Lobbes

Lobbes combines the calm of the Sambre valley with the weight of a centuries-old monastic past in a way that reflects its position in Hainaut, Wallonia. During the Middle Ages, Lobbes Abbey was an important Benedictine centre of learning. Much of the complex vanished after the French Revolution, yet its former church, the Collegiate Church of Saint-Ursmer, remains the town’s defining monument. Its Romanesque fabric, crypt and surviving traces of the abbey precinct provide a direct link to early medieval religious life. Lobbes is also connected with Belgium’s former vicinal railways: ASVi runs historic tramway equipment through this section of the Sambre valley. Move on to other webcams in Wallonia to compare landscapes and settings around Lobbes and the Sambre.

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