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St. Benedictusabdij De Achelse Kluis and beeeeers
catnl Says: all kind of great delicious belgium abbey beers, you can buy them at the shop of this monastery. also belgium chocolate and home made cheese and lots of other productslast time i was here was with Rudy and Lenny march 8. 2007thanx guys for the great time we spend:-)
Achelse Kluis-Monastery Achelse Kluis
catnl Says: St. Benedictusabdij De Achelse Kluis De Kluis 1 3930 Hamont-Achel telefoon:
Walk around the outside of the Abbey
globetrotter_2006 Says: By walking around the monastery you can get a better feel as to what the daily life is like within the abbey.
globetrotter_2006 Says: Walk around the inside of the Abbey if you get a chance, it is clean & quiet. It gives you a better idea as to how the Trappist Monks live.
globetrotter_2006 Says: The Church is many time the center of the Abbey. Out of the Trappist Churches I was in (Achel, Westvleteren and Orval), the iside of Achel was the most decorated. The afternoon prayers did not take place at the main Church, but at a smaller section of the Church next to the...
globetrotter_2006 Says: During mass & prayers there will be someone at the Courtyard Gate that will give you entrance & show you the way to the Church. During my visit, a little girl (last picture) stood in the courtyard and showed us the way to the Church. The courtyard has several statues worth...
globetrotter_2006 Says: There are several entrances to the the Abbey. Most are simply entrances to the Souvenir shops, Cafeteria, etc. In order to enter the actual abbey you have to either be a guest at the guesthouse or be attending prayers or mass. I was not a guest, but I was lucky that the 1500...
OlafS Says: OK, perhaps it's not spectacular. But it's one of the lesser known works of P.J.H. Cuypers, an architect whose name I've mentioned a lot on many of my pages about my own country as well. That man was important, and this is a chance to see a bit of his work outside The...
OlafS Says: This is not a hotel. It's not meant to be one either. But if you want to stay at the abbey as a guest and live by the same rhythm as the monks for a few days, you can. Unlike many other monasteries this one welcomes both men and women. Price; 25 euro a night a person, meals...
globetrotter_2006 Says: The cafeteria in Achel is very simple. You can obviously buy their beer here. They also offer coffee and a variety of sandwitches.
OlafS Says: This is a young brewery, set up with the help of the Westmalle trappist abbey. They produce two beers, a dark and a blonde one. Personally I'm not so crazy about the dark one; it's definitely not bad, but I think there are already many beers in the same category that are...
OlafS Says: Would you believe it, ice cream with beer flavour? Well, they sell it here! Based on fresh milk, this is very creamy stuff. You won't feel any alcohol 'cause there ain't any. One advice: try the ice cream before you drink the beer. The beer has quite an aftertaste.
globetrotter_2006 Says: The Food & Drink market sells anything from beer glasses to meats & cheese. It was one of my favorite parts of the Abbey.
globetrotter_2006 Says: Attached next to the gift shop is the art store where you can buy paintings & sculptures.
globetrotter_2006 Says: The Achel Souvenir store has a variety of gifts from crosses to postcards to magnents.
OlafS Says: The complex has two shops. One sells religious stuff mostly; candles, books, statues etc.. We found this shop open on sundays. The other one is a small supermarket and is apparently closed on sundays. Here products made in other monasteries and convents are being sold, such...
The monastery of the "Achelse Kluis"
catnl Says: Certainly worth a vist this old monastery, its between Holland and Belgium, 15 min. by car from Eindhoven direction Valkenswaard.The monks have a special shop with special beers, cheese and other food.Its cheaper to buy the Trappistbeer here then in shops. We used to go here...
OlafS Says: The Trappists are a Cistercian order of monks. Unlike the Norbertines*, some of whose abbeys I describe elsewhere, this order tries to stay away from the rest of society as much as possible. Until the 1960's these monks didn't even speak! Their wish for seclusion still means...
OlafS Says: In 1656, when in the Netherlands catholicism is persecuted, a small church is built just over the border near Achel. Here the catholics from Valkenswaard and surounding villages can safely celebrate their religion. In 1686 a secluse is formed, a small community of hermits, a...
OlafS Says: The Achelse Kluis has two adresses;In Belgium:St. Benedictusabdij De Achelse KluisDe Kluis 13930 Hamont-AchelTelefoon: 011800760fax: 011648130E-mail: abdij@achelsekluis.beIn The Netherlands:St. Benedictusabdij De Achelse KluisAbdijweg 505556VE ValkenswaardTelefoon:...
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Walk around the inside of the Abbey if you get a chance, it is clean & quiet. It gives you a better idea as to how the Trappist Monks live.
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It was my love for beer that brought me back to Belgium to check out the Trappist Monasteries. I was hoping to check out all six of them, but Chimay & Roquefort were left out this time around. Achel...
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This page is not about the town of Achel. It's about a nearby monastery. An abbey even. Why would anyone visit an abbey? Well, abbeys can be very nice places. This one happens to be quite a touristic...
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Achel is a small village betweeEindhoven & Valkenswaard. This village is most knows by the monastery of the "Achelse Kluis" Founded in 1686 by Petrus van Eynatten from Eindhoven. Here the Trappist......
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