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

Hôtel la Tonnellerie
Hôtel Palmarès
Les Bains de Spa
Van der Valk Hotel Spa
Villa des Fleurs
Villa Le Vert Bois B&B

EAT

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 Restaurant (French)
L’Olivier (Italian)

DRINK

Brasserie des Artistes
Brasserie Sparsa
Gio Café
La Gaterie tea salon
Little Arthur tarteries
Le Palmarès brasserie

SHOP

Black Bison (artisan leather)
Glenwood (car racing items)
La Boutique des Créateurs (local artisans)
Savonnerie de Spa (handmade soap)
SPA Racing (motorsport items)

EXPERIENCE

Cwarmê carnival, Malmedy
Foire aux Jolités craft fair , Nov
Formula 1 Grand Prix, June
Laetare de Stavelot carnival, Mar
Liège-Bastogne-Liège cycling race, Apr
Les Francofolies de Spa, July
Spa-Francorchamps Formula 1
Spa Royal Festival, Aug

MUST-SEE

Aux Armes d’Autriche
Galerie Léopold II
La Parade des Pierrots
Musée de la Ville d’eaux
Parc de Sept Heures