Mechelen, Belgium: The Grote Markt and the Beguinage
The Grote Markt (big market) is the main square in Mechelen. On saturdays there is a food market on the square. The beguinague (Groot begijnhof) is located at the nortwest of the old city.
BEGIJNHOF TURNHOUT, BELGIË - 13TH CENTURY BEGUINAGE IN BELGIUM
Historic Catholic beguinage (begijnhof) located in Turnhout, Belgium. The unique and well preserved Belgian beguinage was build in the early 13 th century and is located right in the middle of the city centre. Untill recently the houses and other buildings were used by traditional beguines, who inhabited the age old beguinage for centuries. Furthermore the historical complex constists of a gatehouse, entrance building, a church, a chapel, a Lourdes grotto, many old trees, a wonderful kitchen garden and a large number of religious sculptures and statues. In 1998 the Flemish beguinage was officially recognized by Unesco as a cultural world heritage site.
Het begijnhof van Turnhout is een van de Vlaamse begijnhoven die in 1998 opgenomen werden op de werelderfgoedlijst. Turnhout is gelegen in het noorden de van oorsprong Katholieke Vlaamse provincie Antwerpen. Van het begijnhof van Turnhout is geen precieze stichtingsdatum bekend, maar waarschijnlijk werd ze in de 13e eeuw opgericht. Het vroeg classicistische poortgebouw en het langwerpig plein typeren dit begijnhof. Er is een goed bewaarde barok kerk, infirmerie en huizen uit de 16e en 17e eeuw. De laatste begijn, groot juffrouw Anna De Boer, overleed in 2002. Er is ook een museum waar men meer over de begijnencultuur te weten kan komen.
Belgium: Kortrijk - Courtrai - Courtray
Kortrijk or Courtrai is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province West Flanders.
The city is situated on the Leie, 42 km (26 mi) southwest of Ghent and 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Lille in France.
Throughout the 19th and 20th century, Kortrijk became a center of the flax industry and remains an important region within the Belgian textile industry today.
Much of the city's medieval architecture remained intact and is remarkably well preserved and restored. The city center is one of the largest carfree areas in Belgium. The béguinage, as well as the belfry, were recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites in 1998 and 1999.
This video shows only a few of the 'highlights' of this city.
Begijnhof Mechelen verwelkomt KUNST
Belgium: The City of Leuven
The City of Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium. It is located about 25 kilometres (16 miles) east of Brussels.
It is home to to the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, the largest and oldest university of the Low Countries and the oldest Catholic university still in existence. It is also home to the UZ Leuven, one of the largest hospitals of Europe.
Both world wars in the 20th century inflicted major damage upon the city.
Because it is the capital of the region of Flemish-Brabant, many governmental institutions are located in Leuven. As the largest and one of the oldest Flemish cities in the immediate vicinity, with a large range of cafés, restaurants, cultural institutions and shopping neighbourhoods, Leuven also attracts people from nearby cities and villages.
Some buildings and landmarks are: the Town Hall in a Brabantian late-Gothic style. In the 19th century, 236 statues were added to the exterior, each representing a prominent local scholar, artist or noble from the city’s history. The reception hall dates from 1750.
The St. Peter's Church (1425–1500) was finished by Jan Keldermans and Matheus de Layens. During the Second World War the church was damaged; during the restoration a Romanesque crypt from the 11th century was found. In the church itself there are several paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries and the grave of Duke Henry I of Brabant. The 50-metre-high tower — which was meant to be 169 metres high, but was never completed — is home to a carillon. The tower was included in UNESCO's list of Belfries of Belgium and France in 1999.
The Linen-Hall, in an early-Gothic style, with baroque addition, is today the University Hall.
Source: Wikipedia
Lier Belgium
A short introduction to the Belgian city of Lier.
Belgium: Impressions of Dendermonde
Dendermonde is located at the mouth of the river Dender, where it flows into the Scheldt.
Places of interest in this town are:
The city hall and belfry that have also been designated a World Heritage Site since 1999.
The belfry houses a carillon and was formerly part of the Cloth Hall.
A Benedictine abbey right in the center of town.
The Dendermonde beguinage is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998
Bruges : Church of Our Lady
In the choir space behind the high altar are the tombs of Charles the Bold, last Valois Duke of Burgundy, and his daughter, the duchess Mary.
