Se hva du kan gjøre og oppleve i Leuven

Whatever you are looking for in a city, can be found in Leuven. A university city with a small-town feel, but completely in pace with a rapidly changing society. Leuven is situated right in the centre of Belgium. Its easy accessibility is an advantage. But there are many more good reasons to visit the "Jewel of the River Dyle". You will soon find out: this city will never let you go.
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Showpiece

Visit the beautiful gothic town hall, every day at 15:00.
Adresse: Grote Markt
Åpningstider: Guided tour | every day: 15:00 (except: 01/01 & 25/12 - only with a guide)
Billetter: Visit Leuven, Naamsestraat 3
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Ground-breaking inventions

Discover ground-breaking Leuven inventions on the panels throughout the city. Every panel interactively explains the story behind a Leuven invention. Part of the text only appears when the user looks through a red looking glass on the panel.
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Architecture

Admire the unique architecture of museum M Leuven, designed by leading architect Stéphane Beel.
Åpningstider: 11:00-18:00 | Thursdays: 11:00-22:00 | Wednesdays: closed
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Best view

Get a splendid view of Leuven and surroundings at the balcony of the tower of the university library.
Adresse: Monseigneur Ladeuzeplein
Åpningstider: 10:00-19:00 | Sat & Sun: 10:00-17:00
Billetter: 7 euro | for sale: on site
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Park Abbey

A marvellous place where you stroll between beautiful, historic buildings (containing the brand-new museum PARCUM).
Adresse: Abdij Van Park 7
Telefon: +32 16 40 01 51
E-post: info@abdijvanpark,be
Transport: Train station Leuven | Bus 4, 5, 6 & 630 (stop 'Abdij van Park')
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3 highlights | 1 ticket

Discover the highlights with the ILUVLeuven Ticket at an interesting rate. ILUVLeuven Ticket Town Hall & University Library: 8 euro ILUVLeuven Ticket XL Town Hall, University Library & M Leuven | 16 euro
Billetter: www.visitleuven.be/en/iluvleuven-ticket
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UNESCO

Imagine yourself in the middle ages in the Great Beguinage, recognized as World Heritage by UNESCO.
Adresse: Schapenstraat, Leuven
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Going out

Have a night out with the students on Thursday evening at the Oude Markt.
Adresse: Oude Markt
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Pick-nick

Enjoy a pick-nick in the beautiful botanical garden.
Adresse: Kapucijnenvoer 30, 3000 Leuven
Åpningstider: 8:00-20:00 | 01.10-30.04: until 17:00 | Sundays & holidays: from 9:00
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Dieric Bouts

Admire 'The Last Supper', painted by Flemish Primitive Dieric Bouts between 1464 & 1468.
Adresse: Grote Markt , 3000 Leuven
Åpningstider: 10:00-16:30 | Sat: 10:00-16:00 | Sun: 11:00-16:30 (01.10-31.03: closed on Wed)
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Jooks Sport Tourism

The free Jooks Sport Tourism app combines running with sightseeing. Available in Dutch.
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Rent a bike

Rent a bike and discover Leuven and surroundings.
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Town Hall

The Town Hall is Leuven's pride and joy. Moreover, it's one of the best-known Gothic town halls worldwide. It took three architects and thirty years to build it. Leuven's 'Hall of Fame' features 236 statues, which were only added to the façade after 1850. Daily guided tour at 15:00 The guide tells you about the construction history of this Gothic gem. You discover the story behind the 236 sculptures on the façade. Afterwards, you visit the foyer, the reception rooms, the large and small Gothic Hall, the wedding hall and the council hall.
Adresse: Grote Markt
Åpningstider: Every day: 15:00 (except 01/01 & 25/12 - only with a guide) | Fri, Sat & Sun: extra tour at 16:00 (EN)
Billetter: http://www.visitleuven.be/en/town-hall
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Brewery Stella Artois

Stella Artois is part of the world’s largest brewery concern, AB InBev, and is still firmly rooted in its home base of Leuven. You can visit the brewery every Saturday and Sunday. Take part in the new interactive guided tour. Experience the brewery in action and enjoy a wonderful Stella Artois after your visit. In short, experience beer in its purest form.
Adresse: Aarschotsesteenweg 20, 3000 Leuven
Åpningstider: Fridays: 17:00 (EN) | Saturdays & Sundays: 13:00 (NL) & 15:00 (EN)
Billetter: www.visitleuven.be/en/brewery-stella-artois
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Saint Peter's Church & Dieric Bouts

