The best walks and hikes around Jurbise

The collegiate church of Saint Waltrudis in Mons is a church built in the Brabantine Gothic style, dedicated to the patron saint of the city, Saint Waltrudis. The first stone of the church, originally designed by the architect Jan Spijkens, was laid in the year 1450 by order of the chapter of Saint Waltrudis. From 1457, the management of the work that had just begun was entrusted to Matthijs de Layens, who was inspired by the Saint Peter's Church in Leuven. Work continued until 1686, but the stylistic unity of the building did not suffer. With its 16th-century stained glass windows and the famous Car d'or, a richly decorated, gilded ceremonial carriage from 1780, containing the reliquary of Saint Waltrudis, which is driven through the city in procession every year during the Doudou, the interior of the church is particularly remarkable. In the 16th century, the church gained a remarkable work of art: an alabaster rood screen decorated with Renaissance sculptures by the local artist Jacques Dubrœucq. The screen itself was destroyed during the French Revolution in 1797, but some statues and bas-reliefs were recovered and are displayed here and there in the choir, the transept, and the side chapels.

The construction of the new train station in Bergen is a long story with many episodes. The year is 2004: the original plan provides for a refurbishment of the existing station building by the modernist architect René Panis, a footbridge over the railway tracks connecting the city center with a nearby shopping center and providing access to the platforms, a roof over the platforms, and a parking lot for commuters. The NMBS provides a budget of 37 million euros. The railway company launches a competition. The plans for a refurbishment of the station building 'mature' and change gradually. After much discussion between all parties involved, a jury led by Elio Di Rupo (PS), Walloon Minister-President and mayor of Bergen, chooses the design of the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. He is not only an architect, but also an artist. He is also notorious for his projects that are often much more expensive than planned. Delay The target date for the new station is 2015, the year in which Bergen is the European Capital of Culture. There is therefore some prestige involved in the project. The plans for the new train station are being redrawn. The footbridge over the railway tracks has become a brand-new station building above the tracks, the new design provides multimodal transfer options between the train and city and regional transport, and the parking lot has become a covered parking garage. The modernist station building from the 1950s is being demolished, despite protests. Work on the new building is delayed. Thanks to the bankruptcy of one of the contractors and conflicts with subcontractors. The construction site is regularly at a standstill and the target date of 2015 turns out not to be possible. Meanwhile, the bill is rising: in 2011 to 222 million euros, in 2021 to 289 million, and today to 480 million. That figure is, by the way, not yet final.

great course crossing the golf course

Pond at the Ronde Huis

Beautiful building in a quiet forest. Benches provided to enjoy a moment

Magnificent collegiate church with superb alabaster sculptures.

Pretty sculpture at the foot of the collegiate church.

Square Saint-Germain with its stately chestnut tree and its fountain of the volunteers of 1830. This fountain in memory of the Mons warriors from 1830 originally stood on the place Régnier-au-Long-Col and was festively unveiled on 1 June 1930, on the occasion of 100 years of the Belgian revolution, by Mayor Victor Maistriau.