Belgium: A few impressions of the city of Lier
Lier is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp.
The city is situated at the confluence of the Big and Small Nete.
In the Middle Ages it was a prosperous city.
The Grote Markt is flanked by ancient guild houses, an elegant town hall and a belfry.
Leuven at Night
The center of Leuven with the Grand Market Square, the Town Hall, Tafelrond, and the Saint Peter's Church are pleasantly illuminated at night. Enjoy while you have your nighttime drink.
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Beautiful Lier in Belgium
Last year Marcel and i went to Lier in Belgium
It is not a realy big city but it has some beautiful old buildings and beautiful surroundings
We hope you like to take a trip with us to this lovely place
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Thalys (PREMIUM) | PBKA | Paris Gare du Nord???????? - Brussel Zuid ????????
Hi everyone, welcome to this trip report bound to Belgium, Brussels. Home of Waffles and beer:) This time it's the review of Premium class with the Thalys Lounge.
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Tongeren Belgium
An introduction to the city of Tongeren, officially the oldest city of Belgium.
Flemish masters in situ - Sint-Michiels en Sint-Goedelekathedraal Brussel
Visit: vlaamsemeestersinsitu.be or flemishmastersinsitu.com
Flemish Masters in Situ helps visitors find a set of truly unique places away from the well-trodden and busy tourist trail. These works may be hidden gems in well-known art cities, but they are mainly tucked away in smaller towns and villages across Flanders.
Flemish Masters in Situ also opens the doors to places otherwise closed to the general public. In this way the project takes visitors to churches, chapels, monasteries, beguinages, castles and town halls where they can admire original paintings by the Flemish masters of the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries in the locations they were originally created for.
Flemish Masters in Situ lets visitors discover and experience these often unknown works, setting the right atmosphere through discrete scenography. Texts and images bring the spectators closer to the works they are looking at and highlight the many sublime ways in which the Flemish masters included the future surroundings of their masterpieces.
Flemish Masters in Situ by Flemish arts and heritage magazine Openbaar Kunstbezit Vlaanderen is part of the larger Flemish Masters project of the Flemish Tourist Office Toerisme Vlaanderen.
20171120 ~ Afghan Sans Papiers in Kazerne Dossin ~ Belgium
① memo 20171120 ~ Afghan Sans Papiers in Kazerne Dossin ~ Some 30 young Afghans , undocumented ('sans papiers') , and Belgians together* went to the Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen - note : some Afghans were not able to stay because of trauma's experienced in their homeland - communiqué in french in this video at the finish of the silent solidarity march for the Afghan community of “Sans Papier” in Belgium, by Belgians and Afghan refugees in Brussels , Nov 20th 2013 - in front of the Federal Justice Building (FPS) in Brussels , Belgium
* Organized by the UPJB and the 'comité de soutien aux 450 Afghans sans statuts' , and supported by Solidarcité , and SCI - visit saturday Nov 16th 2013 in Kazerne Dossin , Mechelen , Belgium ( link )
Links - more video work on the Belgian Afghan community here :
Beguinage project
Afghans & Belgians « We want justice »
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El secreto de MUJERES y CERVEZA. Ruta y guía en Flandes / Tour: Gante Amberes Malinas Lovaina
Mujeres y cerveza. Guía y ruta por Flandes conociendo el mundo de la cerveza a través de las mujeres. #Flandeseslacaña
Ciudades visitadas: Gante, Amberes, Malinas y Lovaina
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Plezier & Passie: Onder de wol bij Brouwerij Het Anker
Plezier & Passie seizoen 9 - winter 2018. Uitzending 24 en 25 november op RTL4.
Brouwerij Het Anker is een familiebrouwerij die al 5 generaties lang bier brouwt in het Groot Begijnhof van Mechelen. Met brasserie en het brouwerij hotel staat Brouwerij Het Anker garant voor een ultieme Mechelse bierbeleving.
Meer weten over dit arrangement? Ga naar hetanker.be/onder-de-wol-bij-de-brouwer
2007, Belgium , From Brussels (Tervueren), To Leuven, by Bike, à Vélo, BXl, Louvain
A Vélo Entre Tervuren et Louvain, via Le Béguinage.
