Saint Amand

Sint-Amands can be reached by the ferry. It is located at the most beautiful bend of the Scheldt. When you look from the quay of Sint-Amands towards the river, the riverbanks take a wide swing around the sharp meander. In the scenery, the church tower of the neighboring village of Mariekerke rises out of a small grove. This is a description that the author Emile Verhaeren, who was born in Sint-Amands but wrote in French, would have approvingly endorsed. He was so attached to the Scheldt (and especially the Scheldt bend of Sint-Amands) that he wanted to be buried in the mud of the river. His grave is just two steps away among the river reeds.

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