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Top 10 Churches & Cathedrals in Belgium, Belgium
From canal-laced, fairy-tale cities like Bruges and Ghent to the urban centers of Antwerp and Brussels, Belgium sits at the crossroads of medieval and modern Europe. The chance to sample famous exports such as chocolate and beer straight from the source only sweetens a visit.
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1. Cathedral of Our Lady
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3,480 reviews
Reviewed By Roangori - Antwerp, Belgium
Impressive cathedral, interesting walking around with a guide, for free, getting to know how Antwerp was and still us an important city, harbour.. my goal visiting is admiring Peter Paul Rubens masterpieces
2. Eglise St-Jacques
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4.5 based on 214 reviews
Reviewed By gersonv180 - Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Although it is not the main church of Luik, this one is at least as pretty, but probably prettier than the St paul. Especially the roof is amazing. A very good place to enjoy piece and quietness.
3. St. Barbara Church Cit
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4.5 based on 8 reviews
4. Collegiale Sainte-Waudru
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4.5 based on 508 reviews
Reviewed By macedonboy - Glasgow, United Kingdom
The Saint Waltrude Collegiate Church is the magnificent building of Mons. Even from the outside, one can see the church is of Gothic design, although the southern section is covered in scaffolding due to restoration work. The Gothic design is much more obvious from the inside with straight lines of incredible height. Part of that is down to the hardness of the stone used and even now looks so solid. As you can guess from the name, the church is named in honour of Saint Waltrude, whose shrine and reliquary can also be found inside. Her head can be found in the chapel dedicated to her and the reliquary containing her body is held above the high altar for all to see. The church also has some chapels with important sculptures and paintings such as those by Jacques du Broeucq and Peter Paul Rubens. The chapel of Saint Peter is unexpected as it has a wooden sculpture of death to symbolically represent the passage of time, as well as an alabaster sculpture of Jesus symbolically handing over the keys of heaven to Peter. There's also a free downloadable audio guide, which is good enough to help you understand the history of the church as well as giving good commenter on all the chapels.
5. St. Rumbold's Cathedral
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4.5 based on 822 reviews
Reviewed By Trekker2020 - Washington DC, United States
The cathedral can be seen from miles! It is truly an amazing tall building dominating Mechelen’s skyline. At one end of the main square, the church rises above the splendid architecture of both private and public buildings, including the city hall and others. The interior is equally impressive with a number of chapels decorated with wonderful paintings and sculptures. Mechelen is not as visited as other Belgian cities, but it is truly one of the most beautiful towns in Europe but without the hordes of travelers and visitors. When we visited St. Rumbold, there was a haunting exhibition of the stations of the cross juxtaposed with pictures of WWI. Truly moving. When in Mechelen, I highly recommend a visit to the cathedral and if you have time, go up the tower and enjoy the views.
6. Eglise Notre-Dame (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk)
7. Basilique Notre-Dame De Tongres
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 233 reviews
Reviewed By israroz - Ra'anana, Israel
A magnificent basilica, a must see if you visit this city !. Our Lady of Tongeren “Golden” statue and the impressive organ as well as the wonderful stained glassed windows are the highlights of this wonderful church – MUST SEE IF YOU VISIT TONGEREN
8. St. Martin's Church
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4.5 based on 63 reviews
De Sint-Martinuskerk is de hoofdparochiekerk van de stad Aalst en een stijlvoorbeeld van de Brabantse gotiek. Talrijke kunstvoorwerpen sieren de kerk, denk maar aan de schilderkunst van Pieter Paul Rubens of de beeldhouwkunst van Jeroen Duquesnoy. De kerk is gratis toegankelijk van maandag tot zondag van 09 tot 17 uur (op vrijdag tot 14 uur). Een rondleiding met gids in de kerk kan je boeken via Visit Aalst. Nog tot 2027 ondergaat de Sint-Martinuskerk een grootschalige restauratiecampagne. Hierdoor zullen sommige delen van de kerk soms niet toegankelijk zijn, bekijk de website voor de meest up-to-date informatie.
Reviewed By J0zefB - Erembodegem, Belgium
This typical example of high Gothic architecture was originally designed to be a full-fledged cathedral, but never made it much beyond the transept. That's why, at the western end of the building, the brick wall contrasts heavily with the traditional sandstone of all other parts. Many interesting sculptures and paintings to visit, of which the P. P. Rubens "St. Rochus and the Plague patients" is the top.
9. Notre-Dame
10. Eglise Saint-Loup
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 178 reviews
Reviewed By Steeve17 - Dinant, Belgium
This church is a jewel box. I particularly enjoyed the sculpture of Mary (on the left side). The church was built in 1621, in a Baroque style. If you are new in town, you should definitely pay a visit to this delightful lady.
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