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Beghina

Beguine Museum

The museum is located in an authentic Beguine house that dates from 1660, with its surrounding gardens. Everything is set up like it was back in the day. In the cellar you can taste traditional Beguine beer (Dagelyckx) or lemonade. There's also a souvenir shop-

Address: Onder de Linde 12
Hours: Tue-Sat 10:00-12:00 13:30-16:30, Sun 13:00-17:00
Price: €3.50
Website: begijnhofmuseumtongeren.be (opens in a new tab)

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Brasserie with a large outdoor patio.
Wed-Sat 11:30-22:00, Sun 09:30-22:00€40 three course menu, mains about €25-40