Oudenaarde: Markt - Museum Oudenaarde and the Flemish Ardennes
Oudenaarde is best known in Flanders for its 16th-century Gothic town hall. Standing on the Markt, this richly ornamented civic building houses Museum Oudenaarde, whose collections trace the city’s long association with Flemish tapestry weaving. The River Scheldt runs through Oudenaarde, while the low, rolling Flemish Ardennes begin immediately south and east of the centre. This setting has made the town an important stop on cycling routes associated with the Tour of Flanders. Gabled facades, cafés and St Walburga’s Church give the compact historic centre a distinct East Flemish character.
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Oudenaarde lies along the Scheldt, with the rolling, wooded ridges of the Flemish Ardennes shaping the town’s setting in eastern Flanders. Its ornate late-Gothic Town Hall, topped by a belfry, recalls the prosperity that flowed from the cloth and tapestry trade; the building is part of the UNESCO-listed Belfries of Belgium and France. Tapestry remains central to the city’s identity, documented at the MOU Museum in the Town Hall. Oudenaarde is also closely tied to Flanders’ cycling culture: the nearby cobbled climbs of the Koppenberg and Oude Kwaremont feature in the Tour of Flanders. Find related webcams in the surrounding area to build a fuller picture of Oudenaarde and the Flemish Ardennes.
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