BEGUINAGE
Beguinage with a large portal founded in the 13th century, representative of the beguine order, one of the most beautiful and largest in Belgium
Classified as a Unesco heritage site, this beguinage is one of the most beautiful in Belgium. It is also one of the largest (about 2 hectares), and the most representative of what was the order of the beguines. It was founded in the 13th century and rebuilt during the 17th and 18th centuries. The hundred or so houses of the beguines and the church of Saint Margaret in baroque style date from this period, and the old infirmary is a vast neo-classical building from the 18th century. Don't miss the monumental entrance gate on the Begijnhofstraat.
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