What to do · Mechelen
Mechelen's Great Beguinage, a UNESCO site
Information
- Price
- Free
- Duration
- 45 min
- Season
- All year, always accessible
- Who it's for
- All ages; the cobbles are not good for pushchairs or wheelchairs
- With a dog
- On a lead; it is an inhabited district, respect the neighbours
The beguines were women who lived in community without taking vows. After the destruction of their first beguinage, outside the walls, around 1560, they rebuilt it inside the city: a district of cobbled lanes and little brick houses, now protected and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the other Flemish beguinages.
The visit
It is always open and free. You enter along the Hoviusstraat and stroll for three quarters of an hour. It is still inhabited: lower your voice and do not enter the courtyards. The Het Anker brewery is at one of its ends.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Mechelen's beguinage cost?
Nothing, you stroll freely.
Is it near Het Anker?
Yes, the brewery is inside the same district.
As a familyWith a dog
