Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Mechelen, Belgium
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4.2 km
27 m
Explore Mechelen 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 MechelenSight 1: De Goede Herder
The Good Shepherd Church is a Roman Catholic church building in the Pasbrug-Nieuwendijk district of the municipality of Sint-Katelijne-Waver, located at Mechelsesteenweg 331.
Wikipedia: Goede Herderkerk (Sint-Katelijne-Waver) (NL), Heritage Website
Sight 2: Joods Museum van Deportatie en Verzet
The Kazerne Dossin Holocaust memorial is the only part of the Kazerne Dossin: Memorial, Museum and Documentation Centre on Holocaust and Human Rights established within the former Mechelen transit camp of World War II, from which, in German-occupied Belgium, arrested Jews and Romani were sent to concentration camps. The aforementioned museum and documentation centre are housed in a new purpose-built complex across the public square.
Wikipedia: Kazerne Dossin Memorial, Museum and Documentation Centre (EN)
Sight 3: Groot Begijnhof Mechelen
The Great Beguinage of Mechelen was founded in the 13th century and has been located within the city walls since the end of the 16th century.
Sight 4: Van der Valk Hotel
The Swimming Dock in Mechelen was a swimming pool from its opening in 1924 until its closure in 2001. Since then, the building, which was built in the Art Nouveau style, has been empty. The building, located on the Rode Kruisplein and on the retaining dock of the Binnendijle, is a protected monument.
Wikipedia: Zwemdok (Mechelen) (NL), Website, Heritage Website
Sight 5: Oud Oefenplein
Oud Oefenplein, popularly known as 'Plein', is the social housing estate between Antwerpsesteenweg and Liersesteenweg in Mechelen-Noord in Mechelen. It was built around 1960 and has a few hundred residential units. After 2001, a start was made with the renovation of the houses in the district. There are two large apartment blocks in the center.
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