Begijnhof Diest

Actually better than in Bruges

Another pearl in this not well-know historic city. You can just wander the streets and take in the atmosphere. It looks pretty authentic.

The only village with something to see in 25 km

Diestis a tipical belgian village, with pubs and restourants. around there, there's nothing so if you need to have dinner, diest is the best solution. I ate a delicius gulash in a strange pub call it ...

Small typical Beguinage in Diest

Diest is one of the belgian cities who has still a living Beguinage. It is not crowded, and shouldn't be. There is also out- and inside a small parking. And in one place you can taste the daily soup w...

One of the last 13 remaining. A must if you visit Diest.

One of my favorites, a historical and clean place. Some of the houses are inhabited, some are used as shop, there is also a bistro and a restaurant. On the first sunday of the month there is a book m...

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Original Text

This, little known to us, religious movement was distributed in the middle ages in Flanders, Beginage and Dista appeared. Women lived together in hostels and coped with religious cults, dealing with that ...