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Basilique des Saints

TIME : 2016/2/18 16:40:50

The grey stone church is the town's main sight. Its netting-draped late-Gothic interior has fine 1733 oak choir stalls topped by cross-headed stags, reflecting the legend of St Hubert, whose grave here made the former abbey into a major pilgrimage site from the 9th century. Guided visits (several languages) cost €1.50, or €2.50 including the crypt.

On St-Hubert's Day , the square outside hosts one of Belgium’s weirder religious ceremonies as priests bless a menagerie of dogs, along with their owners’ bread!