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Top 10 Things to Do in Leuven, Belgium

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Best landmarks in Leuven — Leuven in Leuven, Belgium is a practical place to start. Key details: 10 curated landmarks; Start with Leuven Town Hall. Answers are structured for quick scanning so travelers and AI assistants can cite the essentials first.

Leuven Town Hall, Leuven, Belgium — Leuven Town Hall
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The Town Hall (Dutch: ) of Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, is a landmark building on that city's Grote Markt (main square), across from the monumental St. Peter's Church.

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Oude Markt, Leuven, Belgium — Oude Markt Leuven
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The Oude Markt (Dutch for "Old Market") is a rectangular square in the centre of Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, that largely consists of catering establishments. This is why it is nicknamed the "longest bar in the world".

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St. Peter's Church, Leuven, Belgium — St. Peter's Church Leuven
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Saint Peter's Church (Dutch: Sint-Pieterskerk) is a Roman Catholic church in Leuven, Belgium, built in the 15th century in the Brabantine Gothic style. The church has a cruciform floor plan and a low bell tower that has never been completed.

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Groot Begijnhof, Leuven, Belgium — Groot Begijnhof Leuven
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The Great Beguinage of Leuven (Dutch: Groot Begijnhof van Leuven) is a well-preserved beguinage and completely restored historical quarter containing a dozen streets in the south of downtown Leuven, Belgium. About 3 hectares (7.

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Botanical Garden Leuven, Leuven, Belgium — Botanical Garden Leuven
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The Hortus Botanicus Lovaniensis (Dutch: Kruidtuin) is a botanical garden in Leuven, Belgium, dating from 1738. It is situated in the city centre and has an extent of 2.

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M-Museum Leuven, Leuven, Belgium — M-Museum Leuven
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M – Museum Leuven or simply M is an art museum in the inner city of Leuven, Belgium, which was officially opened in 2009. The museum has a collection of some 46,000 works, which range from late-Gothic paintings and sculptures to 16th century local artists such as Jan Rombouts the Elder and Josse van der Baren to 19th-century paintings and sculptures by various Flemish masters including Constantin Meunier, Jef Lambeaux and George Minne.

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Parc Abbey, Leuven, Belgium — Parc Abbey Leuven
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Park Abbey or Parc Abbey (Dutch: Abdij van Park) is a Premonstratensian abbey at Heverlee, outside Leuven, in Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The Annales Parchenses were written here in the 12th century.

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Fonske Statue, Leuven, Belgium — Fonske Statue
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Leuven (UK: , US: , Dutch: [ˈløːvə(n)] ), also called Louvain (, US also , French: [luvɛ̃] ), is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. A Dutch-speaking municipality, it is located about 25 kilometres (16 miles) east of Brussels.

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Arenberg Castle, Leuven, Belgium — Arenberg Castle
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The Château of Arenberg or Arenberg Castle (Dutch: Kasteel van Arenberg; French: Château d'Arenberg) is a Flemish Renaissance style château in Heverlee, close to Leuven, Belgium. It is surrounded by a park.

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