Tags: World Heritage Site.
The Grand Béguinage of Leuven or in Dutch Groot Begijnhof van Leuven is a well preserved and completely restored historical quarter containing a dozen of streets in the south of downtown Leuven. About 3 hectares (7.5 acres) in size with some 300 apartments in almost 100 houses it is one of the largest still existing beguinages in the Low Countries. The béguinage stretches on both sides of the river Dijle which splits into two canals inside the béguinage thus forming an island.