This 15th-century church is a classic example of Late Gothic architecture. Outside, you can clearly see the towers have never been completed due to an unstable soil. In 1980, the impressive ambulatory turned into a museum housing numerous statues, paintings and a collection of gold and silver pieces such as reliquaries, monstrances and chalices. The church with belfry was recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage in 1999. The church reopened with a new visitors experience. Try the new mixed reality experience or discover the history of the church in one of the guided tours. DIERIC BOUTS 'The Last Supper', painted by Dieric Bouts between 1464 and 1468, is an absolute masterpiece. It is the only painting that is still in its original location. Dieric Bouts was one of the Flemish Primitives and was also known as ‘the painter of silence’.
Adresse: Grote Markt
Åpningstider: Mon, Tue, Thu–Sat 10am–4:30pm, Sun 11:am–4:30pm, Wed: closed
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Oude Markt

Visiting the Oude Markt is like taking a seat at the longest bar in Europe. Nowhere will you find as high a concentration of restaurants and cafés than on this unique square. No wonder the Oude Markt is the perfect meeting place in Leuven, especially when the weather is good and the numerous pavement cafés are overflowing with people.
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Park Abbey

A marvellous place where you stroll between beautiful, historic buildings (containing the brand-new museum PARCUM).
Adresse: Abdij Van Park 7, 3001 Leuven
E-post: info@abdijvanpark,be
Åpningstider: More information: www.abdijvanpark.be
Transport: Train station Leuven | Bus 4, 5, 6 & 630 (stop 'Abdij van Park')
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Museum M Leuven

Do you like contemporary art? Or do you prefer the old masters? Either way, you will find exactly what you are looking for in the M Leuven. Here, you will find masterpieces from both medieval and modern art. In addition, the permanent collection is regularly supplemented by temporary exhibitions.
Adresse: Leopold Vanderkelenstraat 28, 3000 Leuven
Åpningstider: 11:00-18:00 | Thu: 11:00-22:00 | Wed: closed
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Botanical Garden

This is the oldest botanical garden in Belgium. The university laid out the garden in 1738 for its medical students. Today, this unique place is managed by the city of Leuven. It has created a tropical conservatory, a water and fruit garden and the sunken garden. This, together with the picnic benches, the sea of flowers and art projects, make the Botanical Garden a favourite resting place for inhabitants and visitors.
Adresse: Kapucijnenvoer 30, 3000 Leuven
Åpningstider: 01.05-30.09: 8:00-18:00 | 01.10-30.04: 8:00-17:00 | Sundays & holidays: from 9:00
Billetter: Free entrance
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Great Beguinage

This piece of UNESCO World Heritage from the thirteenth century is a charming area of pure tranquillity in the middle of the city. Here you will find a series of streets, squares, gardens and parks, with dozens of houses and convents built in traditional sandstone.
Adresse: Schapenstraat, 3000 Leuven
Åpningstider: Permanently accessible
Billetter: Free entrance
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Vaartkom

Once the industrial heart of Leuven, today an entirely renovated district with buildings in a modern architectural style. There’s no better place to experience innovation in the city like the Vaartkom.
Adresse: Vaartkom, 3000 Leuven
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Book your stay

Book your stay: http://visitleuven.be/en/stayingover
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and& festival | April

A festival at the intersection of health, tech & creativity, curated for the curious. Program: inspiring talks, avant-garde music acts, a start-up & scaleup forum, a tech expedition & art interventions in public space.
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Summer in Leuven | July & August

A visit to Leuven is highly recommended, especially in summer, when there is an extensive offer of musical, culinary and other events within the scope of the program of Summer in Leuven.
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Winter Season in Leuven | December

There’s no better place to spend those cold winter days than in Leuven’s convivial city centre and Christmas market. Winter Season guarantees an annual itinerary packed full of wonder and fun. There’s the attractive winter garden, fun Christmas market, concerts in the city, and the ephemeral Beguinage by candlelight.
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BOOM! October 2021-January 2022

Did you know that the Big Bang theory has its origins in Leuven? The ground-breaking research conducted by Professor Georges Lemaître into the origin of our universe put Leuven unambiguously on the world map. BOOM! The Big Bang city festival ambitiously links science and art in a series of exhibitions, installations, performances, happenings, lectures and other events.
Billetter: www.facebook.com/Bigbang2021
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Docville | March

