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Follow your road through the Begijnenstraat and on the first and second street on the right you find the historic, 12th century, castle of the Dukes of Brabant. They say that in the time of Maria of Hungary, Governor of the Netherlands, it was a magnificent building. Later it became (18th and 19th centuries) a municipal storehouse. The province purchased the building at the beginning of the 20th century and carried out a thorough restoration after the First World War. Nowadays, the castle is used as a law court...
Address: Kasteelplein 1
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In this picture you can see an overview of the market square. Notice the old post office that still is in use next to the "Kursaal" (swimming and cinema complex).
On the right of the picture you see the official Tourism Centre...
Address: Turnhout Tourism: Grote Markt 44
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The baroque church (1665) and the chapel of the Holy Countenance (end of 19th century) are worth a visit. Also the Beguinage is a real little jewel and exhibits everything with had to do with the life, work and worship over the course of time of the Beguines and the convent.
The Beguinage was recognised by UNESCO in 1998 as a valuable cultural world heritage site...
Address: Begijnenstraat
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After your visit in the church you can walk back to the Zeshoek and go into the shopping street Gasthuistraat. Go into the first street on your right and after about 50 metres you see on your left the Driezenstraat...
Address: Driezenstraat off course...
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After your visit to the Chapel Theobaldus, walk back into the Paterstraat and stay going till you see on your right, the Korte Begijnenstraat. If you end this little street you will see in front of you the Beguinage.
Turnhout possesses one of the most beautiful and most sober Beguine convents in Belgium. It was built in the 12th century. Over the course of the years, the convent experienced some very flourishing times; then hundreds of Beguines lived here. Through the centuries the convent was ravaged several times by fire, plundering, plague and other scourges...
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At the present time it is mainly the elderly who live in the "Hof". It is and remains an oasis of calm. A number of public acts of worship give the Beguinage its own atmosphere, including the annual procession in September and the Christmas candlelight event on 24 December...
Address: Begijnenstraat
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Behind the Castle you will find the Warande. As a cultural centre, the Warande is unique of its kind. With an open view of the world it offers space to a broad range of contemporary cultural and artistic activities.
There is an extremely high quality range of stage activities, with daytime and evening presentations, for pre-school children, young people and adults.
Besides the stage activities, the historical and art exhibitions go beyond the interest of the Kempen...
Phone: 014 41 49 49Website: www.warande.be Other Contact: Fax: 014 42 08 21
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Burning glass windows and wall paintings decorate the rooms and corridors. The only pictures I have from the inside city hall were taken on our marriage. Here you see one of them with in the background a wall painting...
Address: Grote Markt 1
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Cross this corner in the front you come into the Stationstraat, the Statiestraat as people are use to say here. Walk trough the end to see the train station. The 105-year-old neo-gothic station looks very nice following the restoration of the roof, the façade and the waiting room. The station clock, presented by the town and the station buffet are also worth a look...
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Driezen means grassland. In the past a one-man alley known under different names as: Vossenpijp (Fox Pipe), Rue Royale, Bescheten Straatje (Fouled Alley) with the Hofke Groenendaal (16th century) and Lammeken Dries, a big bleaching field...
Address: Driezenstraat
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on June 18, 2003
