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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Leuven","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"A university town since 1425, with a town hall covered in 236 statues, the world's biggest brewer on the edge of it, and a square locals call the longest bar in Europe.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304082","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"1425 | The university founded\r\n236 | Statues on the town hall\r\n50,000 | Students in a city of 100,000","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"Half the city is students, and it shows","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Leuven has 50,000 students in a population of 100,000, and the oldest Catholic university still operating anywhere, founded in 1425. Everything about the place follows from that: the prices, the volume, and a centre that empties out entirely in July and August.\r\n\r\nThe Oude Markt is a single square lined end to end with bars, which the city bills as the longest bar in Europe and which is very hard to argue with on a Thursday in term time.\r\n\r\nThe town hall is the sight \u2014 a fifteenth-century Brabantine Gothic building carrying 236 statues in tiers, looking more like a reliquary than a civic office.\r\n\r\nAnheuser-Busch InBev, the largest brewing company in the world, is headquartered here and Stella Artois has been brewed in the city since 1366.\r\n\r\nA day, or a night if you want the square.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in | Train from Brussels 25 minutes, Brussels Airport 15 minutes\r\nGetting around | Entirely walkable. The centre is small\r\nLanguages | Dutch, with strong English given the student body\r\nTerm time | October to June. July and August are very quiet\r\nBrewery tour | Stella Artois runs tours, about \u20ac15, booked ahead\r\nTap water | Safe to drink","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"A small centre, and the station is ten minutes from it.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"14","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"Historic centre | First-timers | Around the Grote Markt and the Oude Markt: the town hall, the library, the bars and everything worth seeing. | 50.8790 | 4.7010 |  | \nAround the station | Value and transport | Ten minutes east of the centre, with cheaper beds and fast trains to Brussels and the airport. | 50.8810 | 4.7150 |  | \nBeguinage and the south | Quiet | Around the UNESCO-listed Groot Begijnhof, a walled quarter of brick houses now used as student housing. | 50.8740 | 4.6950 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would walk, in the order we would walk them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Leuven","hw_hub_city_do_body":"The town hall takes ten minutes to look at and longer than that to take in: 236 statues in tiers across a fifteenth-century facade, added in the nineteenth century to niches that had stood empty for 400 years.\r\n\r\nThe Groot Begijnhof is a walled village of brick houses and cobbled lanes founded in the thirteenth century, UNESCO-listed, and now student accommodation \u2014 which means it is lived in rather than preserved.\r\n\r\nThe University Library was burned by German forces in 1914 and again in 1940, rebuilt both times with international donations, and you can climb the tower for the view and the carillon.\r\n\r\nM Leuven is the city's art museum, and the Stella Artois brewery runs tours at about \u20ac15 that end with a beer poured to the nine-step ritual.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Town hall | 236 statues, and free to look at from the square\r\nGroot Begijnhof | UNESCO-listed, and lived in by students\r\nLibrary tower | Burned twice and rebuilt twice. Climb it for the carillon\r\nStella brewery | About \u20ac15, booked ahead, brewing here since 1366","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Leuven","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Leuven","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The town hall facade, the Grote Markt and the Oude Markt cost nothing, and the first is among the best buildings in Belgium.\r\n\r\nThe Groot Begijnhof is free to walk through, and it is the quietest and prettiest part of the city.\r\n\r\nSt Peter's Church on the main square is free to enter, though the treasury with Dieric Bouts' Last Supper charges.\r\n\r\nThe Kruidtuin, Belgium's oldest botanical garden, dating to 1738, is free, and the Abdij van Park just outside the centre is a working abbey with grounds open to walk.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Town hall and the squares | Free, and the reason to come\r\nGroot Begijnhof | A UNESCO walled quarter, free to walk\r\nKruidtuin | Belgium's oldest botanical garden, from 1738\r\nAbdij van Park | A working abbey with open grounds","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Leuven","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Leuven","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Student prices, which after Bruges is a relief. A decent meal is \u20ac12 to \u20ac20 and there are plenty of places doing it for less.