Leuven Culture and Sights

Best preserved abbey complex of the Low Countries. This Premonstratensian abbey was founded in 1129 by Godfrey I, Count of Leuven and Brussels. He offered this part of his hunting grounds and park to th...

A beauty of Gothic civic architecture. Started on the 31st of March 1439 by Sulpitius van Vorst and finished in 1469 by Mathijs de Layens, the City Hall (Stadhuis) of Leuven is a marvel of the Gothic st...

Burial place of the Blessed Damien of Molokai. Father Damien or Jozef de Veuster, is known for his ministering of people with what was then widely known as leprosy. He died in 1889 and his body was brou...

Former Castle of the Duke of Arenberg. The first castle was built in the 14th century. What is visible today is the castle from the 16th century with restaurations and changes from the 19th century. Pa...

One of the wonders of Leuven. This church (Sint-Geertrui) was constructed between the 13th and 15th century. It was the church of the Augustinian Order abbey next to it. The tower, built in 1454 by Jan ...

In remembrance of the victims of WWI. In August 1914 the German troops burned down a large part of the old city centre, including the university library and the roof of the Saint Peter's Church. Besides...

opening hours: for the treasure chamber in the ambulatory: Tuesday-Friday from 10 am till 5 pm, Saterday till 4:30 pm, Sunday and Holidays from 2 pm till 5 pm. During Summer (15 March - 15 October) also on Mondays from 10 am till 5 pm. Closed on Aug. 15, Dec. 25-26 & Jan. 1-2. , address: Grote Markt, 3000 Leuven, Belgium

The longest bar in the world. A nice old market square (Oude Markt) to look at the step-gabled houses and buildings surrounding it. At the south side the square is closed by the Holy Trinity High School...

address: Abdij Vlierbeek, 3010 Leuven, Belgium