What to do in Leuven when it rains
Don't let the rain stop you in Leuven — the museums, galleries and indoor markets are the dry, unhurried heart of the city on a wet day.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Groot Begijnhof Leuven Groot Begijnhof 7, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Park Abbey Onthaal en shop, Abdij van Park 7, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
- Historic Leuven Town Hall Grote Markt 9, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- M Leuven Leopold Vanderkelenstraat 28, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Museum of Zoology KULeuven Charles Deberiotstraat 40, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Scouts en Gidsen Museum Sint-Geertruiabdij 5, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Answer to a Wall Jan Stasstraat 2, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- FIN- Funky Interior Waversebaan 164, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
- 't Rood Huys Parijsstraat 62, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Frans Vanhove Art Gallery Bondgenotenlaan 125, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- artinleuven Tiensestraat 37, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Theys & Miseur, Exclusive Glass Art Gallery Rector de Somerplein 10, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Groot Begijnhof Leuven Groot Begijnhof 7, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Historic Leuven Town Hall Grote Markt 9, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- De Romaanse Poort Brusselsestraat 63, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Vismarkt Vismarkt 6, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Jan Fabre's Beetle Totem Monseigneur Ladeuzeplein, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Arenberg Watermill Kardinaal Mercierlaan, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Leuven Oude Markt Oude Markt 31, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Carrefour market HEVERLEE Tervuursevest 113, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
- Carrefour market KESSEL-LO Koning Albertlaan 147, 3010 Kessel-Lo, Belgium
- Carrefour express LEUVEN BRUSSELSESTRAAT Brusselsestraat 60, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Carrefour express LEUVEN WELDADIGHEID Weldadigheidsstraat 60, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Carrefour Express Heverlee Naamsesteenweg 104, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- The climbing gym Stordeur Aarschotsesteenweg 112, 3012 Wilsele, Belgium
- STUK Arts Center vzw Naamsestraat 96, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- madmum Coffee Roasters & Bar Tiensestraat 38, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Noir Coffeebar Naamsestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Madmum Coffee Roasters - Vaartkom Vaartkom 33, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Kaminsky Léon Schreursvest 1, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Samenaankoop KU Leuven Willem de Croylaan 54, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
- RIA Leuven Parkstraat 206, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Deal4you Market Leuven Tiensesteenweg 354, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Shopping Center Diestsestraat, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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