Belgium
Spend time in nature & warm up at local pubs
Leuven is surrounded by beautiful nature, ideal for a winter walk. Warm up at one of the many cafés or at a local brewery. Fancy a bit of music? Enjoy live jazz music on Sunday night!
The silence of a winter walk
Take an invigorating winter walk through the Provincial Domain of Kessel-Lo, just outside the city. Afterwards, you can warm up over a drink in Den Rozenkrans near Vlierbeek Abbey or at Bar Blom. Both are just around the corner. Or perhaps you prefer the beautiful Park Abbey and the hallowed silence of its unique buildings and ponds full of swaying reeds?
Pubs and Christmas beers
Did you know that Stella originally was a Christmas beer? And that the local breweries have many other foaming Christmas specialities in store for you? Sample them at the Christmas market or pop into craft beer bar MALZ in Brusselsestraat to taste the delicious brews of Brewery De Coureur, Brewery Adept and Hof Ten Dormaal. Real beer fans should definitely visit the one and only Stella Artois brewery – tasting included!
Jazz on Sundays
The STUK cultural centre will be hosting jazz concerts (or DJ sets) free of charge all winter long. Every month, you can enjoy two live concerts in one of Leuven's most beautiful bars, a special jazz evening put together by LUCA Jazz and a DJ set with groovy jazz records.
