Flemish Béguinages by john booth
While seeking our belfries I also visited many of the Belgian beguinages:
Kortrijk - beguinage of St Elisabeth, a quiet and secluded courtyard
Ghent - Beguinage of the Virgin Mary, a large church
Ghent - St Amandsberg beguinage, secluded courtyard and gardens
Dendermonde - beguinage of St Alexius, large with a grassy courtyard
Bruges - large, peaceful, neat and tidy
Tongeren - untidy
Diest - pleasant garden with many statues
Leuven - large beguinage (small is not WHS), austere, serves as university staff accommodation
Mechlen - generally shabby, church is undergoing restoration
Turnhout - several grottoes and calvaries
Lier - untidy entrance, but neat garden beyond