By bike or on foot
On foot
The abbey site is a good half an hour’s walk from Leuven station or from the Grote Markt. You can enter the abbey site via the First Lions’ Gate, at the Geldenaaksebaan.
From the station:
- Turn left when you exit the station
- Follow Leuven’s ring to the Parkpoort
- Turn left into the Geldenaaksebaan
- Follow the Geldenaaksebaan (downhill) for approximately 1 km
- After the railway bridge, turn left into the Abdijdreef
From the centre:
- Take the Naamsestraat (uphill)
- Turn left at Parkstraat
- Cross at Leuven’s ring
- Follow the Geldenaaksebaan (downhill) for approximately 1 km
- After the railway bridge, turn left into the Abdijdreef
- Tip: visit the Grand Beguinage on the way. Walk via the Oude Markt to the Schapenstraat and then toward Parkstraat