Abdij Averbode 
An excursion to the picturesque Premonstratensian Abbey of Averbode, 6km/4miles northwest of Diest, is well worth while. The monastery was founded in 1134. The oldest part of the building, which dates from the 14th-18th C., is the entrance gate which stands at the point where the three provinces of Brabant, Limburg and Antwerp meet. A large number of monks still live in the abbey and their activities include the operation of a large printing press for daily newspapers.
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Abdij Averbode Church
The Baroque abbey church built by Jan van Eynde in 1664 has rich interior furnishing (pews from 1672, high altar from 1758, beautiful organ) and noteworthy paintings by P.J. Verhaghen.
The size of the interior is surprising.
The monastery building, which was set on fire in 1942, cannot be visited. The 18th C. cloisters, chapter house and sacristy survived the fire.
The size of the interior is surprising.
The monastery building, which was set on fire in 1942, cannot be visited. The 18th C. cloisters, chapter house and sacristy survived the fire.
