Genk

Genk is in Limburg, in the Flanders region of Belgium.

Understand

Genk has a population of 66,000. In the twentieth century Genk was a centre for coal mining, and later for car manufacture.

Visitor information

Get in

By train

See

  • ๐ŸŒ Bokrijk Open-Air Museum, Bokrijklaan 1, 3800 Genk, โ˜ +32 11 265 300, fax: +32 11 265 370, . 10:00โ€”18:00 daily, closed Novโ€”Apr. Largest living history museum in Flanders, with 148 authentic buildings and a collection of 30,000 historic items in the museum. It mainly focusses on rural life from the 17th century up to the 1950s, with the oldest building dating back to 1507. Threatened historic buildings from all over Flanders were carefully deconstructed and moved to Bokrijk throughout the second half of the 20th century, which now features entire villages consisting of farms, inns, a school, a church, and various craftsmen workshops. Adults โ‚ฌ12.5, children โ‚ฌ2.
  • ๐ŸŒ C-Mine. Tu-Su: 10:00-17:00. Museum in a former coal mine. Descend into the mine and then climb to the top of the lift tower. Also see the Labyrinth steel maze. adult โ‚ฌ10.
  • ๐ŸŒ Emile Van Dorenmuseum, Henri Decleenestraat 21. Th-Su 14:00-17:00. Museum showing paintings of 19th century landscape in the house of Emile Van DOREN (1865-1949). free.
  • ๐ŸŒ Labiomista. Conceptual art park, created by artist Koen Vanmechelen.

Do

  • ๐ŸŒ Sportingenk, E. Van Dorenlaan 144. Sports park with swimming pool, skate park and obstacle & ropes courses.
  • ๐ŸŒ Spiegelven Golf Club. Golf course with Rรฉsidence Stiemerheide hotel.
  • Football: KRC Genk play soccer in Pro League, Belgium's top tier. Their home ground Cegeka Arena (capacity 23,700) is 5 km north of town centre.

Buy

The main shopping area is in the pedestrianised streets between Stadsplein and Markstraat. Here there are chain clothes stores such as H&M, Zara and C&A.

  • ๐ŸŒ Aldi, Hoogstraat 80/86. supermarket
  • ๐ŸŒ Albert Heijn, Shopping 1. M 9:30-20:00, Tu-Sa 8:00-20:00, Su 8:00-17:00. supermarket

Eat

Drink

Sleep

  • ๐ŸŒ Jeugdherberg De Roerdomp, Boekrakelaan 30. mid-February - mid-November. 118 bed youth hostel in the middle of a forest. dorm bed โ‚ฌ26.10.
  • ๐ŸŒ Hotel 't Hert, Winterslagstraat 11. The oldest hotel in town. Good basic hotel. from โ‚ฌ60.00 including breakfast.
  • ๐ŸŒ Green Hotel, Europalaan 68. Hotel and Roots bar with rooftop garden. from โ‚ฌ73.50, breakfast โ‚ฌ15.

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