\r\n\r\nStella Artois is the local lager and has been brewed here since 1366, though most Belgians will point you at something more interesting from the same shelf.\r\n\r\nLeuvense witbier and the local Domus brewery, which pipes its beer from the brewhouse to the taps, are the ones worth seeking.\r\n\r\nThe Muntstraat is a pedestrian street of restaurants covering most cuisines, and the covered market hall does cheap lunches.\r\n\r\nBeer is \u20ac2.50 to \u20ac4, which is the lowest of any city in this guide to Belgium.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"A meal | \u20ac12\u201320, held down by 50,000 students\r\nDomus | A brewpub that pipes beer from the brewhouse to the taps\r\nMuntstraat | The restaurant street, pedestrianised\r\nBeer | \u20ac2.50\u20134, the cheapest in Belgium","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Leuven","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Leuven","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"The Oude Markt is the point: one square, lined on all four sides with bars, no cars, and in term time several thousand people drinking outside on a Thursday. The city calls it the longest bar in Europe and nobody disputes it seriously.\r\n\r\nIt runs late \u2014 many places to three or four \u2014 and it is overwhelmingly students, so prices are low and the atmosphere is young.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac2.50 to \u20ac4.\r\n\r\nThe important thing to know is the calendar: from July to September the students go home and the square is a quarter as busy. Term time is October to June, and exam periods in January and June quieten it too.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Oude Markt | One square, bars on all four sides, no cars\r\nTerm time only | July to September is a fraction as busy\r\nPrices | A beer \u20ac2.50\u20134, the cheapest in the country\r\nLate | Many places run to 03:00 or 04:00","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Leuven","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Leuven","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"You walk. The centre is small enough to cross in fifteen minutes and is largely pedestrianised.\r\n\r\nThe station is ten minutes east on foot, with trains to Brussels in 25 minutes and Brussels Airport in 15 \u2014 which makes Leuven a genuinely good alternative base if the capital is full or expensive.\r\n\r\nAntwerp is 45 minutes and Ghent an hour.\r\n\r\nBikes are the student transport and rental is cheap, though you will not need one in the centre.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Walk | The centre crosses in fifteen minutes\r\nBrussels Airport | Fifteen minutes by train. Better than from Brussels itself\r\nBrussels | 25 minutes\r\nStation | Ten minutes east of the centre on foot","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Leuven","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Leuven costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"The cheapest city in this guide to Belgium, because of the students. Dorms are \u20ac18 to \u20ac32, a beer \u20ac2.50 to \u20ac4, and a meal \u20ac12 to \u20ac20.\r\n\r\nA day is \u20ac45 to \u20ac70.\r\n\r\nAlmost everything worth seeing \u2014 the town hall, the begijnhof, the squares, the botanical garden \u2014 is free. The brewery tour at \u20ac15 and M Leuven at about \u20ac12 are the only real entries.\r\n\r\nAs a base for Brussels it is worth doing the maths: beds here are often a third less and the airport is fifteen minutes away.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | \u20ac18\u201332\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac45\u201370\r\nMost sights are free | The town hall, the begijnhof, the gardens\r\nAs a Brussels base | Cheaper beds, and 15 minutes from the airport","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Leuven","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Leuven","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Leuven is a safe, small city and the centre is busy and lit late in term time.\r\n\r\nThe Oude Markt on a term-time night is several thousand drunk students in one square \u2014 good-natured, and crowded enough that ordinary care about bags and drinks applies.\r\n\r\nBike theft is the most common crime, as in every Flemish student city.\r\n\r\nCyclists move fast through pedestrian areas and have the run of the place.\r\n\r\nEmergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Oude Markt crowds | Several thousand students. Watch bags and drinks\r\nBike theft | The main crime. Lock properly\r\nCyclists | Fast, and everywhere, including pedestrian streets\r\nEmergency | 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Leuven","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Leuven","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Leuven is 25 minutes from the capital, which makes almost all of Belgium reachable.