Charleroi

Worth seeing in and around Charleroi

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Stade du Pays de Charleroi

   Stade du Pays de Charleroi is a football stadium in the city of Charleroi, Belgium. It was built for the 2000 UEFA European Championship in Belgium and the Netherlands in replacement of the old stadium known as Mambourg.

   900 m · stadium · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Charleroi light rail

   The Charleroi Light Metro light rail network in Charleroi, Belgium. The system consists of a loop line around central Charleroi and three branches towards the suburbs of Gilly, Anderlues and Gosselies.

   1 km · light rail system in Charleroi region, Wallonia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Aulne Abbey

   Aulne Abbey was a Cistercian monastery located between Thuin and Landelies on the river Sambre in the Bishopric of Liège, Belgium. It is now a Walloon Heritage Site.

   9.4 km · Cistercian monastery in Belgium · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Soleilmont Abbey

   Soleilmont Abbey is an abbey of Trappistine nuns situated in the forest and commune of Fleurus, at Gilly near Charleroi, Belgium, founded, according to tradition, in the 11th century, which became Cistercian in 1237. The nuns were expelled as a consequence of the French Revolution in 1796, but soon re-established themselves in 1802.

   5.8 km · church building in Gilly, Belgium · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Dôme

   The DÔME is an indoor arena that is located in Charleroi, Belgium. It currently can seat 6,300 spectators.

   1.8 km · indoor arena · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Saint-Sulpice church, Jumet

   The Church of Saint Sulpice is a Catholic church in Jumet, a neighborhood of the Belgian city of Charleroi in Hainaut Province, Wallonia. It is dedicated to Sulpitius the Pious.

   5 km · church in Jumet · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Acoz Castle

   Acoz Castle, also known as the Château Pirmez, is a château in Acoz in the municipality of Gerpinnes, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.

   8.5 km · castle in Wallonia, Belgium · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Cartier Castle

   Cartier Castle is a château in Marchienne-au-Pont, a district of Charleroi, in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.

   3.8 km · castle in Wallonia · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Fontaine-l'Évêque Castle

   Fontaine-l'Évêque Castle is a castle in Fontaine-l'Évêque, province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.

   8.8 km · castle in Wallonia · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Farciennes Castle

    Farciennes Castle is a derelict 17th-century castle in Farciennes in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. The present building stands on the site of an earlier castle of the 14th century.

    8 km · castle in Wallonia · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

The centre of Charleroi is relatively compact and walkable, encompassed within a ringroad known as the Petite Ceinture de Charleroi. Because Charleroi is located on a slight hill, the northern part of the centre is known as Ville Haute ("upper town"), and the southern part as Ville Basse ("lower town").

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Things to do

Markets: If you are in Charleroi on a Sunday, do not miss the markets that spread out from Place Charles II over neighbouring streets. Cinéma Le Parc, Rue de Montigny 58 2338. A cinema. Football: Royal Charleroi SC, Les Zèbres, plays soccer in Pro League, Belgium's top tier league. Their home ground (capacity 15,000) is Stade de Pays de Charleroi, Rue des Emailleries, 500 m southeast of city centre.

1. 01
   Terril des Piges

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Where to eat

All these are in the city centre:

1. 01
   Le Chateaubriand

   Rue de Montigny 16.

2. 02
   Sandwicherie

   Rue du Mambourg 8.

3. 03
   Emirdag

   Bd Jacques Bertrand 51.

4. 04
   Cappadocia

   Bd Jacques Bertrand 64.

5. 05
   La Petite Maison - Küçük EV

   Place de la Digue 33 Kucuk Ev.

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Getting to Charleroi

Airports

Brussels South Charleroi (CRL), 6 km · Brussels (BRU), 55 km · Lille (LIL), 97 km

Stations

Brussels South Charleroi Airport, 5.7 km · Charleroi-Central railway station, 700 m · Villette station, 900 m · Janson, 600 m · Charleroi-West railway station, 800 m

• Zaventem → Charleroi

  53 km · quickest by road, 1h 1m · €7–10
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• Oostende → Charleroi

  139 km · quickest by road, 1h 59m · €17–23
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• Lesquin → Charleroi

  96 km · quickest by road, 1h 31m · €12–17
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Charleroi. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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