Mons / Bergen: is it crowded? When to visit
Mons / Bergen (Belgium) gets about as many visitors all year round, with the most in July. At its busiest, around the week of 12 Jul 2027, about 927 tourists stay there each night.
Even then it stays calm for its size: a good choice to avoid the crowds. 2/9 · Calm
Tourists week by week, for the year ahead
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Forecasts from official statistics, estimated from figures for the wider region. The first three months are the most reliable. See Mons / Bergen on the map, week by week →
What to see in Mons / Bergen
- St Symphorien Military Cemetery
- Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes
20 listed monuments, including a UNESCO World Heritage site and 33 more things to see and do.
Quieter places near Mons / Bergen
Calm, worth the trip and within driving distance, even in the busiest week of the year:
- Antwerpen / Anvers · 1 h 45 drive · 4/9 · Some visitors See: Museum Plantin-Moretus, Confiserie Roodthooft
- Ieper / Ypres · 1 h 40 drive · 4/9 · Some visitors See: Menin Gate, Saint-Charles de Potyze Military Cemetery
- Liège / Luik · 2 h 09 drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Military plots of Robermont Cemetery, Collège en Isle
- Mechelen / Malines · 1 h 21 drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Béguinages in Flanders, Fonteinbrug
- Vorst (Brussel-Hoofdstad) / Forest (Bruxelles-Capitale) · 53 min drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta, Maison Dubois
Drive times are estimates from distance.
Where to stay and what to do
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