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Historic places in Ath

6 historic buildings, sites and memorials in Ath.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Historic places in Ath

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    History and folklore museum

    Le Musée d’Histoire et Folklore

    The place to learn about the history of the town and region, with documents and objects from prehistory to the 20th century. There's a section for archaeology presenting objects from the Paleolithic to the Middle Ages. A medieval artwork and one of the museum's highlights is the Mainvault entombment, a sculpture of the burial of Jesus Christ. There are scale models of Ath, showing how it looked like in different points of time. There's also a rich collection of gold and copper objects crafted here, and local traditional culture such as songs, sports and games.

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    La Grand-Place

    The main square is surrounded by buildings from many eras and architectonical styles. The oldest is the Maison espagnole, dating from 1564 that has been restored (however clumsily) and is used by a bank. There are many 18th century houses built during French rule in different styles, and they host different businesses. At the corner of the square and rue aux Gades is the Grand-garde, a butcher's hall that was built by the Dutch in 1821 to replace an older hall. Le Palace, also known as salle des fêtes is a beautiful Art Nouveau building from 1919.

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    La Maison des Géants

    Opened in 2000, this interpretional centre presents real and fictional giants throughout history.

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    Le Palace

    Performance hall with performances of theatres (classic and modern), variety shows, operettas.

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    Market

    There's a market every Thursday with traditions going back to Medieval times. It takes place at the square in the front of Saint-Julien church.

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    National real tennis museum

    Le musée national des jeux de paume

    Museum presenting real tennis and related games such as fives and pelota from historical, sociological, ethnographical and economical points of view. It has a great collection of items and documents and a cinema with educational films.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Ath (CC BY-SA 4.0).