The best hikes from bus stations in Zalfens Gebroekt

The St. Anthony's Chapel is a chapel in the hamlet of Zalfen, located near Salphen, which is part of the Antwerp municipality of Malle. Nearby Oostmalle was hit by a plague epidemic around 1625. Around 60 sick people reportedly fled to the heath. A certain Adriaan Mattheeusen, who lost three children to the disease, had to bury them on the heath and built a chapel for this purpose. This chapel was soon also used for funeral services, and the deceased were buried in a nearby cemetery. The chapel attracted pilgrims and was therefore expanded in 1726. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint-Antoniuskapel_(Zalfen)

Beautiful and well-maintained chapel. With interesting information about the chapel and the airfield.

A perfect picnic spot with sturdy benches that invite you to linger for a while.

Between the villas and the trees

A beautiful old farm

Description Kempenhoeve, see recent name on facade plate. Simple farm from the second quarter of the 19th century with detached components and consisting of a rectangular residential stable house (ridge parallel to the street) and a small rectangular transverse barn (ridge parallel to the street) on the east side. Located on the building line with a hedged domain and vegetable garden on the north side. Southern facade of a residential stable house with seven bays and one storey under a saddle roof (Flemish tiles); year 1841, indicated by means of painted sintered brick in the west facade. Residential part of originally two bays, last bay added in the second quarter of the 20th century (?). Anchored, limed brick building on a pecked plinth. Rectangular wall openings with wooden lintels. Stepped frieze and dentil frieze under the eaves. Construction joints in the west facade indicate that the building was raised in the first half of the 20th century. Brick rectangular cross-barn under saddle roof (Flemish tiles) from the first quarter of the 20th century (?). Source: PLOMTEUX G., STEYAERT R. & WYLLEMAN L. 1985: Inventory of cultural heritage in Belgium, Architecture, Province of Antwerp, District of Antwerp, Building through the ages in Flanders 10n3 (Ru-Z), Brussels - Ghent. Authors: Wylleman, Linda Date: 1985 The text is provided by: Agency for Immovable Heritage (AOE)

Access to the 's Herenbos. In this nature reserve you can escape the hustle and bustle of the village. Look, enjoy and admire what mother nature has to offer here

The Saint Anthony Chapel of Salphen is located south of the Salphen road, an old avenue of predominantly ascending summer oaks (Quercus robur) and is surrounded by ascending trees (mainly Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris). It is an oriented brick chapel with a three-sided closed west facade and a lower rectangular choir under slate saddle roofs (ridge parallel to the street) with roof turret. On the east side there are two stepped gables on shoulder pieces with braiding. On the north side there are rectangular windows and a basket-handle arch door and a basket-handle arch door. The plastered and painted interior has a wooden truss with tie beam. The furniture includes an altar from the 19th century and a painted wooden statue of Saint Anthony Abbot (end of the 15th or beginning of the 16th century). The text is provided by: Agency for Immovable Heritage (AOE)