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Marina CaraccioloReview ofKU Leuven
If you take a trip to Flanders do not forget to go...
If you take a trip to Flanders do not forget to go to Leuven (Leuven), a beautiful city, but worth just an hour to visit the Town Hall (Stadhuis), an absolute masterpiece of the so-called Brabant Gothic that was built between 1448 and 1559. Seen in the evening, it has a breathtaking beauty, for the endless series of statues and pinnacles that occupy almost the entire surface of the building. No less prestigious is the famous University, founded in 1425 by the Duke John of Brabant, which is the oldest Catholic university in Europe and still the most prestigious of all the Netherlands. There they studied some of the most sublime personalities in the history of culture. A truly unforgettable journey ...

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