Aywiers Abbey Ruins

Lasne, Belgium

Aywiers Abbey was founded in 1215 by Cistercian monks. It prospered and grew thanks to donations up to 2000 hectares. During the the French Revolution the abbey will be sold and the new owner demolished it partly. Today the seven-hectare garden is surrounded by ancient walls, containing superb hundred-year-old tree specimens, shrubs and rare plants, a pond and springs as well as a garden of aromatic and medicinal plant.

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Rue de l'Abbaye, Lasne, Belgium
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Founded: 1215
Category: Religious sites in Belgium

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www.aywiers.be

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4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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Silski Rachel (6 months ago)
Two garden fairs are organized at the Aywiers gardens. A true paradise for garden lovers: the different sellers offer a varied range: annual and perennial flowers, vegetables, fruit trees, collection of bulbs, as well as garden furniture and decoration. Everything is very well organized (parking). There is a way to eat there.
Rosemary Ulyett (13 months ago)
A beautiful day, enjoyed the gardens and the visit. Will have to come to the spring event next year. Also enjoyed a delicious lunch.
jean-françois dekeesrgieter (18 months ago)
Refinement, remaining exceptional setting. maintained throughout all these years. The hostess stages a broom where the actors (the exhibitors) go to their maximum! Quality plants, professional advice! You want to have a full view, come take a stroll there at the end of this summer during their winter edition.
Hubert van de Werve (2 years ago)
Seasonal and unmissable meeting place for pleasure garden enthusiasts.
Edouard Ledent (2 years ago)
10€ presale, 12€ entrance and 14€ for the WE. Exhibition-sales of garden products. The Limauge family welcomes you to their home and makes these marvelous gardens and their know-how available to nursery operators and visitors. Is celebrations in 2022 the 30 years of the organization. The children and nephews of this family participate in the smooth running of the day in terms of meals, bars and entertainment, under the watchful eye of Alain and his wife Patricia. In parallel, the sons develop the Lutgarde brewery already offering 3 or 4 blonde, brown and IPA beers. The family is also involved in the Languedoc vineyard at Château Gragnos, which you can taste during the Jardins d'Aywiers.
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