Place d’Armes

This is the unofficial heart of the pedestrian zone, surrounded by lots of restaurants and street cafés. Especially in summer it is the place where everybody meets. Place d'Armes was aligned by Sebastian van Noyen from Utrecht and completed by Governor Jean Charles de Landas in 1671. The French troops of Louis XIV paved the square, planted lime-trees and used it for parades. The bandstand has concerts every summer evening by visiting bands. Every second and fourth Saturday, a brocante (antiques/flea) market fills the square.