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Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium
Photo: Johan Bakker, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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Small tower with astronomical display. The central dial shows the current civil time (accounting for daylight saving time). The 12 outer dials display the zodiac, which day of the week the year begins & ends on, the side of the earth that is facing the sun (with a globe proudly displaying the outline of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a former Belgian colony), the month, the day, the tide, the phase of the moon & the sidereal time (whether the stars are visible, i.e. local time without accounting for daylight saving time).
Begijnhof
UNESCO World Heritage Site.
14th-century Gothic church.
Built in the 18th century in Rococo style. The belfry tower dates back to 1369, and is a .
Gevangenenpoort
The only remaining city gate of Lier, as there used to be 5 city gates in the first city ramparts. The gate was built in 1375. From the 16th century until 1930 it functioned as a prison, which explains the current name for the gate.
Building erected on a sluice north of the city centre. The building was built in the 16th century.
The final resting place of 531 soldiers of the two World Wars. Most of them (490) fell during the First World War. There are also 32 British and 9 Canadian soldiers buried here. They got hospitalized in the military hospital of Lier but passed away of their wounds after the liberation of the city on September 4, 1944.
On river Nete. (Not in winter)
Fairly good Italian food. Normal prices. Fast service.
Basic Italian cuisine. Affordable prices. Not very busy. Great gelato (ice cream).
Cozy restaurant in a small park right in the city center. Perfect outdoor seating in summer. This is also a nice place for an afternoon drink.
Latino inspired bar with cocktails and small dishes.
Somehow hidden this atmospheric brown bar is an interesting place to have a beer. Signposted Mister 100 Billiard Lounge.
The only hostel in Lier. Offers rooms for 1 up to 6 people. Housed in a part of a former convent building.
Offers rooms with breakfast buffet or half board. Conveniently located in the city centre.
Medium size hotel, for business customers and tourists. Nice and big rooms. Breakfast only. No bar. Prices include use of the fitness center next door.
By bus
The Flemish national bus company, De Lijn, operates bus lines to Lier from Mechelen, Herentals and other neighbouring towns. For more information regarding different timetables: De Lijn.
By car
Lier can be conveniently reached by car. It's halfway between the E19 (Antwerp to Brussels) and E313 (Antwerp to Liège).
On foot
Best method to discover Lier. Most places of interest are in the centre of the city and lay only a couple of minutes from each other.
Bicycle
Much of the surrounding area can be accessed by cycle routes and the Nete Canal towpath.
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