At the crossroads of Europe, the Mons region has always enjoyed a strategic location. 6,000 years ago, prehistoric man mined the land for flint here! Then came the age of coal... Every era has its story. At the Grand-Hornu, at the PASS in Frameries, at the Mundaneum and at Spiennes in the Silex's museum, the history, industrial past and scientific adventures of Mons amaze many a visitor.
 

 

The Pass

The Pass

At the PASS, science isn’t explained, it is brought to life.

Silex's

Silex's

The Silex's Museum invites curious visitors to explore one of the oldest flint mines in the world.

The Grand-Hornu

The Grand-Hornu

A former coalmine considered to be the jewel in the crown of Belgium’s industrial heritage