Church of Our Lady of Leliendaal, Mechelen

WALKING TOUR 🎧 FREE AUDIO TOUR

Mechelen Unveiled: A Tapestry Through Time

An audio guided tour by Jenny Multilingual, The Tourist

Welcome to Mechelen! On this GPS guided audio tour, we will visit 13 stops on a route of 3.41km. This tour focusses mainly on general tourism.

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Tour Sights 📸

Duivelshuis

House A traditional Flemish house, known as Duivelshuis, featuring Gothic architecture with early Renaissance elements, including a pointed gable and intricate wood carvings depicting scenes from the Bible.

Kraanbrug

Bridge A historic metal swing bridge in Mechelen, a combination of a drawbridge and an arch in masonry, with a unique history dating back to 1311, featuring a wooden crane that once stood nearby.

Klein Begijnhof

Sight A béguinage, dating back to the beginning of the 13th century, with a history of being the first beguinage in Mechelen. The complex features a former Maria-Magdalenakapel, now hosting a museum, and is notable for its 18th-century tile tableau depicting Christ on the cross.

Schepenhuis

Sight A historical building in Mechelen, it provides a unique insight into the city's medieval past, serving as a meeting place for the city's aldermen and housing the Parlement and Great Council of Mechelen.

Vliegend Paard

House A historic house in Mechelen, Belgium, where artists resided throughout the 16th century, including the Verhulst family of painters. The house was built between 1350 and 1450 and underwent renovations reflecting the activities of its occupants.

Centre for Old Arts 't Vliegend Peert

Museum A museum focused on 16th-century old paintings, with a particular emphasis on satirico-moralistic themes and "Zotte Schilders" (Foolish Paiters) like Jheronimus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel, and Jan Verbeeck. The museum is housed within the historical building 't Vliegend Peert.

Aartsbisschoppelijk Paleis van Mechelen

Sight Aartsbisschoppelijk Paleis van Mechelen: An episcopal palace built between 1719-1741 in classicist style, influenced by Italian architecture, with a U-shaped layout and features such as sobriety and horizontalism.

St. Rumbold's Cathedral

Sight The tower contains 49 bells, with only the largest in working order, including the 8-ton Salvator bell that strikes the hours. Up to 1923, 18 bell ringers served the cathedral before electricity took over.

Saint John's Church

Sight Saint John's Church is a Gothic parish church from the 15th century, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist, and is a protected cultural monument.

Mechelen City Hall

Belfry A belfry built in the 14th century with Gothic architecture and later baroque additions, originally intended to be completed but was left unfinished due to a lack of funds.