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Gembloux (http://www.gembloux.be) is in the French
speaking province of Namur province of Belgium.
It is famed for its ancient Abbey and
Faculty of Agriculture.
Weather in Gembloux
Where is Gembloux?
There are two events in Gembloux which you may wish to visit:
But Gembloux is a delight at any time.
From Zeebrugge it is a two or three hour journey or a 12
hour cycle ride... You'll pass through
Bruges, Ghent,
wonderful flemish towns and villages and crossing into French speaking territory,
Waterloo and into Namur province.
Namur is itself picturesque town on the river which flows from Dinant and the Ardennes.
This is an unexploited area and a delight to walk, cycle or ...
simply cruise!
Here is Sarah Dudfield's Guide to Gembloux and Belgium.
Symbiophonies
The 'Symbiophonies' is a festival of music. The university opens the campus to music -
from 'rock and roll' to chamber music. Most events take place in the vast gardens filled
with interesting plants anmd specimen trees. There are groups of musicians and choirs from
most of the twin towns, Epinal, Skyros
and others. In the evening the campus is lit by
thousands of candles. The music goes on and on. There's lots of lovely food and drink
and the obligatory firework display at the end of the night.
In 1999 we went over for the first weekend on July.
Braderie
Lynne Hawkes now tells us about the Braderie: "A delightful weekend.
All the shops have the equivalent of an Autumn Sale and place stalls on the pavements outside.
They stay open very late.
In every part of the town there are groups of musicians, dancers and beer tents.
The Gembloux twinning committee has a 'seafood cafe' with really nice meals at very reasonable
prices.
Most people in the town come out to see and be seen.
In the evening there are concerts in various parts of the town with fire works and
laser displays. It's really worth attending and gives you an excellent feeling for
the town!", says Lynne.
If you would like to know more about activities in and with our twin towns,
contact: twinning@garendon.freeuk.com
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