On discovery during Open Monuments Day

On Sunday, many heritage sites will open their doors for the annual Open Monuments Day. The 34th edition is all about sustainability. sustainability. More than 500 monuments will open their doors and show their most sustainable side. You too are welcome to discover how heritage sites from the past are preparing for the future. We already dived into the program because even with the ErfgoedApp there is a lot to discover.
Explore the abbey site of Ter Doest
Four centuries after the date, the historic abbey site Ter Doest will come back to life during Open Monuments Day 2022. For this occasion the Heritage Service of the Province of West Flanders developed a heritage walk in Lissewege as an extension of the already existing

Short guided tour of the Gasholders
Ghent possesses the only 2 preserved gas holders in Flanders. The associated gas plant was built in 1881 by the Compagnie du Gaz de Gand. It produced light gas by heating coal. After cooling and purification, the gas was stored in gasholders before being transported by pipeline .....

Melish cemeteries under the microscope
On the basis of ErfgoedApp you will explore the municipal cemetery and the remains of the old cemetery. During your walk you will become acquainted with special grave monuments, graves of well-known Mellen people and fascinating stories. Do you follow the entire tour, or do you choose a few points that...

Heritage walk 'Back to Oosterzeele'
Oosterzele has changed a lot over the centuries. Especially after World War II, modernization began which continues today. The landscape changes, buildings are restored and given a new purpose. On the basis of old photographs and fine stories we dive into the history of the ...

Diest belle époque walk
Walking Tour Franz Van den Hove and the Diest belle époque Franz Van den Hove (1846 - 1921) was a Diest artist and a child of the belle époque. This golden period between 1870 and 1914 was marked by peace, pioneering inventions and great prosperity. The arts flourished enormously.

Watermill route
On this cycle route in the Kempen~Broek Border Park, a number of water mills are hiding along Itterbeek and Bosbeek. If you manage to find them, they reveal the recent and distant past. Sometimes they take you back to an idyllic time or, via the mill, to an eventful episode of the...

Bike ride - A gla(n)s rich future - OMD 2022
In 2022, the European theme for Open Monument Day is sustainability and 2022 is also the year of the glass. On the basis of a mapped out cycling route, you can visit numerous heritage objects with these two themes as the leitmotif in Merelbeke.

Walking Tour - A gla(n)s rich future - OMD 2022
In 2022 the European theme for Open Monuments Day is sustainability and 2022 is also the year of the glass. On the basis of a mapped-out route, you can visit numerous heritage objects with these two themes as the leitmotif in Merelbeke.

The farmer at Domein de Renesse
Set off with the Erfgoedapp and discover more about the de Renesse castle estate, in the heart of Oostmalle. Learn more about how this heathland and agricultural area evolved into a castle park. Get to know some of the former lords of Oostmalle and learn more about nature along the way. Fancy a fun co...

Kasteleinpad
Set off with the Erfgoedapp and discover more about the de Renesse castle estate, in the heart of Oostmalle. Stein, the innkeeper, will tell you a lot of facts about the castle, the park and the life of the farmer. Because what we now see as a castle was for many years a farmstead. Solve the questions...
