Down a quiet road, lined with linden trees, you find Tongerlo Abbey. Looking more like a well-fortified castle than bucolic abbey, visitors cross a moat before entering through the 14th century gatehouse, and step out onto a vast enclosure with green lawns and stone walkways. Most of the abbey’s imposing buildings are located on the opposing perimeter of the yard and constructed of red brick, but the most striking sight is the white-stone facade of the 19th century neo-Gothic church, diagonally opposite the entrance.
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