# The Oude Markt, Europe's longest bar

What to do en Leuven · Leuven

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/leuven/things-to-do/oude-markt · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 1 h
- Temporada: All year; with terraces from spring to autumn
- Para quién: Adults and teenagers; with children, better by day

Square · free · an entire square of terraces, with a student atmosphere by day and by night

Two minutes from the Grote Markt, the Oude Markt is a rectangular square surrounded by stepped-gable houses in which almost every ground floor is a bar. It is called Europe's longest bar, and with more than fifty thousand students in the city, you can see why.
When to go
In mid-afternoon, for a beer on a sunny terrace with the locals. At night, especially from Monday to Thursday during term time, it is student territory. In summer, when they leave, the square belongs to tourists and families.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 50.8776, 4.6999

## Cerca de aquí

- [The Grote Markt and the Gothic town hall](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/leuven/things-to-do/grote-markt-and-town-hall), a 167 m
- [Domus](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/leuven/where-to-eat/domus), a 224 m
- [Martin's Klooster](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/leuven/where-to-stay/martins-klooster), a 227 m
- [Lukemieke](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/leuven/where-to-eat/lukemieke), a 303 m
- [M Leuven, the city's art museum](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/leuven/things-to-do/m-leuven), a 326 m
- [The University Library and its tower](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/leuven/things-to-do/university-library-and-tower), a 520 m
- [The Great Beguinage (Groot Begijnhof)](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/leuven/things-to-do/great-beguinage), a 540 m
- [Leuven City Hostel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/leuven/where-to-stay/leuven-city-hostel), a 619 m

## Consejos

### Order a local beer
Leuven is the city of Stella Artois, but on the square there are bars with beers from small breweries.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### What is the Oude Markt?
Leuven's square of bars, called Europe's longest bar.

Destino: [Leuven](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/leuven.md)