Location: Sint-Truiden
Top Things to do in Sint-Truiden
Top Restaurants in Sint-Truiden
The 10 Best Things to Do in Sint-Truiden, Belgium
Sint-Truiden (Dutch pronunciation: [sɪnt ˈtrœy̯də(n)]; French: Saint-Trond [sɛ̃ tʁɔ̃]) is a city and municipality located in the province of Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium, near the towns of Hasselt and Tongeren. The municipality includes the old communes of Aalst, Brustem, Duras, Engelmanshoven, Gelinden, Gorsem, Groot-Gelmen, Halmaal, Kerkom-bij-Sint-Truiden, Melveren, Ordingen, Runkelen, Velm, Wilderen, and Zepperen.
Restaurants in Sint-Truiden
1. Huis Nagels
Overall Ratings
5 based on 19 reviews
Discover a variety of magnificent building styles in this impressive notary house. It was built in 1892 by Louis Nagels. The visitor enters an overwhelming entrancehall with huge staircase and all the entrances to the notary's chambers. On the first floor you can admire some unique interiors as Gothic, Louis XV & Egyptian style. A splendid example of the in that era so popular Egyptomania. The curious who would like to find out where and how the 'Staff' in the 19th century functioned can visit the completely renovated 'Downstairs staff kitchen rooms' & the amazing 'Octopus' room. These Downstairs room are finally ready to be rented for any family occasion or business meeting.
Reviewed By Ingrid V - Brussels, Belgium
Overwhelmed by the enthousiasm of the guides. The house bursts of history and craftmenship. In contrast with many other historic places even the fabulous private appartments are included in the tour. A most rewarding visit.Many thanks. It was a real pleasure to guide you all.
2. Brouwerij Kerkom
Overall Ratings
4 based on 55 reviews
Reviewed By Peter D - Belgium
Original setting, old farmhouse with outside Seating and a fantastic pub. Up to 10 different beers are waiting to get tasted, even some beers that contain gruut, which lately seems to become more and more fashionable in several parts of Flanders. Took a plate of their local brown bread with cheese and offal as their beers are quite strong. Tip: take a bottle of Winterkoninkske Grand Cru home with you, 75 cl, 13 % alcohol/volume, the top beer of their range.
3. Begijnhof Sint Agnes Sint-Truiden
Overall Ratings
4 based on 47 reviews
Reviewed By endrju_74 - Ipswich, United Kingdom
This was our first Beguinage (of many inscribed on World Heritage List) we visited in Belgium. I was really expecting something much bigger, with usual monastery enclosures. This place is anything but. Small church in the middle of trimmed grass (surprising crosses made of hedge, but visible only in Google Earth, or if you take your own forklift...). It belongs to the local community now and serves as a specific exhibition gallery. When we got there there was an exciting display of two local saints: St. Agnes and St. Truide (Trudo?). The man in charge of the place was the absolute star! Perfect english, enormous knowledge, huge skills in entertaining tourist, a real treasure in those ancient walls! We highly recommend it to everyone and just cannot wait to see another Beguinage!
4. Abdijtoren
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 11 reviews
Reviewed By RHAHJ - Nijmegen, The Netherlands
From the top of this tower one gets an excellent view over the town of Sint-Truiden and the environment. The view of the great market is excellent, and one also looks down over the rest of the abbey complex. A little further away two refugiums can be discerned. Signs at the top indicate the location of nearby towns and noteworthy buildings. During the climb one can see some explanations about towers and a few archeological objects. Entrance with the Trudo pass, available at the town hall, tourist info.
5. Kerk Sint-Genoveva
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 11 reviews
Reviewed By charlmagne2015 - South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
We went to visit the antiques market which was a huge dissapointment (maybe it was a bad day) but just accross the road was this church which made us feel that our trip wasn't a complete waste of time.
6. Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk
Overall Ratings
4 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By Katrien S - Ghent, Belgium
The church dominates the Grote Markt together with the town hall and belfry. The inside is mostly sober, and most of the decorations present are neo-gothic. Especially the choir and the Maria chapel have nice neo-gothic mural paintings. Also the organ case is in this style. Most of the stained windows are modern, and I thought the colours rather too agressive, in the typical 1950-1960 style. Downstairs there is a small treasury. Nothing special, but some interesting artefacts are on display. However, if you have time for only 1 church, make it the church in the Beguinage, which is much more special, or the small Sint Gangulfus church, which dates from 1200, and is a nice example of Romanesque architecture (and the oldest church in town).
7. Toerisme Sint-Truiden
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By Mwende-MoNiQue - Ostend, Belgium
Very friendly and helpfull. Nice office in the middle of the Grote Markt. It's possible to get a special code to enter all musea for just 4€
8. Academiezaal
Overall Ratings
4 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By RHAHJ - Nijmegen, The Netherlands
This academy hall was built in the 19th century. It looks like a fairly regular lecture hall. The round layout is nice, and all the wooden benches look quite nice. The website says the acoustics are nice, but I'll just have to believe that. I didn't think this is too special, but if you're going around the abbey site with the Trudo-pass I would take the opportunity to glance inside.
9. Keizerszaal
Overall Ratings
4 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By RHAHJ - Nijmegen, The Netherlands
This is a beautifully painted room. Called the emperor's room, but no emperor has been here. Abbots were. The pictures speak for themselves. In an additional room there are two paintings by a teacher of Rubens (or was it Brueghel?). Small but a must-see when you are in Sint-Truiden. Built in 1770, in its current form.
10. Crypte
Overall Ratings
4 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By Katrien S - Ghent, Belgium
Located a few steps from the abbey tower, one also needs the trudo pass to open the crypt. This has 2 parts, one where the ruins, which are not much more than an outline, of one of the earlier churches stood. This has a small, but nice display of some of the archaeological finds during excavations unearthed.The other part is where in the 17th century monks were buried. There is a short video about the town that can be viewed in Dutch, French or English.
