Sint-Truiden, Bélgica
Member since
1987Datas para as trocas | Duração |
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September 02, 2024 - January 31, 2026 | 2 weeks |
Always ready for an exchange ! ! ! |
Welcome to the centre of Western Europe ! Historical vicarage in rural setting near Sint-Truiden, Belgium !
Our house is a picturesque vicarage out of the 18th century which has been completely restored and adapted to modern life.
Ground floor: large entrance hall, large kitchen, bathroom, toilet, 2 dining rooms, 2 living rooms, utility room.
First floor: bathroom and toilet, 5 bedrooms ( 2 with double bed, 1 with twin beds, 2 with single bed ).
There is wifi in the house and garden. We have 3 flatscreen televisions ( kitchen and living rooms).
The garden at the back of the house is very intimate since it's separated from the street by a big wall. It has a small pond with gold fish, a garden house with BBQ and garden furniture and equipment.
In front of the house there is space to enjoy the view of the meadows with Suffolk sheep, a donkey and a pony. There is more garden equipment as well. Our guests don't have to bother about these animals since our son will do this.
Our house is located in a small village near Sint-Truiden, a central point in the euregio Holland-Germany-Belgium .
The region is also known as "Haspengouw". It's Flanders' fruit and vegetable garden. Numerous walking paths as well as cycling routes are there to show the visitor the area's unique landscapes. In spring, the Haspengouw orchards are fully blossoming and offer an unforgettable spectacle to the nature enthusiast's eye. It's the Belgian Tuscany.
The Haspengouw Route, which runs from Sint-Truiden to Tongeren, is the ideal way to discover castles from other times , in different architectural styles. The hottest castle attraction is the Landcommanderij Alden-Biesen, an absolute must. This castle complex counts no less than 11 towers, a castle completely surrounded by water with fortresses serving as its outposts, a guesthouse, a greenhouse and a wonderful garden. In the fructuarium you'll find a collection of old and rare fruit trees.
In the vicinity of Tongeren you'll encounter some peculiar hills. These are tumuli, grave mounts of important people who died during the Gallo-Roman Era. The town also has a great museum on Roman culture as it existed here in earlier times.
Not only the castles, but also the square farmsteads are typical of the sloping Haspengouw scenery. They're generally located in the dales, surrounded by fields as far as the eye can see. The early ones date from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
And for children there are quite a lot of well equiped leisure parks : Bokrijk (children's playground + open air museum of Flemish architecture) , Bobbejaanland (the favourite of the Greek family exchanging with us in 1997 and 2004!), Walibi (Brussels), Plopsaland, The Efteling (fairy tales park and attractions Holland).
It takes a 30 minutes' drive to Maastricht (The Netherlands) , 40 minutes to Aachen (Germany) , 20 minutes to Liège, 40 minutes to Brussels and Antwerp and 1 1/2 hours driving to Bruges (Brugge), the Venice of the North and Ghent. You can find more about these historical cities using the links we added.
Belgium www.visitbelgium.com
www.visitbelgium.be
Limburg www.toerismelimburg.be
www.haspengouw.be
www.limburg.be
Antwerp www.tpa.be
Brabant www.vlaamsbrabant.be
Flanders www.westtoer.be
Wallonia www.wallonie.be.
www.ardennes.be
www.opt.be
Cities www.sint-truiden.be
www.brussels.be
www.brugge.be
www.liege.be
www.antwerpen.be
www.leuven.be
www.gent.be
Children's playgrounds
www.bobbejaanland.be
www.plopsaland.be
www.walibi.be
www.bokrijk.be
www.recreatieparkhengelhoef.be
Brewery museum www.jenevermuseum.be
Castle. www.alden-biesen.be
The Netherlands www.maastricht.nl
Germany www.aachen.de
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A nossa família
- 2 Adultos
- 0 Crianças
- 112 Trocas efetuadas
Profissões
- Sometimes we travel with friends , mostly just the two of us !
