Sint-Godelieveabdij (St Godelina's Abbey)
St Godelina's Abbey will be given a new purpose, where the soul of the place will continue to live and residents and visitors will be able to fully enjoy it.
From 1623 to 2013, Benedictine nuns lived in this convent. After four centuries of closure, the 17th-century property, which includes a protected chapel, cloister aisles and former farmhouse, should be brought back to life. Since 2021, Visit Flanders has held a long lease on this site and turned it into a pilot project for religious heritage in Flanders. An expert team and architectural firm produced a master plan for the future. There will be a new pavilion, a demonstration kitchen, store with local produce from the vegetable garden and orchard, a visitors' centre and offices. The reopening of this site, which will also host performances and exhibitions, is scheduled for 2027 (subject to change).
