Leuven in a nutshell: the city’s highlights
- Architecture
- Companies and Associations
- History and Heritage
- Groups
- Highlights of Leuven
- Leuven Residents and Surrounding Area
- Newcomers to Leuven (including students)
- People with Disabilities
- Wheelchair accessible
- Schools
- Tourists
- From the "Nederlanden" and Abroad
- University
- Walking
Description
Discover the city’s highlights
This is the ideal walk for a first introduction to our city.
You will discover the Grote Markt, with its Town Hall and St Peter’s Church, the Cloth Hall, the University Library, Pope’s College, university colleges and the cafés of the Oude Markt. On the longer version, we also visit the Groot Begijnhof. We will also take you through small streets and alleyways, parks and hidden courtyards, sharing stories and anecdotes about the well-known and lesser-known figures who have left their mark on our city.
By the end, you will understand why Leuven can still rightly call itself ‘the best city in Brabant’.
Main stops: Grote Markt, Ladeuzeplein, Hogeschoolplein, Atrechtcollege, University Hall, Oude Markt, Groot Begijnhof
Practical information
- Duration
- 2h
- Languages
- Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish
- Participants
- Minimum 1 and maximum 25 people per guide
- Start location
- Leuven, Grote Markt, by the benches
- End location
- Leuven, Grote Markt, by the benches
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