Sint-Pieters-Leeuw

Sint-Pieters-Leeuw is a fairly rural town in the central part of Flanders, close to Brussels.

By bus
Take the bus number 170, which terminates at Pastorijstreet in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw and run by De Lijn from Brussels-South railway station.

See

 * Zuunvallei - Oude Zuun —Discover the restored orchard and one of the botanically most valuable wet meadow and pasture of the Pajottenland area. A lot of flowers in spring of course. It is protected by the RD 30/7/96 with a surface of around 5 ha. Also it is a spot where you can here in the evening the little owl and with some chance see him. There are several nest boxes where he lives. It is near the C. Leunenstraat (street) upstream at both sides of the brook Zuunbeek. You have to follow the red gravel path along the brook.
 * Typical old town (landscape protected by RD) with the houses in a circle around the church, which dates back to 16th century.
 * Typical old town (landscape protected by RD) with the houses in a circle around the church, which dates back to 16th century.
 * Typical old town (landscape protected by RD) with the houses in a circle around the church, which dates back to 16th century.

Do
Take a bicycle tour. As in most parts of Flanders, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw also has signposts with numbers guiding along routes that are very suitable for cycling.

The following tour is 18 km and goes along not far from the nature reserves and the most beautiful routes of the town. You start at the church in the centre and look for the signpost with direction number 70. Once you arrive at the point number 70, you go further with the numbers as follows: 72 -71 - 23 - 22 - 21 - 20 - 68 - 69 - 70.

On this website, you can visualize the tour on a map. First you have to search for the town Sint-Pieters-Leeuw. Then you have to click on the red bullet with the numbers.

Connect
Free internet at the local library.

Go next
From Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, you can visit the following sites, all within 10 km drive or bus from town.
 * Halle (not to be confused with Halle, Germany) — with a beautiful church and a grand place.
 * Lennik — best known for its beautiful castle and the park of Gaasbeek.
 * Beersel — with its beautiful castle and old paper mill Herisem in Alsemberg.