Mons is a Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province of Hainaut, of which it is the capital.

Attractions

• The Grand Place is the centre of the historic town and the stage for the annual battle of the Lumeçon.
• The city Hall, originally built near the current location of the belfry, was moved on the Grand Place in the 13th century. The flamboyant gothic building we can admire now dates from the 15th century. In front of it stands the statue of a monkey, which is said to bring good fortune to those who pat his head.
• The collegiate church of Saint Waltrude is paradoxically a good specimen of the Gothic architecture of Brabant.
• The neighbouring belfry, classified as a World Heritage Site, dates from the 17th century and is the only Baroque-style belfry in Belgium.
• The so-called Spanish House dates from the 16th century.