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Travel Guide of Leuven in Belgium by Influencers and Travelers


Leuven or Louvain is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about 25 kilometres east of Brussels.


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1 - Kessel-Lo

Kessel-Lo is a town in Belgium. It is a borough of Leuven, situated to the east and north of Leuven proper. Kessel-Lo is bordered by Holsbeek, Lubbeek, and several other municipalities that are part of Leuven. Its name is derived from "Kessel" and "Lo".

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2 - ZOO Planckendael

   19 km away

Planckendael is a zoo, located on the grounds of Planckendael castle in the village district of Muizen, in Mechelen, Belgium. In 1956 the Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp bought the Planckendael estate in order to acquire a larger space for animals than what they owned: the city zoo in Antwerp.

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3 - Art & History Museum

   22 km away

The Art & History Museum is a public museum in Brussels, Belgium, which is one of the constituents of the Royal Museums for Art and History. It is located in the Cinquantenaire Park and was previously called the Cinquantenaire Museum. It is one of the largest museums in Europe.

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4 - Cauchie House

   22 km away

The Cauchie House was built in 1905 by Art Nouveau architect, painter, and designer Paul Cauchie, in Etterbeek, Brussels, next to the Cinquantenaire Park. Its facade is remarkable for its allegorical sgraffiti.

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5 - Parc du Cinquantenaire

   22 km away
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6 - Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

   24 km away

The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium are a group of art museums in Brussels, Belgium. The Royal Museums contains over 20,000 drawings, sculptures, and paintings, which date from the early 15th century to the present.

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7 - Museums of the Far East

   24 km away

The Museums of the Far East is a complex of three museums in Laeken, City of Brussels, dedicated to Oriental art and culture, specifically that of China and Japan. It is part of the Royal Museums of Art and History. The three museums have been closed since 2013 because of structural weaknesses. Some items from their collections are on public display at the Art & History Museum.

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8 - Royal Palace of Brussels

   24 km away

The Royal Palace of Brussels is the official palace of the King and Queen of the Belgians in the centre of the nation's capital Brussels.

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9 - Magritte Museum

   24 km away

The Magritte Museum is a museum in Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to the work of the Belgian surrealist artist, René Magritte. It is one of the constituent museums of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.

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10 - Royal Crypt

   24 km away

The Royal Crypt lies underneath the Church of Our Lady in Laeken, Brussels (Belgium). It is the official burial place of the Belgian royal family.

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11 - Mont des Arts

   24 km away

The Mont des Arts or Kunstberg, meaning "hill/mount of the arts", is an urban complex and historic site in the centre of Brussels, Belgium, including the Royal Library of Belgium, the National Archives of Belgium, the Square – Brussels Meeting Centre, and a public garden.

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