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Things to do in Tournai
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Sightlore has 21 places to explore in Tournai, and 13 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Tournai's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Bridge of the Holes
The Bridge of the Holes is a Gothic style water gate, erected in the 13th century, framed by two towers and spanning the river Scheldt in Tournai, in Belgium.
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Tournai Cathedral
The Cathedral of Our Lady, or Tournai Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral, see of the Diocese of Tournai in Tournai, Belgium.
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Maison Tournaisienne
Folklore museum housed since 1930 in a typical 17th-century building in a lane off Tournai's Grand-Place.
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Abbaye de Saint-Martin de Tournai
The Saint-Martin Abbey in the historic center of Tournai, in the Wallonia region of Belgium is a former Benedictine abbey, dating back to the 7th century.
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Henri VIII Tower
Listed tower in Tournai, also called the Grosse Tour, originally part of Tournai Castle, the castle of Henry VIII.
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Belfry of Tournai
The Belfry of Tournai is a freestanding bell tower of medieval origin in Tournai, Belgium, 72 metres (236 ft) in height with a 256-step stairway.
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Église Saint-Brice
Catholic church in Tournai built in the 12th century in Romanesque style, one of the oldest hall churches, dedicated to St. Brice of Tours.
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Musée de la Tapisserie de Tournai
Museum of tapestry and textile arts (TAMAT) on the Place Reine Astrid in Tournai.
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Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tournai
The Musée des Beaux-Arts in Tournai, Belgium, is an art museum.
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Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
Former church in Scheldt Gothic style in Tournai.
Discovery routes in Tournai
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Tournai: the five-towered cathedral and the Belfry
From the Pont des Trous to the churches of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Saint-Jacques and Saint-Quentin, the Maison Tournaisienne and the Military History Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts and Saint-Martin's Abbey, the Tapestry Museum, the Belfry, the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Saint-Brice's Church and the Henry VIII Tower.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Bridge of the Holes
The Bridge of the Holes is a Gothic style water gate, erected in the 13th century, framed by two towers and spanning the river Scheldt in Tournai, in Belgium.
Abbaye de Saint-Martin de Tournai
The Saint-Martin Abbey in the historic center of Tournai, in the Wallonia region of Belgium is a former Benedictine abbey, dating back to the 7th century.
Belfry of Tournai
The Belfry of Tournai is a freestanding bell tower of medieval origin in Tournai, Belgium, 72 metres (236 ft) in height with a 256-step stairway.
Henri VIII Tower
Listed tower in Tournai, also called the Grosse Tour, originally part of Tournai Castle, the castle of Henry VIII.
Blandain Communal Cemetery
Communal cemetery in the village of Blandain, part of Tournai.
Jardin des Poètes
Section of the cemetery of the Church of Saint-Aubert at Mont-Saint-Aubert, Tournai, with ten graves of poets.
Templeuve Communal Cemetery, Tournai
Communal cemetery in the village of Templeuve, part of Tournai.
Museums
Maison Tournaisienne
Folklore museum housed since 1930 in a typical 17th-century building in a lane off Tournai's Grand-Place.
Museum of military history
Museum in Tournai presenting Belgian military history in about ten themed rooms.
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tournai
The Musée des Beaux-Arts in Tournai, Belgium, is an art museum.
Musée de la Tapisserie de Tournai
Museum of tapestry and textile arts (TAMAT) on the Place Reine Astrid in Tournai.
Places of worship
Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
Former church in Scheldt Gothic style in Tournai.
Saint James Church
Scheldt Gothic church on the Rue du Palais Saint-Jacques in Tournai.
Church of Saint Quentin
The Church of St. Quentin is a Roman Catholic parish church in Tournai, Belgium. The largely Romanesque building is located on the main square of the town, the Grand-Place.
Tournai Cathedral
The Cathedral of Our Lady, or Tournai Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral, see of the Diocese of Tournai in Tournai, Belgium.
Église Saint-Brice
Catholic church in Tournai built in the 12th century in Romanesque style, one of the oldest hall churches, dedicated to St. Brice of Tours.
Église des Rédemptoristes de Tournai
Neo-Romanesque church on the Quai Notre-Dame in Tournai facing the Scheldt, once served by the Redemptorist fathers of the adjoining convent.
Church of St. Nicholas (Tournai)
Church in the Bruille quarter of Tournai.
Sint-Piatuskerk
Twelfth-century Catholic church in the southern part of Tournai's centre, listed as a historic monument in 1936.
Église Sainte-Marguerite
Neoclassical Catholic church on the Place de Lille in Tournai, built in 1756 after a fire destroyed the previous building.
Monuments
Saint Eligius Fountain
Fountain of St. Eligius in Froyennes, part of Tournai.
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