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ℹ️Practical info — Tongeren
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🌤 Weather — 5 days
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💡 Tips
- Plan your visit on a Sunday morning so you don't miss the famous and massive antiques market.
- Visit the Gallo-Roman Museum in the afternoon to avoid the morning crowds.
- Follow the well-signposted path along the ancient Roman city walls for a historic walk.
- Park slightly outside the medieval ring walls (De Motten area), as it is usually cheaper and stress-free.
🍽 Food
Try this fruity pie in the bakeries around the Grote Markt.
Traditional hard cookies, excellent as a local souvenir from traditional confectioneries.
Enjoy this strong local beer in a bar near the Ambiorix statue.
🛍 Shopping · 🧘 Quiet spots
The largest market of its kind in the Benelux; arrive early for the best finds.
Stroll down this main shopping street for independent boutiques and clothing stores.
A welcoming, UNESCO-protected historic district with narrow alleys and quiet courtyards.
A beautiful nature reserve on the edge of the city, well-suited for relaxing walks by the water.
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Tongeren (Tongres) in the province of Limburg has of being the oldest city in Belgium. Its origins date back to 15 BC, when the Romans founded the settlement "Atuatuca Tungrorum." This rich ancient past is omnipresent throughout the city, most impressively in the excellent Gallo-Roman Museum, which presents an extensive collection of archaeological finds from the region. A striking landmark of Tongeren is the statue of the Eburone king Ambiorix on the market square, who once inflicted a severe defeat on Julius Caesar. The Gothic Basilica of Our Lady, with its impressive treasury, dominates the city center. Another highlight is the 13th-century Beguinage. Today, Tongeren is also known worldwide for its Sunday antiques market, the largest in the Benelux countries, which attracts thousands of collectors and tourists every week.
- Location: Belgium
- Top sights: Offelken · Kinderparadijs · Sané Thermen
- Nearby: Borgloon (9 km)
- Population: ~29.816
Best time to visit & climate
The most pleasant time to visit is Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °C | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| Rain mm | 70 | 62 | 57 | 42 | 61 | 65 | 74 | 80 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 77 |
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Sights in the town Tongeren (11)
Gallo-Roman Museum🏛 museum
A major museum in Tongeren displaying archaeological finds from prehistory to the Merovingian period.
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