e-Scavenger hunt Leuven: Explore the city at your own pace

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Itinerary

1. Leuven Town Hall is one of the most famous Gothic town halls in the world and is located on the Grand Place of Leuven.

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2. The beguinage dates back to the 13th century. During the heyday in the 17th century, some 360 beguines lived there.

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3. The herb garden Leuven, the oldest botanic garden in Belgium. The Botanical Garden of Leuven is officially called the "Hortus Botanicus Lovaniensis"

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4. As a residence city of the Counts of Leuven, the square was granted market law in 1150, which led to economic activities being developed. Markets were held up to three times a week.

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5. The city of Leuven was not only the seat of three successive universities, but also of some prestigious university libraries. The University Library on leuven's Ladeuzeplein is a beautiful piece of heritage!

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6. The brewery of Stella Artois, part of the largest brewery group in the world AB InBev, is still firmly rooted in its home city of Leuven

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7. The St. Peter's Church is located in the heart of Leuven. It was built in 986, in Romanesque style, making it the oldest church in the city.

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8. The Klein Begijnhof was first mentioned in 1272. The district consisted of a street and two cul-de-sacs where women who served in the nearby Sint-Geertruiabdij lived.

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9. The former abbey church Sint-Geertrui is one of the five medieval parish churches in Leuven, located outside the first city wall between the Dijle and the Mechelsestraat

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10. Paying a visit to the Oude Markt is like pulling up a chair at the longest bar in Europe, because nowhere else can you find as many catering establishments in one place as on this unique square

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11. Around 1440 the construction of the church began. The church consists of 3 beeches, 2 strongly protruding transepts with blind longitunical walls, a choir with a heptagonal absis,

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12. The city of Leuven in the former Duchy of Brabant was and has been the seat of three different universities almost continuously since 1425

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Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 23 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

Know before you go

How it compares in Brussels

• Its from-price is 84% below the median of the 114 city tours we list in Brussels.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 20 of 114.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Brussels

Brussels, Belgium's capital and a seat of European institutions, pairs a gilded Grand-Place with comic-strip murals, Art Nouveau houses and waffle stalls.

The Grand-Place is the centre of old Brussels, a cobbled square ringed by gilded guildhalls and the Gothic town hall, whose spire rises over everything. A few streets away, the small bronze Manneken Pis draws a crowd. On the hill above, the Royal Palace and the Mont des Arts gardens look down on the lower town, while the Atomium, a giant model of an iron crystal built for the 1958 World Fair, stands on the northern edge.

Top-ranked sights in Brussels: Grand-Place (Grote Markt), Manneken Pis, Royal Galleries of Saint Hubert (Les Galeries St-Hubert).

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