The Netwerk Contemporary Art Centre is one of the finest and most active art institutions in the East Flanders area. Netwerk Aalst produces new work by national and international artists and presents a program of exhibitions, performances, workshops and conversations. Netwerk Aalst shows the best arthouse films that you absolutely must see. The here-and-now of Aalst forms […]
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The watermill at Sint-Gertrudis-Pede (Pedemolen) in the municipality of Dilbeek is the only working watermill in the Pajottenland, and is protected as a monument since 1975. The original mill, built in 1392 was one of the five mills in the Land of Gaasbeek. After being destroyed by a fire in 1763, the mill was restored. Also living quarters were added. Until 1963, […]
Perfectly groomed pistes (12km from Innsbruck) surrounded by unspoilt Alpine nature. Stunning panoramic views over the Inn valley and across to the summit of the Nordkette combined with powder snow and plenty of sun: The “Glungezer” is a hotspot Alpine and ski touring enthusiasts.In addition, the Glungezer can boast with the longest descent in the Tyrol with […]
The Tramsite Schepdaal is a tramway museum in Schepdaal, located in the Belgian municipality Dilbeek, west of Brussels. Site Tram locomotives and carriages are kept in 3 depots Depot 1 has vehicles that fit the standard-gauge railways. Depot 2 is the biggest of 3 and has steam and electrical locomotivs and passenger carriages, as well as freight vehicles. Also several historical artifacts related to the […]
Restful winter breaks in the Hall-Wattens region are like snow crystals: unique and amazingly beautiful. Every day is a special day, when the magical side of the winter wonderland is on show. Away from the slopes, the dream-like snowy landscapes are open spaces for winter or snowshoe walks. Toboggan or klumper enthusiasts gather together in groups in […]
Located just 15 minutes from the capital, in a green environment, Thermes Dilbeek offers you multiple choices to relax body and mind. The thermal baths and the fitness room are open every day from 11.00 to 24.00, also on Sundays and public holidays. Thermen Beauty Center Fitness Hotel
Hasegg Castle (German: Burg Hasegg) is a castle and mint located in Hall in Tirol, Tyrol, Austria. Construction was completed soon after 1300, when Hall was rapidly becoming the center of Tyrolean commerce and salt mining. The building was originally erected to protect the salt mines, the shipping industry, the bridge across the river Inn […]
The large, covered driving range, approach zone with bunker, and lighted putting green are ideal practice facilities for anyone aspiring to learn how to play golf, or wishing to practice their short game. The club has an advantageous introductory card for beginners and organizes tasters for groups and companies. Practical facilities at the club 9-hole […]
The Salzkammergut region thrives on its diversity. It can be explored at ground level along beautiful hiking trails. However,only the Salzkammergut Treetop Walk offers the opportunity to get as close to the tree tops and dive even deeper into the forest ecosystem. Above the forest floor in the pristine nature, you get a breath-taking view of […]
Het Neerhof is one of the City Farms of Brussels, situated just outside the border of the city (Dilbeek, Flanders). The old historic farm, dating back from 1200, has 10 hectares of land on which we grow crops to feed the animals, as well as vegetables and fruit to use for the project. The main […]
Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle is a village and deelgemeente of Dilbeek. Historically, Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle was a part of the Land of Asse. Together with Dilbeek, Groot-Bijgaarden, Itterbeek, Schepdaal and Sint-Martens-Bodegem, it has formed the municipality of Dilbeek since 1 January 1977. Attractions Sint-Ulrik Church The neo-classical Castle La Motte [nl]: built in 1773 by the architect Laurent-Benoît Dewez, now used as a cultural centre. Castle Nieuwermolen Brewery Girardin: an authentic lambic brewery
The de Viron Castle is a castle in Dilbeek, which houses the offices of the local authority. The castle counts 12 towers, 52 rooms, 365 windows and 7 staircases. This refers to the Julian Calendar which has 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days and 7 days in a week. The castle lies in a parc, with several other […]