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Brussels | 25 minutes | Train, about \u20ac6 | The capital, Art Nouveau, the Grand Place and the best beer bars in the country. |  | 1304175\nMechelen | 25 minutes | Train, about \u20ac5 | A cathedral tower you climb, a medieval centre, and Kazerne Dossin, the deportation memorial and museum. |  | 1304176\nAntwerp | 45 minutes | Train, about \u20ac8 | Fashion, Rubens and the railway cathedral of a station. |  | 1304177\nGhent | 1 hour | Train, about \u20ac11 | Medieval canals and the Van Eyck altarpiece. |  | 1304179","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Leuven","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"Term time, October to June. In July and August half the population is elsewhere.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. The weather matters less here than the academic calendar \u2014 Leuven in August is a pretty, empty town, and in May it is one of the best nights out in Belgium.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 6 | 3 | Cold, and exam season means a quieter square\r\nFebruary | 7 | 4 | Term in full swing. Busy and cheap\r\nMarch | 10 | 4 | Improving weather and a full city\r\nApril | 14 | 5 | Excellent. Terraces out, and the Hallerbos bluebells nearby\r\nMay | 18 | 5 | The best month. Warm, and the square is at its fullest\r\nJune | 21 | 4 | Exams then term ends. Emptying in the second half\r\nJuly | 23 | 2 | Very quiet. Students gone, much of the nightlife shut\r\nAugust | 23 | 2 | The quietest month of the year\r\nSeptember | 19 | 4 | Term restarts late in the month and the city refills\r\nOctober | 15 | 5 | Excellent. Full city, decent weather\r\nNovember | 10 | 4 | Grey but busy\r\nDecember | 7 | 4 | Christmas market, and the students leave mid-month","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"The academic year is the calendar, plus one enormous student festival.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Leuven","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/belgium\/leuven\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Term time | October to June | Oude Markt | When 50,000 students are in town and the longest bar in Europe lives up to the name. |  | \nBeleuvenissen | July | City squares | Free open-air concerts on Friday evenings through the summer, when the students are away. |  | \nLeuven Christmas market | December | Ladeuzeplein | Stalls and an ice rink in front of the university library. |  | \nHapje Tapje | August | City centre | A food and beer street festival across the centre. |  | \nMarktrock | Summer | Oude Markt | A long-running music festival on the bar square. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Almost everything worth seeing here is free, which is why the doing line is low. Beer at \u20ac2.50\u20134 is the cheapest in Belgium.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4\r\nMiddle of the road | 32 | 26 | 4 | 15\r\nComfortable | 58 | 48 | 8 | 30","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Leuven","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"A small scene at low prices, and a sensible alternative base for Brussels and its airport. Live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Leuven","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/belgium\/leuven\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Leuven travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"Is the Oude Markt really the longest bar in Europe? | It is one square with bars along all four sides and no cars, and on a term-time Thursday several thousand people are drinking outside on it. The claim is marketing, the effect is real.\r\nWhen should I visit? | Term time, October to June. In July and August the students are gone and the city is a quarter as busy \u2014 pretty, but not the place people describe. Exam periods in January and June also quieten it.\r\nHow long do you need? | A day, or a night if you want the square. The town hall, the begijnhof and the library take a morning, and the evening is the reason to stay.\r\nIs Leuven a good base for Brussels? | Yes, and an underrated one. Trains are 25 minutes to Brussels and 15 to the airport, and beds are often a third cheaper. If the capital is full or expensive, this is the move.\r\nWhat is the town hall? | A fifteenth-century Brabantine Gothic building carrying 236 statues in tiers, added in the nineteenth century to niches that had been empty for four centuries. It is free to look at and it is the best building in the city.\r\nIs it cheap? | The cheapest city in Belgium for visitors. Dorms \u20ac18 to \u20ac32, beer \u20ac2.50 to \u20ac4, and a day around \u20ac45 to \u20ac70, with most of the sights free.\r\nShould I do the Stella Artois tour? | About \u20ac15 and booked ahead. Beer has been brewed on the site since 1366 and the tour ends with a pour done to the nine-step ritual. Worth it if you like breweries; Domus in the centre is more interesting if you like beer.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Leuven hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. Then meet the people already there in the app.","hw_hub_city_cta_buttons":"Find hostels in Leuven | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/belgium\/leuven\/\r\nGet the app | https:\/\/hostelworld.onelink.me\/IdiK\/f5a50nhd","hw_hub_city_newsletter_title":"Get the good stuff monthly","hw_hub_city_newsletter_body":"New city guides, deals and route ideas. 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