Have you ever visited a new place and felt ‘wow’ about it? For many visitors, it happens at Sint-truiden. Sint-truiden is a tinier but marvelous forthcoming tourist destination that is worth a visit. Sint Truiden is a city in Belgian Limburg that evolved around a Benedictine monastery founded by the devout 7th-century Frankish nobleman Saint Trudo. You will be amazed by some of the distinctive things to do and places you can explore at this mysterious destination. The city is in the heart of Limburg’s Haspengouw, a picture-perfect region of low rolling hills famed for its orchards. You might wish to revisit it someday again, to take a break and relax at Sint-truiden.
Address: Grote Markt 3800 Sint-Truiden
Sint-Agnesbegijnhof
Sint-Agnesbegijnhof is a beautiful late Romanesque early Gothic church. This preserved the former community for beguines. It was built in the mid-13th century by Abbot Willem van Rijkel. During the beguinage’s heyday, it was home to 200 beguines. Sint-Agnesbegijnhof has terraces of houses around a courtyard centered on a church. It’s fascinating for its wooden barrel-vaulted ceiling and the contrast between sparse elements of contemporary art. Along with the Baroque organ pulpit and various altars, It’s a church with fantastically well-preserved 38 murals painted between the early-1300s and 1600. These portray the apostles, episodes from saints’ lives, and Bible scenes. A World Heritage site is a few footsteps away waiting to be discovered. Ideal location for the concerts organized here often. Great gratitude to the excellent acoustics. Magnificent church.
Abdijtoren
Abdijtoren is the abbey tower in the town’s historical beacon. It’s an unrefined seven-storey tower is the most significant remnant of the former St-Trudo abbey church, dating partly from the 11th-century abbey founded by Saint Trudo was attracting so many pilgrims that it became a source of wealth for the town that a magnificent new Romanesque church was built. It was demolished in 1798 but the western tower remained and tells you all you need to know about the size of the church. After 196 steps, passing five platforms for a rest and an experience along the way, you will enjoy a breathtaking
panorama overlooking the city and the area. Highly recommended.
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk is a Gothic & Neo-gothic church in the heart of Sint Truiden. This is the main parish church of Sint-Truiden. The current is the third church in this place. The oldest church dates from the 11th century and was built under the leadership of Abbot Adelardus II of the Abbey of Sint-Trudo. From the 7th century, the relics of the local St- Trudo made Sint-Truiden a major medieval pilgrimage centre. These relics are now housed in the treasury of this neo-Gothic church, which has a thousand-year history. The original tower was built between 1504 but it was collapse and the other tower was rebuilt. Now the neo-gothic tower which is decorated with lacework, arch friezes, profiled pointed arch windows, and a rose window.
The church is freely accessible during the day. The treasure room is accessible free of charge.
Uitzicht over Sint-Truiden
Uitzicht over Sint-Truiden is one of the best tourist attractions in Sint Truiden. This is a really nice lookout formation. Very nice to visit in the blossom season. It’s not quite a tower but it has a neat big platform that’s spacious enough to hang out on. It offers a lovely cycling and walking route. Then right across is the local water reservoir, it’s the highest spot in the area. The view is really nice, you can see super far, so if you’re cycling around that area it’s absolutely worth a stop. On top, you can see the football stadium Stayen and the three
towers of Sint-Truiden.
A really nice hiking place for your families and friends.
Château de la Motte
Château de la Motte is a real gem of Sint-Truiden. Less than an hour away from Antwerp, Brussels, and Maastricht, the centuries-old, romantic castle domain of Château de la Motte is hidden in the Limburg landscape. The pride of the past is now turned into a luxurious hotel. Here you can enjoy genuine Flemish cuisine in the brasserie with a covered terrace on the moat. It has a wonderful terrace in a unique location, in the middle of the fruit region! It’s a beautiful place to chill out. Also, you can have a walk through the gardens there are lots of vegetation with all kinds of animals and a nice pond with naughty ducks and hungry fish in the pond. You can feed fish with bread. Also, there is a small kids playground, just to keep them a little bit busy. Delicious restaurant in an elegant castle and in good weather wonderful for dining outside or for a drink.
Brewery Kerkom
The village of Kerkom-Bij-Sint-Truiden in the south of the city had a brewery in business since 1878 on a quaint farmyard. It’s the perfect stopping place for walkers, cyclists, beer tasters and people who enjoy life. It’s here where you can taste the Bink beers which have a big range, counting a Dubbel, two tripels, a blond, bruin, an amber, an IPA and two dark winter beers, to name a few. These beers are made according to traditional methods. There’s a large selection of 11 beers.
Brewery tours take place every Saturday at 15:00 from March to October. You can sip a beer out on the courtyard in summer or warm up by the fireside in winter.
