Secret gardens in Belgium
1) Baggaertshof
This modest almshouse is hidden in the centre of Kortrijk near the K shopping centre. It isn’t always open, so seize the chance if the little door is unlocked. You enter a quiet complex of 13 small whitewashed almshouses built in 1638 for ‘unmarried women of unblemished character’. The beautiful overgrown apothecary garden is planted with mediaeval medicinal herbs and a lovely mulberry tree. The tiny almshouses around the garden have been turned into a children’s play village.
![a couple walking around at the Baggaertshof on a autumn day](https://images.the500hiddensecrets.com/2019-03/belgium_-_baggaertshof.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&h=1080&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=65&w=1920&s=9bb131bafeecf7ced4a77339a832a5f5)
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