Aalst

Worth seeing in and around Aalst

8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Affligem Abbey

   Affligem Abbey is a Benedictine abbey in the historic village of Hekelgem, now in the municipality of Affligem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, 19 km to the north-west of Brussels. Dedicated in 1086, it was the most important monastery in the Duchy of Brabant and therefore often called Primaria Brabantiae.

   5.5 km · historic religious building located in Belgium · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St Martin's Church of Aalst

   St Martin's Church or the Church of St. Martin is a church located in Aalst, Flanders, Belgium.

   100 m · church located in Aalst, Belgium · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Mesen Castle

   Mesen Castle was an important noble residence in Lede, Belgium, today partly ruined and completely abandoned. The castle is considered to have been one of the most important aristocratic estates of the 18th century.

   5 km · castle in Lede, Belgium · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Meuleschettekapel

   Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Meuleschettekapel, also known as The Meuleschettekapel, is a chapel in the Dirk Martensstraat in Aalst, Belgium. It was designed by Jules Goethals in 1894.

   600 m · Chapel in Aalst, Belgium · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Groot Park

   The Groot park or Park schepen de Wolf or city park of Aalst is a park in the Belgian city of Aalst. It can be regarded as an artificial nature domain with a recreational-educational function.

   1.1 km · park in Aalst, Belgium · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Grote Markt (Aalst)

   The Grote Markt kt], Aalsters: Groeite Mert; meaning "Big Market") is the central square of Aalst, East Flanders, Belgium. The Schepenhuis, the Town Hall, the Beurs van Amsterdam and the Herberg Graaf van Egmont are located there.

   0 m · main Square in Aalst, Belgium · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Sint-Jozefkerk

   St. Joseph's Church is a neo-Gothic church with basilical construction, located in Aalst, East Flanders, Belgium.

   400 m · church in Aalst, Belgium · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Okapi Forum

   Okapi Forum is a multi-purpose arena in Aalst, Belgium. Okapi Forum holds room for 2,800 people for basketball games.

   1.1 km · multi-purpose arena in Aalst, Belgium · Wikipedia

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Getting to Aalst

Airports

Brussels (BRU), 31 km · Brussels South Charleroi (CRL), 61 km · Lille (LIL), 78 km

Stations

Denderleeuw railway station, 5.7 km · Aalst railway station, 500 m

• Charleroi → Aalst

  65 km · quickest by road, 1h 30m · €8–12
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• Oostende → Aalst

  84 km · quickest by road, 1h 28m · €9–13
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• Lesquin → Aalst

  76 km · quickest by road, 1h 49m · €10–14
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