Groot-Bijgaarden Castle (Dutch: Kasteel Groot-Bijgarden, French: Château de Grand-Bigard) is a 12th-century castle in Groot-Bijgaarden in the municipality of Dilbeek, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The castle was built for Almaric Bigard, the first lord of Bigard. Groot-Bijgaarden Castle is situated at an elevation of 47 meters. The castle is surrounded by a wide moat spanned by a bridge with five arches, leading to the drawbridge. […]
Erlebnisbad mit Bathai-tropical spa, mit Wellenbecken, Außenlagune, erster Doppellooping – Wasserrutsche der Welt, 3 Großrutschen, Waterlounge Poolbar und vieles mehr … Isla Sola – Aktivsohle und Salznebel-Inhalation … Saunaresidenz der Römer: eine der größten Saunakabinen der Welt erwartet Sie, 5 verschiedene Themensaunen, Infrarotkabinen, Dampfbad und Ruheräume auf höchstem Niveau. Die Wörgler Wasserwelt wurde 2003 eröffnet und […]
In the Natuurpunt Museum, the relationship between nature and heritage is established in four exhibition spaces. The collection, old films and historical works of art are used for this. In addition to the permanent exhibition, the museum also houses temporary exhibitions. It pays a lot of attention to new themes and challenges, such as climate change and urban […]
De Liereman is a nature reserve located on the territory of the Belgian municipalities of Oud-Turnhout and Arendonk . The area also includes archaeological sites. The official name of the whole is Landschap De Liereman . This is Landschap De Liereman, in classic Kempen countryside made up of heathland, coniferous forest and dry drifting dunes that stoop to saturated fens. It’s all a habitat for beautiful […]
Turnhout’s local history museum is in a gorgeous 16th-century townhouse, the second-oldest burgher residence in the city and a guesthouse for distinguished visitors in old times. The museum is the HQ for Taxandria, an archaeological society devoted to the Kempen area, founded in 1903 and donating its big collection to Turnhout in 1931. There’s a […]
Walking Turnhout’s city centre you may be stopped in your tracks by this moated castle, the origins of which go right back to the 1200s as a hunting lodge for the Dukes of Brabant. The castle’s present Renaissance appearance is from the 16th century when Mary of Austria turned it into a luxurious residence. The […]
The beguinage of Turnhout is one of the Flemish beguinages that was included on the World Heritage List in 1998 . No exact founding date is known for the Turnhout beguinage, but it was probably founded in the 13th century . The early Classicist gatehouse and the elongated tree-lined square characterize this beguinage. There is a well-preserved baroque church, infirmary and houses from the 16th and 17th centuries. […]
Cauchie House (French: Maison Cauchie, Dutch: Cauchiehuis) is a townhouse in Brussels, Belgium. It was built in 1905 by Art Nouveau architect, painter, and designer Paul Cauchie, in Etterbeek, next to the Cinquantenaire Park. Its facade is remarkable for its allegorical sgraffiti. At the very centre of the facade, Cauchie drew the words “Par Nous — Pour Nous” (English: By Us — For Us). The house was designed, from the very beginning, as a joint […]
Formerly located in the Chaussée de Wavre/Steenweg op Waver, Pierre Majerus’s workshops, founded in 1965, moved to the Avenue de la Chasse/Jachtlaan in 1980, to a former soap factory later converted into a garage. After passing through the big metal gate, you enter a courtyard where old glass-roofed industrial buildings are home to craftsmen whose […]
The former Baasrode shipyards in Dendermonde are more than 3 ha of industrial heritage. The Province is expanding the site into a lively heritage site about shipbuilding and inland shipping at the end of the 19th-20th century with: 19th century workshops with the original machines Two dry docks with two historic ships: The non-motorized spire ‘Lauranda’ […]
If this has piqued your interest in Dendermonde’s military past, there’s a three-kilometre walking trail set up by the city’s tourist office. This route isn’t signposted, but can be done with a free leaflet and map. You’ll witness bastions, ravelins, restored city gates, an infantry barracks, an arsenal and a military hospital, mostly from the […]
The Dendermonde–Puurs Steam Railway (Stoomspoorlijn Dendermonde-Puurs) is a heritage railway situated in the Belgian provinces of East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen) and Antwerp (Antwerpen). It runs from the town of Dendermonde to the town of Puurs over about 14 km of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge) track. The railway is maintained by BVS, a non-profit historical railway society. BVS, which stands for Belgische Vrienden van de Stoomlocomotief, or Belgian Friends of the Steam Locomotive, has a depot […]
