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Kortrijk
Municipality in Flemish Region, Belgium

Kortrijk

Kortrijk, sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray, is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders.

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Getting to Kortrijk

The

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    Kortrijk Railway Station is in the centre

    Kortrijk is an important node in Flanders' railroad network.

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    Flanders International Airport

    Daily connections by train to Brussels Airport (BRU IATA).

See

Worth seeing

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    Kortrijk 1302

    An interactive museum showing you the Battle of the Golden Spurs (11th of July 1302).

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    Texture
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    Abby Kortrijk

    Begijnhofpark.

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    City Hall
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    Belfry

    This medieval bell tower is one of the highlights of Kortrijk and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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    Begijnhof

    The scenic beguinage (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) was founded in 1238 by Johanna Van Constantinopel.

Do

Things to do

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    Wilde Westen

    Frequent concerts of usually rather unknown local singers and bands.

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    Kortrijk Xpo

    This is the main exhibition centre of the region and from time to time hosts fairs that can attract a big crowd.

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    Alcatraz Metal Festival

    Since 2013 it is held in Kortrijk in mid-August.

Eat

Where to eat

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    Paul's Boutique

    Eat-in and take-away burger chain with surprising and tasty combinations - includes a lot of vegetarian options.

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    Nectar

    Vegetarian restaurant near the K shopping centre.

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    Vesper

    Voorstraat 34,.

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    Sint-Medard

    Deken Zegerplein 1,.

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    Va Et Vient

    Handboogstraat 20 (Close to the Broeltorens),.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Michielverbeek (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.