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The station and Crombez square. - Tournai
The station and Crombez square.
by Djinn76
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Finding a parking place
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  • Djinn76
  • Updated By Djinn76 on January 11, 2004
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  • A few parking places close to the spanish houses! - Tournai
    A few parking places close to
    the spanish houses!
    by Djinn76
    It's not obvious to park in the center of Tournai. Worst case scenario, you will always been able to find some places close to the boulevards: around the station, the Maison de la Culture, the commercial center 'Les Bastions', in the area around the Pont des Trous.
    If you want to park closer to the center, classical parking would be along the river Escaut, the Grand Place, Place Reine Astrid or Place St Pierre. Unfortunately you'd be very lucky to find an empty place on a saturday evening.
    Less known parking would be close to the Grand Place on Place de l'Eveche or the Reduit des Sions. Another possibility during the evening would be the parking of the town hall from the Rue St Martin.

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    By train
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  • Updated By Djinn76 on June 11, 2004
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  • The station and Crombez square. - Tournai
    The station and Crombez
    square.
    by Djinn76
    The first station in Tournai was open in 1842 by Leopold I, King of Belgium. It was located close to the bridges of the hole. The actual station, indeed the 3d one, has been open the 24 of August 1879 by Leopold II, the next Belgian king.
    It is obviously still in use and you can find many connections to all major Belgian cities.
    For a first contact with the city, the park in front of it could look quite poor! It was full of beautiful old trees some years ago. Unfortunately the same tornado that hitted so badly the cathedral in 1999 also brought most of these trees down!

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  • Phone: +32 (0)69 88 63 98
  • Website: http://www.b-rail.be/E/index.php
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    By bike
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  • By Djinn76 on August 19, 2004
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  • Tournai Transportation
    by Djinn76
    Not too sure if I should have put that tip in the sport or transportation category. If you like cycling, you will be happy in Tournai.

    The surrounding countryside is wonderful (well, I’m maybe slightly biased here) and imho is best discovered with a bike! There are lots of small roads going through charming small villages or simply fields and pastures. If you chose this way, be aware this is not always as flat as the North of the country.

    If you prefer the flat and dedicated cycling paths, this is possible as well!! Tournai being crossed by the Escaut/Schelt River, you could easily cycle along the water. There is a cycle route coming from Flanders and going to Mons called Ravel. Check their website for the different maps and look for the Ravel 1 route.

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  • Website: http://ravel.wallonie.be/
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    By plane
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  • By Djinn76 on August 19, 2004
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  • Tournai Transportation
    by Djinn76
    Not far from Tournai, there is a small airfield where tourism planes and gliders can take off.
    Located in Maubray, the Tournai Royal Air club is not really easy to find by car. Close to the Nimy-Blaton canal, this is however the perfect goal for a cycle tour. The small terrace is a perfect stop: you can enjoy a beer watching the plane taking off and landing.

    The future of the site is however unsure. The land belong to the prince de Ligne and he currently plans a mega project of artificial ski slopes instead…

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  • Website: http://www.aeroclub.student.kuleuven.ac.be/soaring.in.belgium/clubs.htm#Wallonia
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    Train from Brussels passes VW...
    billus
  • By billus on August 24, 2002
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  • Tournai Transportation
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    Train from Brussels passes VW distribution center and power generating plant

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    From London
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  • By Djinn76 on July 18, 2008
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  • Champagne bar @ St Pancras - Tournai
    Champagne bar @ St Pancras
    by Djinn76
    Coming to Tournai from London, the Eurostar would definitely make more sense than the plane!
    No need to go to Bruxelles, some of these trains also stop at Lille, which is just on the other side of the French border.
    The only caveat is that you would have to walk from the TGV station (Lille Europe) to the regular station (Lille Flandres) but that's a very short walk...
    From there you should be able to find a regular train to Tournai (22-26 min).

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    Tournai is not a transportation hub
    DanielF
  • By DanielF on September 16, 2002
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  • Tournai's train station - Tournai
    Tournai's train station
    by DanielF
    Tournai is very close to Lille and the French border and, even if it is not a transportation hub it is not hard to get there. This is Western Europe after all.

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