Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Leuven, Belgium
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2.3 km
38 m
Experience Leuven in Belgium in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Individual Sights in LeuvenSight 1: Abtskwartier Sint-Geertruiabdij
St Gertrude's Abbey is a complex of former monastic buildings in Leuven, Belgium. An Augustinian priory founded in 1206 was suppressed in 1797. After restoration, the monastic buildings were used between 1917 and 1968 by Benedictine nuns as a house of studies and student residence.
Wikipedia: St Gertrude's Abbey, Leuven (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 2: Sint-Geertruikerk
St. Gertrude Abbey was a wealthy abbey of Canons Regular of St. Augustine in the Halfmaartstraat, near the Mechelsestraat in the Belgian city of Leuven.
Wikipedia: Sint Geertrui-abdij (Leuven) (NL), Heritage Website
Sight 3: Collegium Trilingue
The Collegium Trilingue, often also called Collegium trium linguarum, or, after its creator Collegium Buslidianum, is a university that was founded in 1517 under the patronage of the humanist, Hieronymus van Busleyden. The three languages taught were Latin, Greek and Hebrew. It was the model for the Collège de France founded in 1530. It is located in Leuven, Belgium.
Sight 4: Vrijheidsboom
This article covers the history of Leuven up to 1968.
Sight 5: Sint-Pieterskerk
Saint Peter's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Leuven, Belgium, built in the 15th century in the Brabantine Gothic style. The church has a cruciform floor plan and a low bell tower that has never been completed. It is 93 metres (305 ft) long. It is located on the city's Grote Markt, opposite the Town Hall. In 1999, the belfry and bell tower of the church was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France site, in recognition of the civil importance and architecture of the belfries in the region.
Wikipedia: Saint Peter's Church, Leuven (EN), Heritage Website
Sight 6: Sint-Jacobskerk
St. James' Church is a church building in the Belgian city of Leuven.
Sight 7: Stedelijke kruidtuin
The Hortus Botanicus Lovaniensis is a botanical garden in Leuven, Belgium, dating from 1738. It is situated in the city centre and has an extent of 2.2 hectares.
Wikipedia: Hortus Botanicus Lovaniensis (EN), Heritage Website
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