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Hasselt Travel Guide: 181 reviews and 407 photos

Hasselt, situated in East Belgium, is a paradise for shoppers. It's known around the world for its extensive and exclusive fashions. Shopping streets are plenty and filled with stylish shops. But there is more .....

Historical City Walk

Het Leerske, Hasselt

Hasselt has a large number of places of interest, places that are worth visiting. We did a 'Historical City Walk' and saw nice buildings, monuments, city panoramas and historic façades. Do the walk yourself through my 'Must See' section.

Japanese Garden

Japanese Garden, Hasselt

Visit this beautiful garden just outside of Hasselt via my 'Off The Beaten Path' section.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Shopping, Japanese Garden, Jenever museum, free transportation
In a nutshell:The Fashion City of Belgium

Last visit to Hasselt: May 2003
Intro Updated Jun 9, 2003
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Reviews (73)

Comic art Local Customs (5)

If you have been to Brussels, you have surely seen a lot of nice cartoons painted on walls of houses. Belgium is the... more travel advice

Hasseltse coffee Local Customs (5)

I suppose you already know what this kind of coffee is? It's like Irish coffee but instead of using whisky you use the... more travel advice

Getting around Transportation (4)

Hasselt is a small city. It is easy to do everything on foot. Here is a map of the walk we did (see my 'must see... more travel advice

How to get there? Transportation (4)

Hasselt is easily accessible via the E313 (exit 27, 28, or 29) and E314 (exit 29) motorways. There are several car parks... more travel advice

Shopping (3)
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Nightlife (3)
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Things to Do (37)
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Off The Beaten Path (15)
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BruceDunning Jul 4, 2010 at 12:07 PM

It looks like a quintessential Belgium town with all the great architecture and class. Good presentation of the town.
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nederbelg2009 Feb 13, 2009 at 3:05 PM

Looks verz chique and promising from the outside. Service was bad, long waiting. uruguan steaks were shoebottom, salad was just big salade leaves no decent dressing nor creativ plate, the shrimps and chicken were overcooked, the parma discount quality.
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mvtouring Mar 23, 2007 at 2:25 AM

First visit to Hasselt, but it looks like a nice place ;-)
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iandsmith Jan 8, 2007 at 4:36 PM

Never heard of the place. Looks like I might have to pencil it in to my itinerary.
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jungles Sep 23, 2006 at 9:46 AM

Hi Helga, Thanks for visiting my Colombia page :-) Somehow I missed Hasselt when I was in Belgium a few years ago, so maybe I'll have to go back again one day.
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JohannaKaarina Jul 10, 2006 at 6:14 AM

Thank you for a great and detailed pages! They were really nice to read, as I'm going to Hasselt next month, so it was good to get some tips in advance. Thanks again!
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zizkov Jan 15, 2006 at 3:15 AM

Like the Japanese garden.
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roamer61 Apr 20, 2005 at 4:52 AM

Very nice page on Hasselt. Good photos and info. Its a long shot, but there is an outside chance I will go there.
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matcrazy1 Mar 7, 2005 at 5:48 PM

Great and detailed page. Wonderful pictures of Kapermolen Park and green space. Dangerous clothes shopping :-) and, a surprice, free city bus transportation (do the drivers are volunteers? :-).
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gkitzmil Mar 4, 2005 at 2:42 AM

You page on Hasselt it wonderful -- almost better than the tourist office :-) We enjoyed our tour and will even return!