Lissewege is 9 km from the apartment. The very rural Lissewege belongs to Bruges since the municipal mergers. The village's name dates back to the 11th century and may originate from 'liswega', the Celtic term for 'house of Liso'. Today, this polder village stands out mainly because of the white-painted houses in the village centre and, of course, the shape of the tower of the Church of Our Lady. The original church was built in 1275, but after the Beggars burned it down in 1568, it was restored in several stages during the 17th century.
Both works of art and church furniture mainly date from the 17th and 18th centuries. Walram Romboudt (1598-1668), a sculptor whose house still stands in the village, was responsible for the pulpit, rood screen and organ case. Willem Van Saeftinghe, the heroic brother on horseback, whom you undoubtedly know from the Battle of the Golden Spurs, came from Ter Doest abbey. All that remains of that Cistercian abbey is an imposing 13th-century tithe barn. Near the barn is a 17th-century farmstead, now a restaurant.
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