 Dutch-style art deco home furnished by several reputable interior designers, decorators and the owners: banker and patron David van Buuren and his wife Alice. The museum also features a collection of paintings from the 15th to the 20th century. Among 3Gaasbeek Castle
LennikGaasbeek Castle is a medieval castle that has had an eventful history. The castle evolved from a strategic stronghold to a large estate. One of the most famous owners was the Earl of Egmont. The visitor walks in the Gaasbeek Castle through historical interiors, where tapestries, paintings, furniture 4Meise Botanic Garden
MeiseTo visit Meise Botanic Garden is to enjoy plant growth and blossoms, fragrance and colour, opulence and variety – at any time of the year. 20,000 plant species from all over the world grow in a large, green oasis of 92 hectares, either outside in the domain, or inside in one of our iconic glasshouse 5Middelheim Open Air Sculpture Museum
AntwerpThe Middelheimmuseum is an open air museum with some 400 works of art. It provides an international overview of modern and contemporary art in the park, ‘Het Huis’, ‘het Kasteel’ and the ‘Braempaviljoen’. Among others, the museum displays works by Carl Andre, Jean Arp, Wim Delvoye, Alberto Giacomett 6Arboretum Kalmthout
KalmthoutThe Arboretum Kalmthout is one of the oldest tree and plant gardens in Flanders. Arboretum Kalmthout features plants from all over the world. Within the plant collection, the witch hazels are the best known. The plant collections focus mainly on trees, shrubs and ornamental garden plants. All plants 7Musée du Château de Seneffe
SeneffeMusée du Château de Seneffe is located on the Domain of Seneffe, which consists of an 18th-century neoclassical-style castle with a collection of silversmithing. The collection was assembled by Belgian private collector Claude D'Allemagne and his wife Juliette Rémy. In addition to this collection, t 8ABBY
KortrijkAbby Kortrijk is a playful, accessible and multi-voiced museum of visual arts. Together with a diverse network of organisations, artists and communities, and with art as a universal language, we explore what defines and connects us as human beings across borders, generations and cultures. 9Beauvoorde Castle
VeurneBeauvoorde Castle, along with the church, forms the core of the village of Wulveringem, but fell into disrepair in the 18th century. In 1875 jonkheer Arthur Merghelynck became owner and restored the buildings to their 17th-century state and laid out the French-English castle park. The interior was d 10The Castle of Laarne
LaarneOriginally a moated castle, Laarne Castle dates back to the 11th or 12th century. The castle houses an art collection that includes Brussels tapestries, 16th-century furniture and a silver collection. 11Jehay-Bodegnée Castle
AmayThe castle of Jehay was founded in the 11th century, but dates largely from the 16th century with a Renaissance look. The castle displays objects collected by the Count Guy van den Steen. Among other things, furniture, sculptures, porcelain, carpets, books and silverware are on display. 12Le Botanique
BrusselsLe Botanique is a space for culture and imagination and the cultural center of the French Community of Belgium. 13Alden Biesen Castle
BilzenAlden Biesen, once built by the Teutonic Order of Knights, is one of the largest castle estates in the Euregio. It is now a cultural center of the Flemish Government. In the welcome center, visitors learn about the history behind the historic Alden Biesen site through the permanent exhibition on the 14Jean Massart Botanical Garden
AuderghemBotanical Garden Jean Massart is a five-hectare garden created to study the adaptation of wild plants to their environment. There are three themed gardens: a collection of 400 species of medicinal plants, a collection of cultivated plants and a themed garden illustrating the evolution of flowering p 15Kasteel Le Paige
HerentalsAt Le Paige Castle, exhibitions run almost year-round and are free to visit. There is also an aboretum to visit. 16Écaussinnes-Lalaing Castle
Ecaussinnes-Lalaing 17Kasteel d'Ursel
HingeneThe castle d'Ursel was the country residence of the noble family d'Ursel. Several temporary exhibitions are held there. 18Sparkoh!