Enjoy a selection of the best national and international documentaries. Discover them in various locations throughout the city. All films are in English or with English subtitles.
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Short Film Festival | December

The best this year had to offer in the wonderful world of (inter)national short films.
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Café Belge

BEER PUB Typical old-style bar at daytime, partyzone at night | 100 beers including several local beers | Beer of the month
Adresse: Oude Markt 35, 3000 Leuven
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Brewery Stella Artois

Stella Artois is part of the world’s largest brewery concern, AB InBev, and is still firmly rooted in its home base of Leuven. You can visit the brewery on Saturdays and Sundays (also on Fridays from 01.04 until 30.09).Take part in the new interactive guided tour. Experience the brewery in action and enjoy a wonderful Stella Artois after your visit. In short, experience beer in its purest form.
Adresse: Aarschotsesteenweg 20, 3000 Leuven
Billetter: https://www.visitleuven.be/en/brewery-stella-artois
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Domus

A must for true beer lovers: the home brewery of Domus is unique. Three homemade beers flow directly from the brewery via a 'pipeline' to the tap installation of Domus. Fresher than fresh! You can sample the Nostra Domus, an amber-coloured beer, and the Con Domus, an unfiltered lager, all year round. In winter Domus brews its signature beer Nen Engel, a dark Christmas ale with a rich aroma and bittersweet taste. You can visit the brewery by appointment. Our guide will show and explain you the brewery process. After the guided tour there is a tasting session where you can enjoy the home-brewed beers.
Adresse: Tiensestraat 8, 3000 Leuven
Telefon: +32 (0)16 20 14 49
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Oude Markt

The longest bar in the world, that's what Leuven's Oude Markt (Old Market) is called. Around forty cafés on one square mean that students and locals never go thirsty.
Adresse: Oude Markt
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Improvisio

Seasonal French and Belgian cuisine | Beer list with a selection of local craft beers | Unique: draught Musa Lova beer, only available at Improvisio | Matching beers | Detailed explanation on pairing
Adresse: Brusselsestraat 63b
Telefon: +32 16 20 76 46
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RestOcheck

Discover the restaurants in Leuven.
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Restaurants on Google Maps

Discover a selection of our (inter)national bloggers at Google Maps: www.bit.ly/restaurants-leuven-en
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De Klimop

Seasonal Belgian cuisine | Beer list with a selection of local craft beers | Beer menu with beer-based dishes and matching beers
Adresse: Martelarenplein 5
Telefon: +32 16 22 56 21
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De Valck

Belgian cuisine | Beer menu and beer-based dishes
Adresse: Tiensestraat 10
Telefon: +32 16 22 13 97
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Domus Brauhaus

Belgian cuisine for all appetites | 3 draught house beers Beer menu with house beers | Brewery visit possible
Adresse: Tiensestraat 8
Telefon: +32 16 20 14 49
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Improvisio

Seasonal French and Belgian cuisine | Beer list with a selection of local craft beers | Unique: draught Musa Lova beer, only available at Improvisio | Matching beers | Detailed explanation on pairing
Adresse: Brusselsestraat 63b
Telefon: +32 16 20 76 46
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Taste

Pure gastronomic cuisine with a dash of witticism | Selection of Belgian and international beers (regularly exclusively in Leuven) | New beers every four weeks
Adresse: Naamsestraat 62, 3000 Leuven
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Trente

Contemporary cuisine | Beer list with a selection of local craft beers | Matching beers | Detailed explanation on pairing
Adresse: Muntstraat 36
Telefon: +32 16 20 30 30
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Zarza

Seasonal French and Belgian cuisine | Beer list with a selection of local craft beers | Matching beers | Beer chef
Adresse: Bondgenotenlaan 92
Telefon: +32 16 20 50 05
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Café Belge

BEER PUB Typical old-style bar at daytime, partyzone at night | 100 beers including several local beers | Beer of the month
Adresse: Oude Markt 35, 3000 Leuven
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De Fiere Margriet

BEER PUB Cosy beer pub | 280 beers on the menu, including local specialities | Beer on the month
Adresse: Margarethaplein 11
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Oude Markt

