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Spa Travel Guide
As its name suggests, Spa is synonymous with relaxation and even gave its name to the word spa. Included among UNESCO’s Great Spa Cities of Europe, the town has been renowned for centuries for its mineral springs and elegant wellness traditions. Nestled in a wooded valley, Spa is often called the ‘Pearl of the Ardennes’, yet its refined hotels, boutiques and villas—spanning more than a century of architectural styles—also evoke the ‘Knokke-Heist of Wallonia’.
STAY
EAT
- La Brasserie de Bobelines (Belgian)
- L’Auberge (Belgian)
- La Cour de La Reine (French)
- L’Att de Vivre (French fusion)
- Le Chalet du Parc (Belgo-French)
- Le Grand Maur (French seasonal)
- L’Olivier Pizzeria (Italian)
DRINK
- Brasserie Franc'Off des Artistes
- Brasserie SPARSA
- Gio Café
- La Gaterie (tea salon)
- Little Arthur (tarterie)
- Le Palmarès Brasserie
SHOP
- Black Bison (artisanal leather)
- Glenwood (car racing shirts & more)
- Jolités de Spa® (local wooden crafts)
- La Boutique des Créateurs (local artisans)
- Savonnerie de Spa (handmade soap)
- SPA Racing (Stavelot, motorsport items)
EXPERIENCE
- Cwarmê (carnival), Malmedy
- Foire aux Jolités (craft fair) Nov
- Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix, June
- Laetare de Stavelot (carnival), Mar
- Liège-Bastogne-Liège (cycling race), Apr
- Les Francofolies de Spa, July
- Les Thermes de Spa (pools & spa)
- Spa-Francorchamps Formula 1
- Spa Royal Festival, Aug