FrameriesSparkoh! (formerly Pass) - Scientific Adventure Park is located on the site of an old coal mine. At the Pass, visitors make an exploration of various sciences. Among other things, there are Interactive exhibits, animations, a sculpture palace and a large park. 19Kasteelmuseum van Loppem
LoppemThe castle was built around 1860 by order of Baron Charles van Caloen and his wife. It was designed by Edward Welby Pugin and Jean Bethune. Inside is the museum where collections of paintings, drawings, printed matter, sculptures, pottery and porcelain are displayed, among other things. The focus of 20Museum of the Fagnolles Castle
FagnolleThe Museum of Fagnolles Castle displays archaeological artifacts from the 13th to the 16th century. The collection includes pottery, cutlery, ornaments, ironwork, stained glass windows, tiles and coins. 21Hofke van Chantraine
Oud-TurnhoutThe Hofke van Chantraine Arts and Heritage Center is a meeting place for art, culture and heritage enthusiasts. Changing exhibitions are organized. 22Hof ter Saksen
BeverenThe Hof ter Saksen is a municipal nature preserve with a landscape park and walking avenues. In addition to the park, castle, orangery and farm building, there is also a nature garden, a standard orchard, the Beverse brook valley with buffer basin and an oak forest. 23Beloeil Castle and Park
BeloeilThe 14th century castle, houses numerous collections: precious furniture, remarkable carpets, paintings, sculptures and porcelain. The park is landscaped in the French style and covers 25 acres. 24Muze’um L - Light, Landscape & Line
RoeselareA contemporary museum built at the light meridian in Roeselare. A Muze'um L exhibition - the L stands for Light and Landscape - whose appearance depends on the time of the day. Well thought-out architectural features turn the building into a giant sculpture providing light and shadows in keeping wit 25Sculpture Park Hugo Voeten
GeelCollection Hugo Voeten is located in Art Center Hugo Voeten (indoor) in Herentals and Sculpture Park Hugo Voeten in Geel-Westerlo (outdoor). Both are unique environments displaying unique art in the green heart of the Antwerp Kempen region. They house the private collection of entrepreneur Hugo Voet 26RIVEO
HottonWhere the rivers tell their story ! Open the door to RIVEO and enter the fabulous world of the river ! A surprising world of diversity, natural riches, a universe which we sometimes ponder, regularly encounter, yet often don't really understand. Cross the threshold: nature's treasures are just- 27
Ghent university museum
GhentThe gent university museum (GUM) opened on 23 oktober 2020 and collections of multiple smaller museums that existed before. It has collections related to all university activities including zoology, morphology, science, history, medicine, history and ethnographicism. It is located next to the "botan - 28
Monumental
BornemMonumental organizes temporary changing individual or group exhibitions in the sculpture park and gallery. Works by both promising and renowned artists from home and abroad can be shown there. - 29
Museum Wateringhuis
OverpeltMuseum Wateringhuis is located in the former home of the water boss of the De Watering nature reserve. The museum paints a picture of the area's genesis and natural values. The area is only partially accessible because of the protection of its unique fauna and flora. Among other things, the museum f - 30
Musée fagnard et forestier de Ternell
EupenNature Center House Ternell is a natural history Fens and forest museum that presents a picture of the native plant and animal world and the origins of the High Fens. - 31
Conservatoire Botanique de Wallonie et Musée Vivant de la pomme de terre
GenappeConservatoire Botanique de Wallonie et Musée Vivant de la pomme de terre focuses on the preservation of cultivated plants. The museum has the largest collection of plants of the genus Allium, native to northern Europe. Some varieties date back to the Middle Ages. - 32
Garden of Medicinal Plants Paul Moens
Woluwe-Saint-LambertThe Garden of Medicinal Plants Paul Moens consists of a living collection of medicinal, useful and dangerous plants. - 33
Sculpture Garden UCL
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Musée centre nature de Botrange
RobertvilleMuseum Nature Park Center Botrange displays information regarding the formation and development of the landscape. - 35
Bosmuseum Hallerbos
HalleForest Museum Hallerbos is located on the edge of the Hallerbos. The museum displays various documents, models, fossils, rocks and other objects that highlight the fauna, flora, historical and geological aspects of the Hallerbos, from prehistoric times to the present.