From the Ardennes to the Meuse valley, Belgium packs a rich monastic heritage into a small territory: most abbeys are reachable in under two hours from Brussels or Liège. Many welcome guests for a few days of silence as well as for longer periods of discernment.
This page brings together spiritual retreat venues in Belgium, kept continuously up to date: type of hospitality, length of stay, and the option to come alone, in a group, or with family.
For a detailed presentation of several of them, read our article Where to go on a spiritual retreat in Belgium?.
At the entrance to Dinant, in the province of Namur in Belgium, Abbaye Notre-Dame de Leffe welcomes those who wish to experience a spiritual or Christian retreat in a peaceful monastic setting, between town and nature. This historically rich place offers an environment conducive to silence, prayer, and inner renewal, at the rhythm of Norbertine life.
Discover the house of the Sisters of the Fraternity of Tiberias in Pondrôme, in the Belgian Ardennes: a Christian spiritual retreat location in the heart of nature, combining prayer, manual work, and fraternity.
Chevetogne Monastery, nestled in the heart of the Belgian countryside, is a place of prayer and ecumenical dialogue, ideal for finding renewal in an atmosphere of distinctive peace and spirituality.
A place of grace, visited 33 times by the Virgin Mary from November 29, 1932 to January 3, 1933, appearing to 5 children from the town of Beauraing. Located between the provinces of Namur and Luxembourg in a small town surrounded by nature, this sanctuary has become a place of pilgrimage, renewal, and inner consolation for people from all over the world since the Blessed Virgin invited them to come.
Ten kilometers from the famous Scourmont Abbey, in the charming Walloon town of Chimay, a small community of Trappistine sisters lives out a hospitality, a tradition of baking, and a life of prayer that never fail to inspire. Come and take the time to find renewal, to contemplate, and to meditate in a region of forests, lakes, and lush green spaces.
Orval Abbey is a Belgian Trappist abbey located in the Ardennes, very close to the French border. And there's more to it than just beer...
Tucked away in a green oasis, the Cistercian abbey of Notre-Dame de Soleilmont is located in Fleurus, Belgium. The community will be delighted to welcome you for a retreat away from the world, sharing their life of prayer, hospitality, simplicity, and joy!
A hidden gem set in its green surroundings, Maredret Abbey overlooks the Molignée valley in Belgium. Enclosed by stone walls, the abbey is home to twenty Benedictine nuns who rely on its orchards, vegetable gardens, and grounds for their food and that of their guests, whom they welcome to share their joy and peace!
In Banneux, Belgium, at a site of Marian apparitions, the Brothers of Saint John welcome you to the priory Regina Pacis!
