"TURNHOUT THE KEMPEN CAPITOL" Turnhout by maxamus

TURNHOUT IS A CITY OF 40,000 CITIZENS BUILT AROUND THE GROTE MARKT & THE DUKE'S OF BRABANT CASTLE.
MOST SUNDAYS IN SUMMER SEE A FLEA MARKET AROUND THE CASTLE MOAT & LIVE MUSIC IN THE GROTE MARKT PLACE.
WHEN MY FAMILY VISITED THIER WAS A FISHING MATCH AT THE MOAT IN PROGRESS.
THE GROTE MARKT HAS MANY FINE BARS/RESTARAUNTS SERVING LOCAL TRAPPIST BEERS
BREWED AT THE NEAR-BY CORSENDONK PRIORY.
WE ALSO VISITED THE RECENTLEY RE-OPEN CARTE MUNDI PLAYING CARD FACTORY MUSEUM THE LARGEST&OLDEST
PLAYING CARD MAKER IN
EUROPE. WHERE ON ENTRY PAYMENT WE WERE GIVEN A
SET OFTRADITIONAL SOUVINEIR PLAYING CARDS WITH NO NUMBERS JUST
PICTURES OF 3 SPADES FOR EXAMPLE.
TURNHOUT IS SUROUNDED BY FOREST & CANNAL IDEAL FOR WALKING OR CYCLING.

• Pros:Mc DONALDS GONE THROUGH LACK OF CUSTOM
• Cons:N/A
• In a nutshell:PLENTY OF SHOPS MUSEUMS BARS JUST A FEW 100 METERS APART