UNESCO - world heritage

Discover Mechelen with your head in the clouds!

Around 1560 the beguinage outside the city walls was destroyed. The beguines re-established themselves inside the city walls, where the Large Beguinage grew up. They bought up...

The Hanswijk Cavalcade occupies a special place in Mechelen's rich tradition of processions and pageants. The Hanswijk Cavalcade only takes place once every 25 years, unlike the...

Mechelen actually has three town halls: the old Schepenhuis, the Huis De Beyaert and the present-day town hall. Behind the latter you also have the brand-new administrative...

In 2014, UNESCO recognised Belgium’s carillon culture as best practice in protecting intangible cultural heritage. UNESCO values the years of experience and campaigning in...