Visiting the Old Market Square is like taking a seat at the longest bar in Europe. Nowhere will you find as high a concentration of restaurants and cafés than on this unique square. No wonder the Old Market Square is the perfect meeting place in Leuven, especially when the weather is good and the numerous pavement cafés are overflowing with people.
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Rumba

Disco with various eclectic music genres, in a side street of the Oude Markt. Especially students come to party during one of the many parties.
Adresse: Kiekenstraat 6
Telefon: +32 475 28 01 41
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Bar Louis

Grab a drink or some food in the cosy Bar Louis
Adresse: Grote Markt 2
Telefon: +32 16 585 852
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OPEK

Performance, education & interaction.
Adresse: Vaartkom 4, 3000 Leuven
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Café Belge

BEER PUB Typical old-style bar at daytime, partyzone at night | 100 beers including several local beers | Beer of the month
Adresse: Oude Markt 35, 3000 Leuven
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De Fiere Margriet

The beer café with the largest selection is De Fiere Margriet on the Margarethaplein. There are no fewer than 280 different beers on the menu, including local specialities such as Wolf, Broeder Jacob, Kessel Blond, Hector and Hof Ter Dormael. Every month there is a “Beer of the month”. The café is open every day from 7 a.m.
Adresse: Margarethaplein 11
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Oude Markt

People go to the Old Market Square to have a bite to eat, play cards, listen to music, drink, have discussions or simply to allow themselves to sink into the hum of the pavement cafés.
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Oude Markt

The longest bar in the world, that's what Leuven's Oude Markt (Old Market) is called. Around forty cafés on one square mean that students and locals never go thirsty.
Adresse: Oude Markt
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Fashion & gifts

A selection from (inter)national bloggers: http://bit.ly/fashion-gifts-leuven-en
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Sunday shopping

The shops are open from 1 pm to 6 pm on every first Sunday of the month.
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Markets

WEEKLY MARKETS Thursday market Flowers & plants 13:00-18:00 Brusselsestraat Friday market Food, textiles, flowers & plants 07:00-13:00 Mgr. Ladeuzeplein & H. Hooverplein Saturday market Artisanal market, antiques & brocante, food, flowers & plants 09:00-18:00 City centre OTHER MARKETS Camping Flamingo | Creative & secondhand market Hal 5 | Locomotievenstraat, 3010 Leuven More information: www.facebook.com/campingflamingo
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Diestsestraat (from Louis Melsensstraat to the station)

Renovated shopping area with a supply of goods and services geared more towards a regional clientele and people working in Leuven.
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Bondgenotenlaan

The "Champs Elysées" of Leuven is exactly one kilometre long, straight and grand, but a very stylish and lively shopping street with retail chains, colourful cafés and boutiques. Besides the obligatory department stores, you will also find exclusive shops selling clothes and decoration items.
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Mechelsestraat and Vismarkt

The "place-to-shop" for those who love things that are "different" and "trendy". This shopping street, which also has a range of culinary shops, offers a somewhat southern flavour and is a must for those who visit Leuven for shopping. More intimate and cosier than Bondgenotenlaan or Diestsestraat, this narrow street invites you to stroll through it slowly.
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Tiensestraat

This is a typical student street; during the academic year, it buzzes with young students. The street offers student housing, restaurants, cafés and shops.
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Naamsestraat

Cafés, restaurants and shops with a cultural flavour nestle comfortably side by side with old university buildings.
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Parijsstraat

The Parijsstraat is also well-known as a street of trinket shops. You'll find shops selling hand-made gifts, comic book stores, music and clothing boutiques, and other speciality stores.
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Brusselsestraat

Pleasant wide shopping street with a mix of chains and exclusive shops.
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Accessibility

Leuven is easily accessible by car, bus and train. By train, Leuven is 20 minutes from Brussels, 45 minutes from Antwerp, 50 minutes from Liège, one and half hours from the Belgian coast and two to three hours from cities such as Düsseldorf, Paris, Amsterdam, Calais, etc. For motor traffic, Leuven lies at the junction of two major motorways: the E40 and E314. In Leuven, the buses of the De Lijn transport company will get you quickly to any place in and around the city. Train: www.nmbs.be Bus: www.delijn.be
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Accessible travel

Leuven is a city that welcomes everyone. Discover useful information to prepare your visit in the best possible way here.
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Rent a bike

Rent a bike and discover Leuven and surroundings.