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Limburgo · Belgium
In the destination Hasselt and Tongeren.
In the photo: Grote Markt, Tongeren
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
Tongeren is the oldest city in Belgium, founded as Atuatuca Tungrorum, the Roman capital of the region. Flemish is spoken. On the Grote Markt are the statue of Ambiorix and the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwebasiliek, with the Teseum. Beside them, the Gallo-Romeins Museum tells the region's history. The visit is completed by the Sint-Catharinabegijnhof, a World Heritage site, and the 2nd-century Romeinse stadsmuur.
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The local experience
Archaeology museum named European Museum of the Year in 2011. It tells the region's history from the Neanderthals to the end of the Roman Empire, with Celtic gold, Roman glass and a bust of Julius Caesar.
Gothic basilica with a 64-metre tower, built on top of Roman remains. The Teseum, next door, brings together the treasury, the Romanesque cloister, the tower and the underground archaeological site.
Beguinage founded in the 13th century on the banks of the Jeker, a UNESCO World Heritage site, with streets of old houses, the church of Santa Catarina and the medieval Moerenpoort gate alongside.
The bronze statue of the Eburones' leader who confronted Julius Caesar, standing in the centre of Tongeren’s Grote Markt since 1866. On Sundays the nearby streets are often taken over by the antiques market.
Sections of the 2nd-century Roman wall, the oldest Roman fortification in Belgium, with about 2 km preserved and towers along avenues west of the centre.
