Founded in around 1230, the Groot Gegijnhof was one one of the largest beguinages in Belgium and home to several hundred beguines. The complex of 72 charming red-brick cottages, dating mostly from the 17th century, is set around grassy squares and cobbled streets near the River Dijle. The university in Leuven bought it in 1962 [...]
Archive for the tag 'Vacation'
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Leuven 2015
Groot Begijnhof
12 Comments CherryPie on Jul 16th 2015
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Leuven 2015
Saint Gertrude’s Abbey
In the Middle of the 12th century, this church of the former Saint Gerturde’s Abbey was nothing more than a simple but impressive prayer room. The church was built between the 13th and 15th century. In the church you can find remarkable late Gothic choir stalls. The open spire known as the ‘tower’ without securing [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 14th 2015
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Leuven 2015
The Small Beguinage
A beguine community rose up by the St. Gertrude’s Abbey. This Small Beguinage is mentioned for the first time in 1272. The district consists of a street and two blind alleys where women who served in the nearby abbey lived. The small beguinage had few financial resources and the buildings rapidly fell into decay. The [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 13th 2015
Filed under Holidays, Leuven 2015
And Now…
…we find ourselves back at Martin’s Klooster.
10 Comments CherryPie on Jul 11th 2015
Filed under Holidays, Leuven 2015
Eventually…
… I have edited all my Leuven photos and got them in some sort of order.
So now am able to share more detail about the places I mentioned my in Leuven diary with you.
Do you have a special request from the places that I visited in Leuven?
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 9th 2015
Filed under Art, Holidays, Leuven 2015
Poppies for Peace
During my visit to the M Museum in Leuven I noticed these poppies through a museum window. They reminded me of the poppies in the moat at the Tower of London. When I got home I looked up the website that was advertised to find out more about them:
Poppies for Peace is based on an [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Jul 8th 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Leuven 2015
Leuven – Day Seven
Once again we were offered Champagne for breakfast although on this occasion there were no strawberries so I opted for mixed fresh fruit instead. We had packed our cases before breakfast but before returning to our room to collect them we asked the hotel receptionist if he would book a taxi to take us to [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jul 4th 2015
