The best road cycling routes around Kluisbergen

The castle alley is cool

The Ronde van Vlaanderenstraat is 1.2 kilometers long. Cycle over the kilometer-long roll of honor that was applied to the road surface. And admire the wall of fame for all 125 winners of Flanders' Most Beautiful - 106 men and 19 women. in which the 76 Tour winners were incorporated. You will find them at the monument of Karel Van Wijnendale and it is a tribute to the icons of the cycling world. (Visit Vlaamse Ardennen)

The Kwaremont was for a very long time a climb included in the Tour of Flanders. Back then it was still a cobbled climb. Once this climb was covered with asphalt, it disappeared from the Tour of Flanders. Then they discovered the Oude Kwaremont, which runs parallel to the new Kwaremont.

Maagdendale Abbey was founded in 1233 by Cistercian nuns and grew into one of the most important women's abbeys in Flanders. The place where a drop of beer was also offered.

Oudenaarde's town hall is one of the finest examples of Brabantine Late Gothic architecture in Belgium. It's a place filled with stories, ceremonies, and traditions, and an absolute eye-catcher on any walk through the city. With the sun shining from above, it's truly magnificent 😍

The Tour of Flanders Centre is a cycling experience centre in the heart of the Flemish Ardennes, in Oudenaarde. It is a unique cycling hub that focuses on the heroism of the narrow winding Flemish roads, short and steep hills and cobblestones. Here you can feel the atmosphere of the Flemish spring races, but you are also at the right place to experience the international cycling calendar. Come by for a visit to our expo, Peloton Café, or shop. You can also rent bikes there.

Oudenaarde owes its fame in historical terms largely to the town hall, one of the most beautiful examples of Brabantine late Gothic in our country. The great value of the building lies in the extremely pure proportions and in the unparalleled monumentality. The iconic town hall of Oudenaarde is just under 500 years old. It is of a delicate beauty, a monument that conquers all hearts. It is charming and rises lively and graceful above the city. It is like a shrine in the middle of the market, surrounded by the hills of the Flemish Ardennes. Victor Hugo once wrote: "in this fantastic building there is not a single detail that is not worth looking at". For many Oudenaarde residents, the town hall is a place of joy and sorrow, of parties, formal receptions and weddings. A place that one certainly passes by at least once in a lifetime. For visitors it is one of the most beautiful town halls in our country, a pearl of late Gothic architecture but above all it is home to the MOU Museum Oudenaarde. In the historical rooms there is always a different atmosphere, you can see the fault line between old and new, there is a surprising story. You will find the Oudenaarde tapestries in the adjacent 14th century cloth hall, under the attic roof a magnificent collection of goldsmith's work, administrative rooms such as the aldermen's hall with the historical and royal portrait gallery, the large reception hall or People's Hall with historical wall paintings, the guardians' room with 18th century archive cabinets, the weighing room or city scales, a chapel with a restoration studio and countless more rooms, each with its own identity. (Visit Oudenaarde)

In 1233, Arnulf IV, Baron of Pamele, donated land on the eastern bank of the Scheldt in Ham (Pamele) to the abbey of Maagdendale for the construction of a new Cistercian abbey. The abbey buildings and church were constructed during the 13th century. In 1791, the abbey was dissolved and in 1826 the buildings were used as army barracks. Of the former abbey, only a part of the church, the abbess' house with guest quarters and gatehouse have been preserved.