- Retired administration
- Retired Teacher
O nosso imóvel
- Tipo: Casa
- Andar: 2
- Localização: No campo
- Quartos: 4
- W.C.: 2
- N.º de pessoas que podem dormir: 6
Referências de trocas efetuadas
Na minha casa
- Animais de estimação - Não permitido
- Crianças pequenas - Permitido
Tipos de troca
- Procura quem receba hóspedes
- Troca de longa duração
- Troca não simultânea
- Troca de casa
- Troca de hospitalidade
- Troca de jovens
Interior
- Acesso à internet sem custos
- Computador disponível
- Aquecimento central
- Máquina de lavar roupa
- Máquina de lavar louça
- Máquina de secar roupa
- Televisão
Exterior
- Jardim
- Parque infantil
- Churrasqueira
- Estacionamento privativo / garagem
Características
- Não fumadores
- Uso/troca de carro
- Zona isolada e privada
Destinos pretendidos
- Aberto a todas as ofertas
- Austria
- Greece
- Italy
- Spain
- Denmark
- Scotland, UK
- England, UK
- Germany
- France
- Nederland
Línguas
- Inglês
- Francês
Profissões
- Sometimes we travel with friends , mostly just the two of us !
- Retired administration
- Retired Teacher
Crianças
- Não temos crianças.
Animais de estimação
- Não temos animais de estimação
Texto de apresentação da família
We are just retired and so we hope to explore many other countries and we can exchange trough out the year,
Our children , who are all living in our neighbourhood are all members of the intervac family .
So if you like to visit our region with some friends who would like to try out the intervacsystem they are welcome to our house of this off our children .
Enjoy holidays , enjoy intervac.
Estilo de vida
When we are travelling we like to meet the locals and we are vey fond of local festivities and cultural events .
Being member of local activities is what we enjoy most during our exchanges,
Referências de trocas efetuadas
This member has completed 112 home exchanges. Those referenced below may contain feedback/impression from its exchange partners:
La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin, França
FR090066Paleo Tsifliki, Grécia
GR054Boismont, França
FR011386Santa Eulària des Riu, Espanha
ES546MYSLENICE, Polónia
PL826367Dublin, Irlanda
IE1122Heidelberg, Alemanha
DE49876Muro, Espanha
ES1008498Blankenberge, Bélgica
BE208Bexbach, Alemanha
DE51042Sonja und Frans waren hervorragende Tauschpartner. Die Kommunikation war einfach, zügig und persönlich. Als erfahrene Tauschpartner haben sie uns gezeigt, was möglich ist - Fotos austauschen, während des Austauschs in Kontakt bleiben, das Haus super willkommen heißend vorbereiten, so dass wir uns sofort zu Hause fühlten. Sie haben wirklich alles getan, um ihr Haus schön bis in alle Details zu gestalten, jede Information, die benötigt werden könnten zur Verfügung zu stellen und gute Ausflüge und Besichtigungen vorzuschlagen. Wir werden in Kontakt bleiben.
Das Haus selbst war sehr zutreffend beschrieben: die Bilder geben nicht mehr vor, als da ist! So viele Räume, in denen wir uns wohlfühlen und gleichzeitig etwas über die Geschichte des Hauses lernen konnten. Ein sehr edles, luxuriöses Schlafzimmer. Der Wintergarten.
Dazu kommt, dass uns die umliegenden Städte - geschichtsträchtig - sehr gut gefallen haben und dass wir das Fahrradfahren (elektrisch) in der wunderschönen, umgebenden Natur sehr genossen haben.
Wir waren insgesamt ganz begeistert von diesem Austausch und werden Sonja und Frans und ihr Heim jederzeit gerne weiterempfehlen. Ganz herzlichen Dank noch einmal an euch beide!
Sausset-les-Pins, França
FR040424Platja d'Aro, Espanha
ES522827Kensington, Estados Unidos da América
USDC117Leeuwarden, Holanda
NL0075Callington, Reino Unido
GB091383Doonan, Austrália
AU1009486Berlin, Alemanha
DE7438Laval, Canadá
CA2597Tržič, Eslovénia
SI1014933St Andrews, Reino Unido
GB1015400Treillières, França
FR2210627Montpellier, França
FR1004728Sint-Truiden, Bélgica
BE1015021PARIS, França
FR010995Besançon, França
FR050268Olst, Holanda
NL0762Melk, Áustria
AT10155Very nice exchange partners. Totally uncomplicated. Friendly, interested, everything well prepared. House met expectations.
Saint-Silvain-sous-Toulx, França
FR2010444Franz and Sonja's home is beautiful and we absolutely loved the exchange. We had great communication with them. They left us detailed information on everything to see and do in their area. The recipe and ingredients for us to make a meal the night we arrived was not only very thoughtful but delicious.
Their home was super clean, tidy and easy to find things. When we returned home we found it immaculate.
We loved exploring Sint Truiden and Tongeren. Durbuy was lovely and all the antique fairs were amazing.
We loved all the coffee shops.
Would definitely recommend a swap with this lovely couple.