Belgium is not just Brussels. With highlight destinations like Bruges and the Ardennes, Belgium deserves to get a better tourist profile. For those who like the French appreciation of the finer things in life, but without the attitude, Belgium could be the answer. Not just the best chocolate, but some of the best food in Europe can be found here. Though culturally perhaps not as rich as France, the landscape to the south of the country is a mecca for hikers and cyclists.
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Stately and sophisticated, the self proclaimed ‘Capital of Europe’ is as historic as it is modern. Home of castles and cathedrals as well as the European Union.
Go for: Battlefields, Contemporary Architecture, Squares, Streets & Urban Spaces, Visitor Attractions, Christmas Markets
6 experiences:
Where the Battle of Waterloo was fought, La Grand-Place, Brussels, Town Houses by Victor Horta, Brussels Christmas Market, Philips Pavilion.
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One of Europe’s largest seaports famous for diamonds and banks, people have lived in what is now called Antwerp since the mid second Century. Its wealth, especially during the 16th Century, coming from its prime position on the trade routes lead to...
Go for: Museums, Art Collections, Traditional Cultures, Works of Art, Churches & Abbeys
6 experiences:
Royal Museum of Fine Arts(Koninklijk Museum van Schone, The Descent From the Cross (Rubens), Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, Flemish Béguinages, Plantin-Moretus House Museum.
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Go for: Restaurant, Castles & Palaces, Festivals
3 experiences:
Hof van Cleve, Belgium, Ghent Festival, Gravensteen (Castle of the Counts).
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'Brugge is an outstanding example of a medieval historic settlement, which has maintained its historic fabric as this has evolved over the centuries, and where original Gothic constructions form part of the town's identity. As one of the commercial...
Go for: Medieval Towns, Restaurant
4 experiences:
Brugge, De Karmeliet, Bruges.
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Designed and laid out between 1758 and 1776 by Charles-Alexis de Montpellier, the gardens are an authentic historical record and above all a living work of art. The 17th century French-style pleasure gardens at Annevoie were alone in adopting the...
Go for: Gardens
1 experiences:
Annevoie Gardens.
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The Neolithic flint mines at Spiennes, covering more than 100 ha, are the largest and earliest concentration of ancient mines in Europe. They are also remarkable for the diversity of technological solutions used for extraction and for the fact that...
Go for: Archaeological Sites
1 experiences:
Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons).
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Attracting around 150,000 people a year, Pukkelpop is an annual three day music festival featuring over 200 artists. The festival began in 1985, as a one day event but has since grown popular and fattened up to three days. It was founded, and is...
Go for: Festivals
1 experiences:
Pukkelpop.
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'The four hydraulic boat-lifts on this short stretch of the historic Canal du Centre are industrial monuments of the highest quality. Together with the canal itself and its associated structures, they constitute a remarkably well-preserved and...
Go for: Industrial
1 experiences:
The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environ.
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Don’t just eat it... live it! Chocolate is something quite magical for many; besides being unreasonably delicious and a big endorphin trigger, good quality dark chocolate is packed with antioxidants, flavanoids and mono-unsaturated fats, and can help...
Go for: Food, Arts, Crafts & Cookery
1 experiences:
Chocolate School.
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Go for: Battlefields
17 experiences:
The Battle of Passchendaele.
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