Our visit to Leuven in Belgium

#Ad - Let's discover Leuven, in the Flemish half of Belgium, in association with Visit Flanders & Visit Leuven.
We'll start in the centre of town at the Grote Markt, and the first thing you'll discover is the beautiful Stadhuis, or town hall, of Leuven. Filled with bars and cafes, it's a great place to stop, relax, and watch the world go by.
With Belgium beer culture firmly on our mind, we round the corner to Oude Markt, what's described as Europe's longest bar. A cobbled pedestrian street lined with bars.
A stroll through Leuven's restaurant-lined lanes proves this city can keep you fed and watered.
Our next destination is the University Library of KU Leuven. A 1920's university library in all it's glory.
Next of the must see's in Leuven is M Leuven, the city museum and art gallery.
Stepping outside, we look at the remains of the old medieval city walls of Leuven in Saint Donatus park, before heading on to the Great Beguinage of Leuven, the village within a city. The 3-hectare site of 18th-century buildings and quiet cobble lanes provides an oasis within the city centre.
Our journey now takes us to discover Park Abbey, home to the Norbertine monks who have lived here since 1129. We also take a look at the peaceful grounds of Park Abbey and its lakes on an autumnal day.
Heading back to the heart of Leuven, we take a quick look at Leuven's Memorial of Peace in front of the train station and the bars and cafes that fill the area.
Back in the heart of Leuven, we take a look at St Peter's Church, explain its missing towers and take a look inside at the exquisite artworks and chapels that line this place of worship.
Finally, we wait until the sun has gone down and take one final look at a city that sparkles in the lights.
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⏱️Timestamps⏱️
00:00 - The Intro to Leuven in Belgium
00:10 - Where is Leuven, and what will we see in the city
00:52 - Let's explore Leuven, starting at the Grote Markt
01:37 - The Oude Markt of Leuven - Europes longest bar?
02:35 - Totem
02:50 - The University Library of Leuven
04:39 - M Leuven - The city's museum & gallery
05:49 - St Donatus Park & City Tower
06:04 - The Grand Beguinage of Leuven
08:28 - Leuven's Park Abbey
10:58 - The Peace monument at Martelarenplein
11:53 - St Peter's Church, Leuven
14:58 - Leuven at Dusk
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Links mentioned in the video;
🔗 Visit Leuven - www.visitleuven.be/en
🔗 Visit Flanders - www.visitflanders.com/en/?cou...
🔗 Park Abbey - www.visitleuven.be/en/parkabb...
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De Hoorn - 🔗 www.dehoorn.eu/en/bar
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[@clistaseals4061]

Thank you for the lovely video. My son is moving to Leuven soon. He & I will be going in 2 weeks for a visit. Watching this video helps to have a little understanding of the sights. I look forward to watching more.

[@OurWorldForYou]

Thanks for the kind words, we loved our time in Leuven, such a wonderful city to explore and experience. We hope you enjoy your visit. I’m sure we were there this time last year, so it should look very similar. All the very best, Gary & Janis

[@ChantaltheFrency]

Oh my city ❤❤❤❤ i love living in Leuven. Im originally from Lille, France but my home is now Leuven. City is so nice and safe , beautiful architecture. Anyone pls come to visit❤❤❤

[@OurWorldForYou]

Chantal Glad you like our video, Leuven is special, wonderful place to visit. To be honest we like visiting Lille too, a different side of France. Notice more people in bars and cafes drink beer than as you travel south, and the food is different too, oh the carbonade, but I guess very similar to Leuven. Oooh, we just love travelling, Thanks for taking the time to comment. All the best, Gary & Janis

[@criticalthinkers3787]

I am going to move there to😂 from the netherlands.

[@ChantaltheFrency]

@@criticalthinkers3787 nice 😊 very good decision❤️🇧🇪 . Lots of Dutch students here at the University of Leuven. I can recommend also abdij v park, and Heverlee bos en zoete bron area. Welcome to Leuven🥰

[@max-mx6xd]

The video is very therapeutic

[@OurWorldForYou]

Max, Thanks so much; that's my style. I'm glad you enjoyed it Cheers, Gary & Janis

[@max-mx6xd]

@@OurWorldForYou You're welcome😊I really enjoyed watching the video, it's very calming. Keep up the good work!!

