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#1 of 8 things to do in Leuven
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Adrian_Liston says:
To show Elle around Leuven we booked ourselves on a Leuven Tourist Office tour. For only €2 we had a two hour walking tour of the city, just two guides and the three of us. The guides were really well informed and would tell us long stories about any buildings or statues that we asked about. In pa…
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#2 of 8 things to do in Leuven
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Pearl510 says:
This beguinage is a wonderful place because it's been preserved just the way it was, when founded in the 13th century. Small cobblestone streets, little houses, chapels and tiny gardens are everywhere. On top of that, the river Dijle runs right trough the beguinage, which looks like a miniature vill…
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#3 of 8 things to do in Leuven
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Pearl510 says:
The town hall of Leuven is build in 1439. There have been several other halls before the one that can be viewed now. You find this masterpiece of architecture on the Grand Place, in the center of the city.
The Town hall is constructed in a Gothic style, with four towers (one on each corner), two …
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#4 of 8 things to do in Leuven
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Adrian_Liston says:
The Leuven Botanic Gardens are the oldest in Belgium, founded in 1738. There are small ponds, herb gardens, greenhouses and hidden statues, making a very pleasant walk. A field of crocus, with their delicate white and purple flowers, must be the most colour I have seen in Belgium since arriving. Doe…
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#5 of 8 things to do in Leuven
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Pearl510 says:
"De Vaartkom" is were the canal between Mechelen and Leuven ends. It used to be a busy industrial zone some decades ago, but now it is no longer that importance. Goods are transported by truck these days, and therefore the canal has lost it's benefits for the economy. The times that factories and si…
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#6 of 8 things to do in Leuven
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Adrian_Liston says:
Paasfeesten Leuven runs over the Easter weekend every year in Leuven. It is a Folklore festival, and each year different countries participate. This year Spain, Germany, Portugal and Serbia were the guests.
By chance we noticed the parade down Diestsestraat of the four countries, each dressed in …
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#7 of 8 things to do in Leuven
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Pearl510 says:
The religious community of Saint Peter is the oldest of Leuven. It was founded in 986, but the first church burned down so a new, much bigger Roman one, was build. The architecture is a typical example of "Branbant" art.
The architects wanted to build three towers. The highest would be 170 meters…
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#8 of 8 things to do in Leuven
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Pearl510 says:
There are many statues around Leuven and they all have their own story attached to them, but there are 4 works that are a bit more special to the people of Leuven (or at least to me) than the others.
The first one is "DE KOTMADAM".
I don't know how to translate this the best way, but a "kotmada…
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