In the immediate vicinity of the city, there is a very interesting Museum of Smoking Pipes and Tobacco. It is located in a beautiful historic building. To visit this museum will be interesting even to those who have never experienced a special attraction to tobacco smoking. Among the exhibits of this museum are various options for smoking pipes, cigarette cases, boxes of tobacco and other accessories, some of which are over 500 years old.
An excursion to the Museum of Peter Benoit promises to be very informative. It is dedicated to the life and work of the famous Flemish composer. The main feature of this museum is that it is interactive. Its visitors are offered to travel back into the end of the 19th century, to try out different musical instruments and look at the composer’s belongings. On the territory of this museum, there is a small old house, in which the atmosphere of past centuries was recreated. Many interesting old things are kept here.
In Kortrijk, part of the defensive structures that were built during the Middle Ages, were preserved. Next to the Church of Our Lady is the architectural complex “Broeltorens”. It is a fragment of the fortification wall, which was destroyed in the 18th century. The ancient tower, which was built as far back as the beginning of the 15th century, is preserved here. Today, it is accessible to all those who crave it.
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