As a rule we try to avoid short stops as we travel. They can be unavoidably unsatisfying. But sometimes a short stop is inevitable, as it was when we stopped overnight in Tournai Belgium on our way south to France. Inevitably we didn’t acquire even a skin-deep understanding of the place or even a full appreciation of its aesthetics. But we did appreciate a good meal and an attractive commune, enough so that we could pencil Tournai in for a return visit.
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We visited Tournai in late September of 2019.
Tournai’s signature site is its main church, the UNESCO-listed Notre-Dame Cathedral. The cathedral dates from the 12th Century. Its bell tower is also included on the “Belfries of Belgium and France” on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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