Oudenaarde Belgium
Belgium

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Frequently Asked Questions

On the Scheldt, a short distance from the centre: the Markt is a few minutes' walk. It is a river call at the foot of the Flemish Ardennes.
The town hall and the MOU museum on the Markt, then the Pamele quarter across the Scheldt. The circuit is compact and fits into two or three hours.
Built between 1526 and 1537 in Brabantine Gothic style, it lines up pinnacles, niches and statues with a goldsmith's precision. Its belfry is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The municipal museum, housed in the 14th-century cloth hall adjoining the town hall. It displays about fifteen monumental tapestries, shown in the dim light that protects their wools.
From the 15th to the 18th century the town was one of Europe's great tapestry centres. Its verdures, hangings woven with foliage and animals, dressed the castles of France and Spain; each piece took months of work.
The church of Our Lady of Pamele, in blue Tournai stone, a fine example of Scheldt Gothic. Nearby stand the house of Margaret of Parma, governor of the Netherlands born here, and the Baudouin tower.
The great cycling classic finishes here every spring. The centre devoted to the race retraces its feats, its cobbles and its legendary mud, and the hills of the Flemish Ardennes, including the Koppenberg, draw cyclists year-round.
Yes, rentals are available on site. It is the best way to reach the hills of the Flemish Ardennes if the call is long enough and the legs are willing.
Oudenaarde brown ale, slightly tart, brewed on the banks of the Scheldt for more than three centuries. The cafés on the Markt serve it with a piece of cheese or a square of tart.
The euro, and Dutch: the town is Oudenaarde in Flemish, Audenarde in French. English gets you by easily; French is less automatic.