Stones Tell: 50 walks along silent witnesses of our history

A sophisticated selection of 50 stone monuments in words and images Each chapter is presented in an accessible way, with numerous anecdotes. This book is a journey through our time: from the dolmen in Wéris to the Roman wall of Tongeren, the Romanesque Pont des Trous in Tournai, the pillory of Braine-le-Château, the castle of Beloeil, the oldest station in Europe in Ronse and the fort of Breendonk to the Concertgebouw in Bruges. 50 specially mapped out walks explore the area around the monument. The book contains both city walks and nature walks. With CD-ROM to print out the walks and maps.
Belgium can boast of numerous unique monuments and buildings: Tyne Cot Cemetery is the largest British war cemetery on the European mainland and the Liège staircase on the Montagne de Bueren is unparalleled in Europe. Like the pillory in Braine-le-Château, there are only three in Europe and the oldest baroque church in the Netherlands is located in Scherpenheuvel. All the belfries and beguinages in the country are protected as world heritage, as is the house of the Art Nouveau architect Victor Horta. A bridge, a mill, a grave, a castle, a wall... all the stone monuments formed by human hands in this book tell their own fascinating story: about the cruelties of war, about old crafts, about famous people and ordinary people, about tastes and colours of all times... These silent witnesses of our history are brought back to life by means of numerous anecdotes and cool facts. The 5000 year old prehistoric dolmens and menhirs in Wéris and the ultramodern Concertgebouw in Bruges form the beginning and end of a timeline that weaves all the stories in this book together like a common thread. Each of the well-known and lesser-known stone witnesses in this book can be visited, certainly on the outside. A beautiful walk has also been mapped out for all fifty monuments. These are often 'stone' walks in the area, but here and there the authors opted for a nature walk. Ideal for making a wonderful day trip out of it. The hundreds of photos were taken especially for this project and also make this book a beautiful picture book. This book comes with a CD-ROM with all the maps and route descriptions of the 50 walks. Just print it out before you set off: handy!