Curiosities

Within Kortrijk today are about 200 protected monuments, two of which have a UNESCO world-heritage title. Additionally there are hundreds of valuable façades. A large number of statues, monuments, mills and landscapes make up this valuable patrimony.

You can also visit a lot of museums in the city. As well as the new museum ‘Kortrijk 1302: Seven Centuries in One Day' you can visit the Broel Museum, the National Flax Museum, the Bakery Museum, and the small Beguinage Museum.

You can catch your breath in the beautiful Parks and Gardens in the centre of the city or in one of the adjoining villages.

Kortrijk is no longer merely a medieval city. In recent years there have been numerous implementations of Modern Architecture.