Hasselt loves tasting, joviality & cosiness. A visit to the capital of good taste: you can taste the versatility, a combination of possibilities.
Different tastes form a unique culture. The menu includes an extensive range of cultural activities (jenever museum, fashion museum, theatre, film, music, etc.), a culinary oasis (restaurants, speciality shops, etc.) and a variety of shops (fashion, design, jewellery, etc.). All of this is served in the pleasant, female-loving heart of Limburg.
You’ll always feel at home in a world full of surprises. Hasselt is the ideal departure point to experiencing the surrounding area (Haspengouw, Bokrijk, Maasmechelen Village, Maastricht, etc.). A visit to Hasselt always begs for more.
MUZIEKTERRAS
Elke zondag in juli & augustus gratis live muziek bij The Century op het leopoldplein.
www.muziekterras.be
SHOPPING
Hasselt is a paradise for shopping fans. The cosy streets and lanes in the city house larger chains and chic boutiques. The three largest shopping streets are car-free. Those who want to take a breather will always find nice cafés or terraces close by. Hasselt calls itself the capital of good taste, so don’t forget to taste Hasselt’s speculaas and jenever.
www.hasselt.be
THE FASHION MUSEUM
The Fashion Museum sketches the history of Western fashion from the eighteenth to the twentieth century based on authentic clothing and accessories, fashion illustrations and photos.
Gasthuisstraat 11
Gasthuisstraat 11
www.modemuseumhasselt.be
THE JENEVER MUSEUM
The Jenever Museum is housed in an authentic jenever distillery. Its collection explains the origins, history and evolution of Belgian jenever.
Witte Nonnenstraat 19
www.jenevermuseum.be
JAPANESE GARDEN
Hasselt is also home to the largest Japanese garden in Europe (25,000 square metres). The Japanese garden is open from 1 April to 31 October.
Gouverneur Verwilghensingel 23
www.hasselt.be
ALSO VISIT
… Combine your trip to Hasselt with a visit to:
- Bokrijk (8 km) > www.bokrijk.be
- Natuurreservaat “De Wijers” (13 km) > www.dewijers.be
- C.mine (15 km) > www.c-mine.be
- Zolder Circuit (17 km) > www.circuit-zolder.be
- Alden Biesen (21 km) > www.alden-biesen.be
- Cosmodrome (21 km) > www.cosmodrome.be
- Gallo-romeins museum (21 km) > www.galloromeinsmuseum.be
- Wijnkasteel Genoelselderen (28 km) > www.wijnkasteel.com
- Maasmechelen Village (30 km) > www.maasmechelenvillage.com
- Genk (20 km) > www.genk.be
- Sint-Truiden (30 km) > www.sint-truiden.be
- Tongeren (30 km) > www.tongeren.be
- Maasmechelen (30 km) > www.maasmechelen.be
- Maastricht (33 km/NL) > www.vvvmaastricht.be