[@ayeung5239]

Thank you for your video, I am exploring places to visit, and your videos are very helpful. Also your editing and voice created a very calm vibes, I feel like meditating. 😂

[@OurWorldForYou]

Thank you, that's very kind of you; I'm glad you like our content and hope it provides some inspiration. 😍 Happy travels, Gary & Janis

[@MrTorleon]

My dear friends, you have produced yet another outstanding and beautiful video tour - which should have attracted more views than it has - in my opinion !!! This was a genuine memory trip for me, from long ago as a visiting post -grad. Back in the late 1960`s to early 70`s Leuven was lovely, but not quite as attractive as it is now - apart from the Groot Begijnhof Leuven, which I was instantly drawn towards, as the serenity of the location I found completely appealing - I wish I still had the years in me to go back - but this video has generated some wonderful memories - and I thank you. So, once again, many thanks Gary and Janis - I offer my best wishes to you both for the fast approaching festive season - take care, and very well done :)

[@OurWorldForYou]

Thank you sir, the nice thing about our videos is that they tend to be evergreen, so maybe this, and the other Flemish ones, will get some legs in the new year; I tend not to worry. All I hope is somebody watches this, thinks that's a place I'd like to experience, does, and has a great time. It's looking particularly festive here in the southeast today; we've had a good dusting of snow ( it will be gone shortly, but for now, it looks nice.) Wishing you all the best for the festive season too, it comes around so quickly, and in a flash, it will be gone, but not before I've eaten my own body weight in gingerbread & christmas pudding. All the best, Gary (& Janis)

[@MariaFerreira-sv4dg]

Magnificent

[@OurWorldForYou]

🙏 Thank you Maria so much, glad you enjoyed it - it is a wonderful city 😍

[@flodehennin7922]

Oh that park around park abbey brings back memories, we used it in high school for our running tests, if I remember right boys had to manage two and a half laps around the pond in 30 minutes, girls 2.

[@OurWorldForYou]

That made me smile Flo, you didn't say good memories (If I remember my school running days, they were NOT good memories 😀) Thanks for taking the time to stop by and comment All the best Gary & Janis

[@AraRoodbuik]

St. Peter's Church was never completed. Normally a giant church tower had to be built on top of it. But because Leuven is located in a valley and there is a lot of quicksand under the ground, it was never built for safety reasons. The Sint Pieterskerk would otherwise have fallen over.

[@OurWorldForYou]

Ara, You're right, it was never completed to the original plans, and that gives it a distinct look. You can tell something is not quite right when you look at the Northwest end, but it is still a wonderful place - finished or not. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Happy & safe travels Gary & Janis

[@AraRoodbuik]

@@OurWorldForYou A good example of the swamp is the Sint-Jacobs Church. It is 175 years older than St. Peter's Church and is completely crooked. In the meantime, it has been restored for almost 50 years. Square Sint-Jacobs is still one of the most sensitive places in Leuven where deep underground the swamp is still very active. In many cases, the many underground corridors that Leuven has to offer make it difficult to restore buildings. The original St. Peter's Church was built in the 1400s but was bombed almost completely by Germany during World War II.

[@OurWorldForYou]

Ara, thanks so much for this, very interesting. we will aim to check it out when we return to Leuven, probably next year now, because we've not finished with Flanders. All the best, Gary & Janis

[@hollyc3838]

What month did you visit? It looks very quiet.

[@OurWorldForYou]

Hi Holly, We visited in October, and it was. We were there on a Friday/Saturday and discovered an interesting fact from a tour guide. Leuven has a large student population, and a lot of them are domestic, so they return home at the weekend (laundry duties and a home-cooked meal, maybe). A few students are still around, but it changes the mix slightly. Lovely city, and we had a great time. Thanks for taking the time to comment, Happy travels, Gary & Janis

[@stevenboven5183]

i live at leuven

[@OurWorldForYou]

Steven, I hope you enjoyed our visitor's eye view of the city. A lovely place to live I guess. Thanks for the comment, Gary & Janis

[@waves889]

Hey You are now posted on my wall comments appreciated ☃️💖🎸

[@OurWorldForYou]

🙏Thanks so much Julia - will pop a reply up there - Brrr it's cold out there 😱

[@waves889]

@@OurWorldForYou thanks 😊

[@waves889]

@@OurWorldForYou And yes freezing 🥶

[@waves889]

🥶Merry Christmas to you both another awesome video I've started up loading shorts videos and posts any comments like shares much appreciated ive done the same for you . Peace and love to you both Julia 💕

[@OurWorldForYou]

Hi Julia, so sorry m'luv, missed this - had a quick look through, will have a better look through later today, and drop some comments. Hope you've seen some snow ❄ but be careful on the slippy stuff 😱

[@waves889]

@@OurWorldForYou yep.. caused chaos as usuall the caravan park now as no water as their main pump as frozen rarity for december snow keep safe to you both 👍 😀 ❤️❄️🥶

[@ayseg253]

Beautiful video, and I love the calm, quiet, slow voice over. It’s like you are allowing us to focus on what we are seeing while you whisper without being imposing. Really enjoyable. Thanks

[@OurWorldForYou]

Hi, Thanks so much; that's my style to be honest; our videos are always about the locations and the experience, and we always try to be honest and a little bit informative. Thanks for taking the time to comment All the best, Gary & Janis