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Oudenaarde is known for the brewing of Oud bruin beer, which is sometimes termed Oudenaarde Oud bruin, especially that of Liefmans Brewery in the town. Oud Bruin (Old Brown), also known as Flanders Brown, is a style of beer originating from the Flemish region of Belgium. The Dutch name refers to the long aging process, up to a year.
Oudenaarde. Oudenaarde is a provincial town with a global reputation. Located on the Scheldt’s left bank, it rejoices in an impressive history. Highlights include Oudenaarde’s late-Gothic town hall with its Cloth Hall and famous tapestries, its Beguinage and MOU municipal museum. This gem of the Flemish Ardennes is also a cycling Mecca.
- LisaS_AK. Anchorage, AK72 contributions. Tour and tasting. Interesting and fun tour of the brewery followed by a tasting. Hector was a great guide. Love their oriel.
- Maarten. Ghent, Belgium 21 contributions. Unique collection of tapestries and silver. What a beautiful museum, in such a great building (the Town Hall), and what a unique collection of old tapestries and silver.
- JEANZUk. UK27 contributions. MY ronde van vlaanderen. Hired a bike for the day to cycle part of the famous ronde. Staff was very friendly and helpful, my bike was ready to go on arrival, changing room and shower facilities very good also.
- hans-jaguar. Santa Comba Dao, Portugal 22,319 contributions. Visiting the city of Oudenaarde. In the city of Oudenaarde we also have visited “the Town Hall” who was built by architect Hendrik van Pede in between 1526–1537 this to replace the medieval “Aldermen's House” that occupied the same site.
- Stadhuis. Rising emphatically at the north end of the Markt plaza is one of the finest town halls in the country. This was built between 1526 and 1537 and has a highly decorative Brabantine Gothic style.
- Mou Museum. The museum in the cloth hall is not to be missed, for the strength of its collections and its engaging, tactile displays. The reason you have to go in is to marvel at the 15 sumptuous tapestries, woven in Oudenaarde in the 16th and 17th century.
- Sint-Walburgakerk. If you approach Oudenaarde from the south, the 88-metre tower of the Sint-Walburgakerk hoves into view before any other landmark. The tower, crested by a Baroque slate dome, is from the 16th and 17th centuries, and since 1894 has contained Oudenaarde’s 49-bell carillon.
- Ronde van Vlaanderen. Spring, normally the start of April, is time for one of the five “Monuments” of profession road cycling. The Tour of Flanders is a one-day classic, run extensively on gruelling cobblestones and centred on Oudenaarde where the race has finished every year since 2012.
Visit. A warm welcome to the MOU, the museum of Oudenaarde, our world-famous provincial city. The MOU is housed in the town hall, the pride of Oudenaarde. This is a beautiful example of the richly decorated Gothic architectural style. The belfry tower of the town hall is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Train: Use SNCB, Belgium’s national railway company. Oudenaarde can be reached by train from Brussels (45 to 50 minutes), Gent (30 minutes) and Kortrijk (20 minutes). Auto: From Brussels there are two routes. The highway route involves taking the E40 towards Gent, merging on to the E17 toward Kortrijk, and taking the N60 to Oudenaarde.
A mix of the charming, modern, and tried and true. See all. Leopold Hotel Oudenaarde. 223. from $106/night. Hotel De Zalm. 18.
