In the middle of the Vesdre valley, not far from Liège, Chaudfontaine (00 32 4367 8067; chateaudesthermes.be) has the hottest thermal water in Belgium.

Dr. Tononi is now collaborating with Dr. Steven Laureys of the University of Liège in Belgium to test his theory on people in persistent vegetative states.

In “Lorna’s Silence” (Sony), the Belgian directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, shooting on location in Liège, use symbolic and theatrical elements to transcend practical naturalism.