Tongeren-Borgloon Greeters
Free Walk with a Local
Discover Tongeren-Borgloon through a free walk with a Local
Tongeren-Borgloon Greeters warmly welcome you in the oldest city of Belgium. It’s also the story of two cities with a turbulent but vibrant history. One was in the Principality of Liège, and the other was in the county of Loon. During our walks through one of these two cities, you will discover emblematic historical personages with their legends, fascinating museums, surprising art, but also nice spots in a marvellous nature! You haven’t really seen Tongeren-Borgloon until you’ve visited its landmarks. From the Basilica of Our Lady, Ambiorix on the Grote Markt, the Saint Odulphus Church with its minimalist intervention ‘Halo’, to the picturesque streets of the UNESCO Saint Catharine beguinage, the medieval ramparts, and so much more. Our sights are iconic places that will amaze you!
We, as Tongeren-Borgloon Greeters, are simply proud of our city! We will welcome you with open arms and gladly show you around!
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Click here to request your greet
Remember: A Greet means meeting a local resident to walk around town with you as new friends. The first step will be to talk to the Greeter about the details of your personalized tour. It's not about taking part in a standardized tour, but about exploring the city with an expert volunteer .
Maximum six people!
Our core value #2 reads "Greeters welcome individuals and may serve small groups of up to six people."
The reason is that each Greet should be an opportunity to talk to each other and that seems impossible in bigger groups.
Also important: we do not mingle people from different requests but serve only you (and your friends).
Meet a local volunteer
Our core value #1 reads "Greeters are volunteers, a friendly face for those visiting a city."
It's true: Our Greeters love their city or town and they are proud to share this with guests.
How could you better discover the most interesting spots of a place?
Free service, no tipping
Our core value #3 reads "Meeting a Greeter is free of charge."
We do not follow a "give what you think is ok (but please give)" strategy. Greeters honestly do not like any tipping because what they give comes from their heart not because of any tipping expectation.
If you would like to support the Greeters as a whole you are welcome to donate to the International Greeter Association here.
Submit Feedback here after your Greet
Superbe découverte de Tongres avec Christian. Il a su partager sa passion pour sa ville d’adoption avec nous. Histoire, culture, anecdotes et bons conseils au programme !
Nous recommandons la visite de Tongres avec Christian ou un autre Greeter. Nous les avons tous rencontrés et ils sont tous sympas !
Nous avons été ravies de découvrir Tongres avec Christian. Ce passionné de sa ville d’adoption partage sans compter ses connaissances historiques et culturelles en les pimentant de petites anecdotes. Il nous a bien conseillées sur les lieux à visiter. Sans lui, nous n’aurions pas osé monter au-dessus du beffroi!
Nous recommandons les visites de Tongres avec Christian ou avec un de ses amis Greeters. 1000 mercis !
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