{"id":570,"date":"2025-01-01T17:19:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T16:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/walksandmore.com\/?page_id=570"},"modified":"2025-03-27T14:30:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T13:30:37","slug":"street-art-in-roeselare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/walksandmore.com\/en\/sabrinas-wandelingen\/belgie\/street-art-in-roeselare\/","title":{"rendered":"Street art in Roeselare"},"content":{"rendered":"

Early December 2024, I had planned a street art walk in Roeselare. I found the walk on the city's tourist website, which highlights works of art that, according to street art expert and Roeselare resident Nik Brouckaert, you shouldn't miss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wanted to let myself surprised, rather then focussing too much on the artworks suggested in the brochure. The printed route map I used as a guidance. The nearest point of the trail was about a kilometer walk from my accommodation. And the planned route being 7 kilometers, I estimated it would take me no longer than 2 hours to complete it. In the end this was an misjudgement, as there was so much more to see and discover. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Sint-Sebastiaanspark, I found myself staring curiously at an iron structure with pins when someone asked me whether I needed some help. The man went on to explain that the structure was a popinjay mast and shared more about the tradition of archery in Roeselare and the surrounding area<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a cold but beautiful Sunday morning, ideal to shoot some nice pictures of the rising sun along the banks of the river Mandel. And I was not the only one that morning. Several people were enjoying the morning sun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Traditionally, Roeselare is a trading city and known as the Rodenbach city. You therefore will see several murals in the theme of Rodenbach during the walk but you also pass the Rodenbach brewery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New to me was that the Rodenbach family had played a vital role in the Belgian revolution and that there were some famous writers within the family. You have for example 'Dichter bij Rodenbach<\/em>' a digital experience route around Albrecht Rodenbach (1856-1880), a student leader, poet and writer from Roeselare. It was him who made from Roeselare the Rodenbach city.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I also pass KOERS<\/a>, the museum of cycle racing. Here too you find a mural, on which Lotte Kopecky, a Belgian multiple world champion on the track, has also been immortalised since August 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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All the art pieces on the route are definitely worth seeing. My personal two are: <\/p>\n\n\n\n