Opwijk 최고의 사이클링 경로

You will always come across many cyclists along the Scheldt.

On the edge of the Kravaalbos, WAF allowed the facade of Café Stinne to blend into a painted forest landscape. The exterior blends seamlessly with its surroundings, with a facade landscape that seems to have emerged straight from the animal forest. A charming integration of nature and hospitality. (Street art in Aalst)

A work by WAF (2023).

A silent witness to a distant past when this bridge was still functional and important. Nature is now taking over.

A beautiful village square where the Sandstone and the ornate Hop Monument take center stage. On the accompanying information panels, you can read about "Hop Cultivation of the Past" in a nutshell. It's always interesting to learn a little more about Meldert and the faluintjes (little hops). About the monument: it was designed by Jean Bernard Koeman. He created an inverted, abstract hop cone, in a metal structure 5.5 meters high and 6 meters in diameter. It will be planted with living hop cones, which grow up to 7 meters tall. The artwork features the text "On the circumference of the earth, beginning and end meet," a quote from the Greek philosopher Heraclitus, with Koeman replacing "a circle" with "the earth." Source: https://toerismeaffligem.be/

Meldert's village square is triangular and was formerly used as a "dries" (field). The houses surrounding the square formed a safe area for small livestock. Linguistically, a "dries" is a public village space covered in grass that was historically used as gathering places for the village's flocks of sheep, cattle, or pigs before they left for the heathland or meadows or after returning from there.

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An ideal stop. Step inside the beautifully restored, historic station building and be transported back to a time when you could replenish your energy.