Dendermonde Abbey or the Abbey of Saints Peter and Paul (founded 1837) is a Benedictine monastery in Dendermonde (Belgium), which played a role in the Liturgical Movement in Belgium. In 1837, under the leadership of Dom Veremundus D’Haens, the community of Affligem Abbey, dispersed since 1796, re-established their conventual life in buildings bought from the committee for the relief of poverty in the town of Dendermonde. These buildings […]
The former owner of Bois du Laerbeek, lawyer Eugène Van den Elschen, had the Chalet du Laerbeek built in 1908, a neo-Norman style building designed by the Liège architect Charles Castermans. The characteristics of the Neo-Norman style reside in a typical roof and numerous attics. Germans and British alternately occupied the chalet during WWII. The Brussels-Capital Region […]
Dieleghem Abbey is a former abbey in Jette, northwestern Brussels, Belgium. The oldest reference to the abbey dates from 1095, when the Bishop of Cambrai issued a charter in its favour. Initially administered by Augustinian canons, in 1140, the abbey’s monks switched to the rules of the Premonstratensian order. In the 13th century, the abbey now called Dieleghem possessed half of the commune’s territory and […]
René Magritte Museum (French: Musée René Magritte, Dutch: René Magritte Museum) is a museum in Jette, a municipality in Brussels, Belgium, devoted to the Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte. The museum is located at 135, rue Esseghem/Esseghemstraat, in the house where Magritte lived and worked for 24 years, between 1930 and 1954. The ground floor of the house there is an apartment where Magritte and his wife Georgette […]
The Horta Museum (French: Musée Horta, Dutch: Hortamuseum) is a museum dedicated to the life and work of the Belgian Art Nouveau architect Victor Horta and his time. The museum is housed in Horta’s former house and workshop, Maison & Atelier Horta (1898), in the Brussels municipality of Saint-Gilles. Housed in the Art Nouveau interiors is a permanent display of furniture, utensils and art objects designed by […]
At the intersection of the Scheldedijk with the Zoetenberm, the Radar Tower stands out, which helps to keep shipping traffic on the Western Scheldt on the right track. A spiral staircase takes you to a platform, 8 meters high, where the harbor, the polders and the Scheldt lie at your feet. Radar towers provide essential information […]
In the north of Beveren and across the border to Hulst, a lot of work is being done on the development of a cross-border tidal nature area with 4700 hectares of top nature, from brackish marsh areas to wet meadow areas and unique polder splendor. This contrasts with the busy port activity that prevails there. Peace […]
Hof ter Welle is a Belgian castle and heritage house in Beveren , East Flanders . The history of this place dates back to the 13th century. The domain was transformed from a walled manor house in the late Middle Ages into a Renaissance castle in the seventeenth century. It was protected as a monument in 1974 . The domain was the seat of the families Vilain XIIII (1414), […]
The Hof Ter Saksen estate is a public educational nature park with hiking trails, on the border of Beveren and Haasdonk . The 27-hectare domain has been owned by the municipality of Beveren since 1982 . The estate consists of meadows, fields, a wooded area, an arboretum and a castle park. The castle park has a castle , a farm and an orangery . The rear of the castle tower is 36 meters high, as high as the St. […]
Cortewalle Castle (Dutch: Kasteel Cortewalle) is a moated castle in Beveren in East Flanders, Belgium. The location was called Ten Wallen, which became in French Cour-ten Walle, hence the name Cortewalle. The castle dates back to the 15th century, and is one of the oldest in the Waasland. It is built of white sandstone, in Flemish Renaissance style. Until the 17th century it was in […]
The fort Liefkenshoek is a fort and fortress near the former hamlet Liefkenshoek in the Belgian village of Kallo , part of East Flanders Beveren . It was a military fortress on the left bank of the Scheldt near Antwerp . In the period 1585-1786 it was an advanced post of the Republic of the United Netherlands . The fort is now owned by the municipality of Beveren and a protected monument since 1985. The fort was built in 1579 opposite Fort […]
The Hof-ter-Musschen or Ferme des Moineaux and its surroundings constitute a semi-natural site of 10 ha, classified since 1994 as being of high biological value. It brings together the marshes, wet meadows, wooded areas, the Brabant farm and the windmill which form a remarkable open-air museum of what once was the rural landscape of Greater […]