Nature & parks in Diest

Cerckel Park encapsulates almost 800 years of history.In 1228, one of the oldest monasterial communities of Diest, the Order of Friars Minor, settled on the banks of the Demer River. In 1580, much of ...

Visit the current Citadelbos, a renaturalized cultivated forest you can wander around freely since the paratroopers have left Diest. The Citadel is a ‘protected military monument’ and ...

For their feudal castle, the Lords of Diest, who ruled the city and surroundings in the Middle Ages, chose a strategic place, since known as the Burchtheuvel (castle hill). After the French Revolution...

Jan Heylen (1931-1967) was an artist who died before his time. Nevertheless, in his short career he left a lasting impression and conducted pioneering work in the field of 'ceramics' as an artistic di...