St Bavo's Abbey

Late afternoon visit. Atmospheric, interesting.

Worth a stop-by. Some ruins accompanied by hedged outline of the old Abbey. An interesting spot for a quiet sit down and picnic.

Charming Old Ruin

It was a last minute decision to come here, and was glad I went! It was a bit of an eerie and magical feeling walking around the ruins when no one else was around! There's lots of green foliage which ...

An old ruin

This is the ruins of the old abbey and it has it's own charm. It is quite far from the center but it's worth the effort.

Beautiful outside, during summer you can visit the interior

The outer look of this former abbey/castle is beautiful, and it's situated just close to the junction of two rivers, close to the city center. Only from april to october you can visit the interior, b...

The Altar

Our daughter is an art historian and insisted that we see the altar--and what a delight! The whole church is fabulous, but don't miss the altar!