Ghent | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:01:33 1 History
00:02:19 1.1 Middle Ages
00:04:12 1.2 Early modern period
00:06:14 1.3 19th century
00:07:34 1.4 20th century
00:08:09 2 Geography
00:08:26 2.1 Neighbouring municipalities
00:08:36 2.2 Climate
00:09:01 3 Demographics
00:09:11 3.1 Population
00:10:17 4 Tourism
00:10:26 4.1 Architecture
00:11:54 4.2 Museums
00:13:03 4.3 Restaurants and culinary traditions
00:15:23 4.4 Festivities
00:16:48 4.5 Nature
00:17:13 5 Economy
00:18:12 6 Transport
00:18:28 6.1 Road
00:19:12 6.2 Rail
00:20:08 6.3 Public transport
00:20:24 6.3.1 Trams
00:21:15 6.3.2 Buses
00:22:53 6.4 Cycling
00:23:23 7 Sports
00:24:38 8 Notable people
00:28:27 9 International relations
00:28:38 9.1 Twin towns – sister cities
00:28:50 10 See also
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Ghent (; Dutch: Gent [ɣɛnt] (listen); French: Gand [ɡɑ̃] (listen)) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest municipality in Belgium, after Antwerp and Brussels. The city originally started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Leie and in the Late Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe, with some 50,000 people in 1300. It is a port and university city.
The municipality comprises the city of Ghent proper and the surrounding suburbs of Afsnee, Desteldonk, Drongen, Gentbrugge, Ledeberg, Mariakerke, Mendonk, Oostakker, Sint-Amandsberg, Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Sint-Kruis-Winkel, Wondelgem and Zwijnaarde. With 262,219 inhabitants at the beginning of 2019, Ghent is Belgium's second largest municipality by number of inhabitants. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 1,205 km2 (465 sq mi) and has a total population of 560,522 as of 1 January 2018, which ranks it as the fourth most populous in Belgium. The current mayor of Ghent, Mathias De Clercq is from the liberal & democratic party Open VLD.
The ten-day-long Ghent Festival (Gentse Feesten in Dutch) is held every year and attended by about 1–1.5 million visitors.
Ghent | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Ghent
00:01:32 1 History
00:02:18 1.1 Middle Ages
00:04:06 1.2 Early modern period
00:06:04 1.3 19th century
00:07:21 1.4 20th century
00:07:55 2 Geography
00:08:10 2.1 Neighbouring municipalities
00:08:20 2.2 Climate
00:08:44 3 Tourism
00:08:53 3.1 Architecture
00:10:16 3.2 Museums
00:11:23 3.3 Restaurants and culinary traditions
00:13:37 3.4 Festivities
00:14:59 3.5 Nature
00:15:22 4 Economy
00:16:25 5 Transport
00:16:40 5.1 Road
00:17:23 5.2 Rail
00:18:17 5.3 Public transport
00:18:33 5.3.1 Trams
00:19:22 5.3.2 Buses
00:20:54 5.4 Cycling
00:21:23 6 Sports
00:22:37 7 Notable people
00:26:29 8 International relations
00:26:39 8.1 Twin towns – sister cities
00:26:50 9 See also
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- increases imagination and understanding
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- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
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- Socrates
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Ghent (; Dutch: Gent pronounced [ɣɛnt] (listen); French: Gand pronounced [ɡɑ̃] (listen)) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the second largest municipality in Belgium, after Antwerp. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Leie and in the Late Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe, with some 50,000 people in 1300. It is a port and university city.
The municipality comprises the city of Ghent proper and the surrounding towns of Afsnee, Desteldonk, Drongen, Gentbrugge, Ledeberg, Mariakerke, Mendonk, Oostakker, Sint-Amandsberg, Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Sint-Kruis-Winkel, Wondelgem and Zwijnaarde. With 260,467 inhabitants in the beginning of 2018, Ghent is Belgium's second largest municipality by number of inhabitants. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 1,205 km2 (465 sq mi) and has a total population of 594,582 as of 1 January 2008, which ranks it as the fourth most populous in Belgium. The current mayor of Ghent, Daniël Termont, leads a coalition of the Socialistische Partij Anders, Groen and Open VLD.
The ten-day-long Ghent Festival (Gentse Feesten in Dutch) is held every year and attended by about 1–1.5 million visitors.