Audio tour Discovering Nivelles
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Audio tour Summary
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.Welcome to Nivelles, a town steeped in tradition. Its history melds with that of the great abbey founded by Itta of Aquitaine, wife of Pippin of Landen, and whose first abbess was St Gertrude, great-great aunt of Charlemagne.
The Collegiate Church of St Gertrude today is one of the most important Romanesque churches in Europe and is still the beating heart of the town, though not the only trace of its prestigious past.
Let’s take a look at Nivelles’ main curiosities…..
- 1 The Friars House and Saintes Gate
- 2 Church and former Convent of the Recollects (Récollets)
- 3 Some private mansions
- 4 Picturesque Streets
- 5 Museum of Archeology, Art and History.
- 6 The Law Courts
- 7 St Gertrude's Collegiate Church
- 8 La Maison du Flambeau (House of the Torch)
- 9 The Simone Tower and Ramparts
- 10 The St James Quarter
- 11 Dodaine Park
- 12 Mansion of the Baron du Taye
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Audio tour Summary
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.Welcome to Nivelles, a town steeped in tradition. Its history melds with that of the great abbey founded by Itta of Aquitaine, wife of Pippin of Landen, and whose first abbess was St Gertrude, great-great aunt of Charlemagne.
The Collegiate Church of St Gertrude today is one of the most important Romanesque churches in Europe and is still the beating heart of the town, though not the only trace of its prestigious past.
Let’s take a look at Nivelles’ main curiosities…..
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04-04-2021
circuit expliqué très intéressant pour la découverte de la ville que l'on croyait connaître ! circuit à faire!
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