Andávamos ás voltas com o mapa e com o GPS, tudo indicava que estávamos perto do Begijnhof mas o que víamos não parecia ser o que procurávamos até que começámos a ver que de um edificio de tijolo entrava e saía muita gente, aproximei-me e dizia Begijnhof. Passámos a porta com a sensação de que estávamos a entrar num jardim secreto, esperava mais tranquilidade mas ali celebrava-se um casamento.
We were walking around with the map and GPS, it appeared that we were near the Begijnhof but what we saw did not seem to be what we were looking for until we started to see people coming in and out from a brick building, I approached and it said Begijnhof. We passed the door with the feeling that we were entering a secret garden, I hoped it would be more quiet but there was a wedding being celebrated there.
Entrada gratuita/Free entrance
O Begijnhof é um conjunto de casas com a arquitectura típica da cidade onde vivia um grupo de mulheres religiosas conhecidas por Beguinas, funcionava como um convento mas estas religiosas não tinham feito os votos.
Foi construido na época medieval (séc. XIV) e uma da suas casas mais antigas é também uma das poucas em madeira que existe na cidade, Houten Huys ou a Casa de Madeira.
Á entrada estava uma estátua de uma Beguina com o seu traje típico, a última morreu na década de 70. Passando a igreja inglesa que não pudémos visitar por causa do casamento vemos um pátio com outra estátua, a de Jesús obra do escultor Johannes Petrus Maas.
Apesar de aberto ao público há partes onde não podemos entrar, são áreas exclusivas de residentes.
The Begijnhof is a group of houses with the town's typical architecture where there a group of religious women known as Beguines lived, it worked as a convent but they had not made religious vows.
It was built in medieval times (XIV century) and one of their older homes is also one of the few wood that still exist in the city, it's called Houten Huys or House of Wood.
At the entrance was a statue of a Beguine with his typical attire, the last died in the 70s. Passing the English church thay we weren't able to visit because of the wedding we see a courtyard with another statue, of Jesús a work of sculptor Petrus Johannes Maas.
Although open to the public there are parts where we can not go in,they are exclusive areas for residents.
It was built in medieval times (XIV century) and one of their older homes is also one of the few wood that still exist in the city, it's called Houten Huys or House of Wood.
At the entrance was a statue of a Beguine with his typical attire, the last died in the 70s. Passing the English church thay we weren't able to visit because of the wedding we see a courtyard with another statue, of Jesús a work of sculptor Petrus Johannes Maas.
Although open to the public there are parts where we can not go in,they are exclusive areas for residents.
Entrada gratuita/Free entrance
Our guide of:
que bonito! gosto imenso das fotografias.
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obrigada, este sitio é muito tranquilo como um jardim secreto!
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