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Small chapel in honor of Saint Bernard, it lies on a small side path off the avenue leading to the abbey.

Beautiful avenue with a cycle and walking path; the avenue leads towards the abbey.

Beautiful walking and cycling path through an avenue.

The St. Anthony's Chapel is a chapel in the hamlet of Zalfen, located near Salphen, which is part of the Antwerp municipality of Malle. Nearby Oostmalle was hit by a plague epidemic around 1625. Around 60 sick people reportedly fled to the heath. A certain Adriaan Mattheeusen, who lost three children to the disease, had to bury them on the heath and built a chapel for this purpose. This chapel was soon also used for funeral services, and the deceased were buried in a nearby cemetery. The chapel attracted pilgrims and was therefore expanded in 1726. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint-Antoniuskapel_(Zalfen)

The memorial chapel is located in the field next to the abbey avenue (the avenue has an entry point opposite Café Trappisten Westmalle). A path lined with hornbeam leads to the chapel. It was built on the site where two British bombers crashed during their mission. Few hikers bother to visit this chapel, but it's definitely worth a look. We Will Remember Them

The Scherpenbergmolen is a stone corn windmill, a mountain mill type, located on the northwest side of Antwerpsesteenweg (no. 378), on the corner of Tichelmanstraat. The name Scherpenbergmolen comes from the toponym Scherpenberg, while the vernacular referred to it as the "Stone Mill" (Stone Mill), because there was also a wooden mill in Westmalle. The mill was erected in 1843 by the brothers Joannes and Petrus Mullenbrück (Meulenbroeck) on their parents' property in the area of "De Jaentjes." The mill's construction site was designated as follows: "more than half an hour outside the customs line, 70 meters from the main Antwerp-Turnhout road and 45 meters from the local road Tichelmanstraat." Joannes and Petrus Mullenbrück were the sons of Christianus Mullenbrück, originally from Westphalia, Germany, who settled in the municipality of Westmalle in 1808 as a lime distiller. Joannes became a miller there, and his brother Petrus moved to Ossendrecht, the Netherlands, to also pursue the miller's trade.

Between the villas and the trees

Bar Brique does not want to be an average summer bar. The temporary construction on land rented from De Vlaamse Waterweg offers many possibilities. “We deliberately built here with more space inside, with the Belgian weather in mind,” says Joppe Ruts of Bar Woest. “There is sufficient shade and shelter, but also a lot of open space with a view of the water. That was a priority.” Bar Woest grew into a popular hotspot in Wuustwezel with live music and a festival atmosphere. Bar Brique deliberately chooses a different approach. “Here the emphasis is more on catering and experience.” “We have a fixed menu with sharing food and tapas, but also theme nights, such as a barbecue weekend and tasting evenings with caterers, from poké bowls to pizza. We organize cocktail workshops and visits to the Sterkstokers distillery. The aim here is also that we are a kind of tasting lab for Sterkstokers products. Here you can enjoy them in a summer setting.” The bar is constructed with various seating areas, each focused on the waterway as much as possible. “That view is our biggest asset,” says Ruts. “Companies can also come here for events or team building. We are also looking into whether we can continue the concept in the winter, specifically for company parties or other occasions.”