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Sightseeing in Leuven

© Layla Aerts
© Layla Aerts

On Tuesday, April 3, 2012, from 6:00 - 8:00 pm we offer a Guided City Tour. Please refer to our website page Guided City Tour for more information. A professional tour guide will take you to the magnificent old town on foot and explain the city's history and famous places. The tour starts at the Aula Pieter de Somer and ends at the Old Market with its dozens of bars and pubs in a central square in the heart of Leuven.

 

The City of Leuven website presents comprehensive information about sightseeing tours in Leuven. On this site you will find some information copied from their website. Please visit the website http://www.leuven.be/en/tourism/index.jsp for more information on Leuven. All rights concerning the photos on this website are reserved by the city of Leuven.

University

The University of Leuven was founded almost six hundred years ago. Throughout the centuries, people have always occupied center stage at the University of Leuven. The University's academic fame has attracted scholars and scientists such as Justus Lipsius, Gerard Mercator and Andreas Vesalius who have all made valuable contributions to European intellectual life. Since the founding of the university in 1425, Leuven has been both a city and a university. From the very beginning the two were interlinked and hence share a particularly rich past. Yet Leuven does not rest on its laurels. City and university use the most modern resources to further develop and to present themselves as the cradle of new ideas. The many historic and university buildings forming a heterogeneous but organic whole clearly indicate how Leuven city and university have merged.

 

© Toerisme Leuven
© Toerisme Leuven

Stadhuis (Town Hall)

Leuven Town Hall is one of the world’s most famous Gothic town halls. According to tradition the first town hall stood by the Old Market. The second one was accommodated in a terrace of houses by the Great Market, opposite St. Peter's Church, in 1439. The ample cellars of the existing houses were retained, have now been restored and are open to visitors.

 

 

 

 

© Toerisme Leuven
© Toerisme Leuven

Sint-Pieterskerk (Saint Peter’s Church)

Saint Peter's Church is the oldest church in Leuven. According to record, it was founded in 986. The first church burned down in 1176. A new Romanesque church was built with a crypt, an extension, at the back of the choir. The Westwork was flanked by two towers as can be seen in the old town seal.

Open: Tuesday to Friday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m

Groot Begijnhof © Tourisme Leuven
© Tourisme Leuven

Groot Begijnhof (Great Beguinage)

The Groot Begijnhof has the appearance of a small town in the city. It is a succession of streets, squares, gardens and parks, with houses and convents in traditional brick and sandstone style. This small town was restored between 1964 and 1989 by the Catholic University of Leuven, which had purchased the site in 1962 from the Social Welfare Commission. On March 31, 2000, it was officially recognized by Unesco as a World Heritage Site.


Around Leuven

Hageland, Horst Castle

To the east of Leuven is the magnificent Hageland. Six cozy provincial towns are the pearls in the crown of the local country life. Here the farmer sitting on his tractor cordially waves to you as you walk by. You can cycle along the interconnecting bicycle network, beside courtyard farms and Roman "tumuli". A little further on, the Horst Castle proudly stands guard in the middle of the lake.

The castle is in the village of St-Pieters-Rode between Aarschot and Leuven.

By car, take either the N2 (Brussels-Hasselt) and exit for St-Joris-Winge, or the E314 (Leuven-Aachen), and take exit 22 and turn right on N223 towards St-Pieters-Rode.

© Toerisme Leuven
© Toerisme Leuven

The Green Belt, parks and gardens

To the west of Leuven lies the Green Belt, which surrounds Belgium’s capital city of Brussels. This region boasts magnificent parks and gardens, sometimes literally in the shadow of the metropolis. There are served generous glasses of locally brewed Lambiek, Geuze, Palm or Primus beer in the many bars and outdoor cafes.
The Green Belt is made up of three regions: the Pajottenland and Zenne Valley, the Brabant Kouters and the Dijleland. They each have their individual characteristics, which mean there are plenty of things to discover!

The list here is just a sampling, and offers only a few ideas of how to explore and discover the Green Belt. Some highlights are Gaasbeek Castle, a mid-13th century fortified castle; the National Botanic Garden of Belgium, one of the largest botanical gardens in the world, and the International Rose Garden of Coloma, the internationally renowned rose gardens.



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