Free Historical Tour Leuven

Leuven, a university city, but also one of the most important medieval cities in Belgium and home to the largest brewing company in the world. 
We encourage you to join our free tour of the city of Leuven, it will surely leave a lasting impression. 

During our tour of Leuven, we will see the most important points of this beautiful city. We will start our tour at the train station and from there, we will head towards the historic center of the city. On the way to the city's most important square, we will make a short stop at the Martyrs' Square.
From there, we will reach the spectacular Laudezeplein, a square where the Library of the University of Leuven is located, a famous building and symbol of the city. Continuing along this academic path, we will visit the Faculty of Psychology, with its beautiful gardens. Passing through the liveliest area of the city and a spot to grab a drink after the tour, we will arrive at the Grote Markt.
In this medieval square, we can discover several of the most spectacular buildings of the Brabantine Gothic style in Belgium: the St. Peter's Cathedral and the Town Hall.
And very close to this wonderful square, we will visit the Ouder Markt, a very famous and eclectic square in the city. Approaching our final point, we will visit the baroque jewel of the St. Michael's Church or the Chapel of St. Damian. We will end our tour with the most magical, hidden, and spectacular place in the city: the Grand Beguinage. Here, this ancient city of women takes on a unique dimension and leaves no one indifferent. A perfect final point for a tour of this city that combines history, medieval buildings, university life since medieval times with the country's most important delicacy, beer.

Our itinerary: 

·      TRAIN STATION 

·      MERTELARENPLEIN (MARTYRS' SQUARE) 

·      UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SQUARE (LAUDEZEPLEIN)

·      HOVERPLEINPLATZ 

·      RECTORATE FACULTY OF EDUCATION 

·      RECTOR'S SQUARE 

·      GROTTE MARKT 

·      FOUNTAIN OF WISDOM 

·      TOWN HALL 

·      CATHEDRAL 

·      OUEDER MARKT 

·      HOGESCOLLPLATZ 

·      ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH 

·      ST. ANTHONY'S CHAPEL (Tomb of Father Damian) 

·      GRAND BEGUINAGE

We look forward to seeing you with the umbrella open!

Remember, reservations with groups (friends, family, students) larger than 6 people are not allowed. In the case of groups larger than permitted showing up for the tour, it will be at the guide's discretion to request an advance payment.