Aalst tourist information

Aalst is a city and municipality on the Dender River, 19 miles northwest from Brussels. It is located in the Flemish province of East Flanders and in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. The municipality comprises the city of Aalst itself and the villages of Baardegem, Erembodegem, Gijzegem, Herdersem, Hofstade, Meldert, Moorsel and Nieuwerkerken.

Things to do * The famous St. Martin's Collegiate Church, in gothic style, dates back to 1480. It contains a famous painting by Rubens, "Saint Rochus beseeching Christ to terminate the Plague at Aalst". * Aalst is also proud about a beautiful tabernacle (dated 1605), which features sculptures made by Hieronymus Duquesnoy the Elder. * The belfry * The statue of Dirk Martens, first bookprinter in the Netherlands.

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