Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Kortrijk, Belgium
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4 km
57 m
Explore Kortrijk in Belgium with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Individual Sights in KortrijkSight 1: Sint-Janskerk
St. John's Church or St. John the Baptist Church is located in the Belgian city of Kortrijk in the district of St. John. The tower of the church is 58 meters high. The church is exemplary of the neo-Gothic style and has been a protected monument since 2003.
Sight 2: Sint-Niklaaskapel
The Sint-Niklaaskapel is located in the Belgian city of Kortrijk in the Voorstraat. The chapel is part of the monastery complex of the Sint-Niklaas sisters. A large general hospital was also connected to this monastery until 2010, the Sint-Niklaas Hospital on the Houtmarkt, but this was closed after moving this campus to AZ Groeninge on Kennedylaan.
Sight 3: Chatsjkar
A khachkar or Armenian cross-stone is a carved, memorial stele bearing a cross, and often with additional motifs such as rosettes, interlaces, and botanical motifs. Khachkars are characteristic of medieval Christian Armenian art.
Sight 4: Paul Goethals
Paul-François-Marie Goethals, S.J., was a Belgian Jesuit priest, missionary in British India and the first Archbishop of Calcutta.
Sight 5: Sint-Maartenskerk
St-Martin's Church is the main church and one of the principal Gothic monuments of Kortrijk (Courtrai), Flanders, Belgium. The church is dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours.
Wikipedia: Saint Martin's Church (Kortrijk) (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 6: Sint-Elisabethbegijnhof
The Beguinage in Kortrijk was founded in 1238 by Joanna of Constantinople. The well-preserved medieval district combines a square beguinage and a street beguinage and is 0.7 hectares in size. Since 2 December 1998 it has been part of the cultural and natural world heritage of UNESCO as part of the group registration of Flemish beguinages.
Sight 7: Church of Our Lady
The Church of Our Lady is a former collegiate church located in the centre of Kortrijk, Belgium. It was built and established by Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders in 1199.
Wikipedia: Church of Our Lady, Kortrijk (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 8: Kortrijk 1302
1302 is a museum in the Church of Our Lady in Kortrijk, Belgium. The multimedia museum deals with the history and symbolism surrounding the Battle of the Golden Spurs, the historic battle that was fought on the Groeningekouter in Kortrijk on 11 July 1302. The physical museum closed its doors at the end of 2021 and has been transferred to a permanent exhibition in the Church of Our Lady since 2022.
Sight 9: Gravenkapel
The Count's Chapel is a medieval chapel in the historic city centre of Kortrijk, Belgium. It is located next to the Church of Our Lady. It was built under Louis II, Count of Flanders as a mausoleum to the Counts of Flanders and a shrine to Saint Catherine.
Sight 10: Borstbeeld Guido Gezelle
Guido Pieter Theodorus Josephus Gezelle was an influential writer and poet and a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium. He is famous for the use of the West Flemish dialect, but he also wrote in other languages like Dutch, English, French, German, Latin and Greek.
Sight 11: Belfort
The Belfry of Kortrijk is a medieval bell tower in the historical centre of Kortrijk, Belgium. One of the city's most prominent symbols, the belfry formerly housed a treasury and the municipal archives, and served as an observation post for spotting fires and other danger. A narrow, steep staircase, accessible by the public without any entry fee, leads to the top of the building, which nowadays leans about a bit to the west. In 1999, the belfry was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France site, in recognition of the civil, not religious, importance and architecture of the belfries in the region.
Sight 12: Sint-Michielskerk
St. Michael's Church is a church in Kortrijk, Belgium. It is located on Sint-Michielsplein in the historic city centre. The church has been a protected monument since 1942.
Sight 13: Magdalenapark
Magdalenapark is a park on the outskirts of the centre of the Belgian city of Kortrijk. This city park is located in the Magdalena district, between the Marksesteenweg, the Graaf Karel de Goedelaan and the Sint-Martens-Latemlaan.
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