City route Genk

When you say Genk, you think of shopping. Rightly so, the Limburg city offers avid shoppers many options. Moreover, Genk is home to the oldest shopping center in Belgium. But Genk also offers you a rich cultural history. On this bike tour through the city you will ride through strikingly green residential areas and past special, beautiful buildings. Of course, mining history is also discussed. No fewer than three of the seven former mines of the Kempen coal basin are located in Genk: in Zwartberg, Winterslag and Waterschei. At all three places you will find monuments that keep the memory of digging for black gold alive. In the Waterschei district, for example, you can visit the Mijndepot during the summer weekends. Here you will become acquainted with the machines and tools of the 'koempels', as the miners were also called. A cultural center is located in the industrial heritage of Winterslag. The route starts and ends in the center of the city of Genk. You will find many opportunities here to end your day in Genk in Burgundian style while enjoying a snack, drink or dinner. For example, try the Genk coal truffle: not a lump of coal, but a refined delicacy made of chocolate.