Environment of Tournai city hall (Hôtel de Ville) : beautiful french style public gardens (jardin à la française), with statue of local painter Louis Gallait
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Surrounded by a pleasant park, Tournai’s elegant City Hall stands on the former site of an old monastery, the Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Martin which dates back to the 11th century. Although most of the abbatial buildings have disappeared, the impressive remains of a medieval cellar can still be found beneath the City Hall !
Famous for being ‘both green and blue’, due to its proximity to both the river Scheldt and its verdant countryside environs, Tournai is a nature lover’s dream. The city’s many parks and gardens provide ample opportunity to reap the benefits of being outdoors, and its bucolic surroundings and 29 nearby rural villages are best explored via activities such as walking and cycling.
In a sweet formal park, Tournai’s city hall sits opposite the Museum of Fine Arts, and has an interesting past.
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