Hulst Travel Guide

 Helga67 Says:  Have a look at the houses around the Grote Markt. They are very lovely. Many have a Flemish style, probably because Hulst is so close to the Flemish (Belgium) border. 

 Helga67 Says:  This basilica with its peculiar tower can be seen from far away. The tower has been rebuilt several times. It was destroyed by fire in 1663, got rebuilt but was struck again by lightening in 1876 and burnt down. After that the next tower was shot by the Allies in 1944. The... 

 Helga67 Says:  When walking around in Hulst, you will notice sculptures, names of pubs, restaurants, streets, signs ... referring to Reynaert the Fox.Reynaert the Fox (Van de Vos Reinaerde) was a medieval animal story written at the end of the twelfth century. It is one of the main... 

 Helga67 Says:  The town walls go around the city for some 3,5 km and are surrounded by a canal. It's nice to walk on top of the walls where you can enjoy a great view over the historic inner town and the green surroundings.On your walk on the walls you will come across the town mill, a... 

 Helga67 Says:  Hulst is one of the best kept fortified towns in the Netherlands. To enter the inner city, you have to pass one of the four gates. The one in the south, "Gentse Poort" (gate of Ghent), is the most beautiful one.Next to the gate you will find some work of art of a story... 

 Toranaga-sama Says:  This is the oldest gate, built in 1704. In the nineteensixties the pedestrian gate, the left gate on the picture, was built next to it. The gate also has a second name, Graauwsepoort, because the road leads to the nearby village of Graauw. 

 Toranaga-sama Says:  The term double gate isn't really correct, because it used to be one gate, the right part on the picture, built in 1771. The second half was built in 1932, which made it a double gate. 

 Toranaga-sama Says:  The youngest of the three gates, built in 1780.But it's also the most beautiful gate and it bares the emblem of the "Generaliteit", flanked by two lions. 

 Toranaga-sama Says:  It was built in 1844, and is still operating today. 

 Toranaga-sama Says:  The City Hall was built between 1528 and 1547. It was rebuilt in 1844 and restaured in 1951. Behind the old City Hall lies the new City Hall, built around 1996. 

 Toranaga-sama Says:  This is a monument of one of the most important works in Dutch and European Medieval literature, which is supposed to be written in or around Hulst.You can see Reynard standing in front of King Noble's court wearing a Pilgrim's outfit, to find out why he's wearing it I... 

 Toranaga-sama Says:  The St. Willibrordus Church was founded around 1200 ad, but the current structure has been built between 1460 and 1533. It's a Catholic church, but in the times of Napoleon Bonaparte's reign over Europe, the church was devided into two parts, a part for the Catholics and a... 

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 Toranaga-sama Says:  This restaurant offers real Greek meals, with real Greek cheese "Feta", the owner is a Greek immigrant, he speaks Dutch and Greek. Greek music is always being played on the background and every once in a while they organize a real Greek evening, with bands playing live. The... 

 Toranaga-sama Says:  This restaurant has a wide variety of choices of meals. There's always Chinese music playing in the background, which makes you feel like being in an oriental country.It's located near the Double Gate and the Mill. 

 Helga67 Says:  Hulst has its own brewery. The different beers are sold in every pub in town or during the weekends you can try the beers in the brewery's own bar "De Brasserie", a beautiful restored old station building.