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Stavelot Abbey
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Stavelot Abbey, a magical destination boasting the "5 Suns" quality label! No less than 3 museums await you in the setting of Belgium's oldest monastic foundation.
- Principality of Stavelot-Malmedy History Museum. For over a thousand years, the principality has exerted its influence over a territory extending well beyond Belgium's borders. The Principality of Stavelot-Malmedy History Museum offers a modern and fun-filled insight into the Old Régime and includes sounds and images, various objects and works of art, orchestrated using the latest multimedia techniques, together with the "Espace Wibald", portraying a 12th-century Empire priest.
- Spa-Francorchamps Race Track Museum. Set inside the abbey's vaulted cellars, this museum tells the story of the "world's finest race track". An exhibition of exceptional vehicles, previously-unseen videos and unusual objects allow visitors to relive the passion of racing, from the pioneers to today's drivers. You're bound to take yourself for a Fangio, Senna or Schumacher after a virtual lap of the Ardennes track!
- Guillaume Apollinaire Museum. This museum, with its hushed atmosphere, evokes the poet's stay in the Stavelot region and plunges visitors into the world of the author of the "Chanson du Mal-Aimé". The itinerary introduces visitors to the work of one of the last century's most outstanding figures, as seen through Apollinaire's writings and the eyes of Picasso, Chagall and Cocteau.
Aperitif-Concerts
Every Sunday in the summer (during school holidays) from 11.00 to 12.30 in the cloister garden or in the cloister (depending on the weather), a varied and friendly programme and it's free!
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Coach park20 parking spots
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Dogs admitted
Opening times
Every day from 10.00 to 18.00. Closed on Mondays (except public holidays and school holidays) • Closed on Sunday and Monday of Laetare (March &5 and 16, 2026), December 25 and January 1.
Price
All-in package: adults €11 • 60+, children (6-18) €9.50
Tour length
45 mins. to 1 day • Free audio guide in EN, FR, NL, DE
Price (min. 15 people) adults €9 • school groups €4.50
Guided tour Guided tours by appointment OR free audio guide in EN, FR, NL, DE
More information • Brochure on request.
Weather in Stavelot
Events
Christmas will burst into life! The abbey is once again at its best, in Stavelot. From 3 December to 8 January 2017.
So many things that will make young and old dream. Starting with the lights. Enjoy a mulled wine and a hot chocolate as a family in a warm and convivial place. And who knows? Maybe you'll find the original gift that you where looking for.
On Sunday 13 December, from 10am to 6pm a Christmas market and a flea market will be organised in the abbey's cellars and under the esplanade on avenue Ferdinand Nicolay.
On one side you will be able to purchase objects of elegant and sometimes unusual antiquity, on the other you will find artisan decorations to put on your Christmas tree and gifts to put under it.
49th edition as always, proposing a rich and varied programme for all ages: Youngsters and children, those acquainted with the world of theatre and those curious to discover the unique practice of live shows.
This season you can experience it for yourself!
Not forgetting the return of the "petits Fest-Art" on the last day of the festival: outdoor street theatre for the very young!
And of course, high-quality one-man-shows full of humour and poetry.
Every day from 10am to 1pm and 1.30pm to 5pm in the abbey's glass gallery.
BANK N° : (BE51)001-2249804-62 - Asbl. Festival VTS - 4000
Plongez au coeur de la culture japonaise à l'Abbaye de Stavelot. L'exposition De l'estampe au manga. Le Japon artistique réunit les grands maîtres de l'époque Edo ainsi que les célèbres mangakas contremporains.
Estampes d'hier et mangas d'aujourd'hui
L’estampe fait partie de la culture populaire destinée à un large public tout comme le manga aujourd’hui. Les thématiques et les symboles de l’estampe se retrouvent dans le manga contemporain sous de nouvelles formes, transformant cet héritage vers la modernité.
De nombreux objets anciens accompagnent les estampes des grands maitres Hokusai, Hiroshige et Utamaro, révélant un savoir-faire artistique hors du commun.
Des grands noms du manga des années 80 à nos jours sont visibles aux cimaises de l’Abbaye de Stavelot :
- Dragon Ball
- One Piece
- Naruto
- Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque...
Ces héros sont présentés sous forme de dessins originaux, dōgas et celluloïds ou encore en statuettes 3D.
L’exposition met en lumière une tradition graphique et une culture esthétique qui s’est transmise au Japon depuis l’époque médiévale.
Un voyage artistique à ne pas manquer à Stavelot.
