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Grand' Place & guild houses Brussels
427 Reviews Grote-Markt as this square is called in flamandian, is the greatest square of Bruxelles. At the origin of the city there was a bottom market which was the center of activity of a developing small...
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Museum: Steen, Het/National Maritime Museum Antwerp
77 Reviews I must say Steen castle as it's known looks like a castle right out of a storybook... it now houses the Maritime Naval museum, unfortantely the day we were there it was closed.... but we were able to...
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Canal Boat Tours/other Tours. Brugge
110 Reviews When I was in Brugge I had just some hours to visit the city and I have to say this was, very much, the thing one should do in this situation. The tour covers most of the city in half an hour and you...
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Harbour / Docks Oostende
45 Reviews Warm Wullocks anyone? No trip to Ostend is complete without a visit to the Visserskaai (Fishermen’s Quay) the town’s famed seafood quayside. Everyday summer and winter from early morning to evening,...
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Menin Gate Ieper
52 Reviews The tradition of the final bugle call of the day signalling the end of the soldier's day dates back to the 17th century in the British Army. After the officer on duty had inspected the final sentry...
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Manneken Pis Brussels
191 Reviews A very small statue, almost missed it. Crowded, hardly possible to get a picture of you taken standing in front of it without any other tourists in it! But lovely and of course a must-see while you're...
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Grote Markt / Big Market square-city hall, Brabo & guild houses Antwerp
140 Reviews In the summer this place must be packed but on the day we were there, there wasn't a single person outside...We had the entire square to ourseleves.... the 100 kph winds had lots to do with it,...
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Churches / Cathedrals Brugge
164 Reviews Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk (The Church of our Lady) has a mighty brick spire which is the tallest landmark in Brugge. Inside there are some wonderful carvings, paintings and statues. It is primarily famous...
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St Petrus & Paulus Church Oostende
28 Reviews The church of Sint Petrus En Pauluskerk was completed in 1905 after its predecessor burnt down in 1896. The church was modelled after Cologne’s Cathedral and Vienna's Votivkirche and inside is the...
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Flanders Field Museum Ieper
22 Reviews The museum is located in the rebuilt Lakenhalle - Cloth Hall of Ieper (Ypres) and was opened in 1998. It tells the story of WW I in and around Ypres from the standpoint of people who experienced the...
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Atomium & Heyzel area Brussels
227 Reviews Built for the international exhibition of 1958, this imaginative construction is a museum, with displays in five of its nine spheres. As Eiffel tower in Paris, it became one of the symbols of the...
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Zoo (Antwerp) Antwerp
89 Reviews It is a seperate feeling to see those animals off a different kind in the center of a big city !! I like the natural free born animals in South Africa or and Namibia. The natural habitant of this owl...
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Belfry Tower / Belfort . Brugge
137 Reviews The Belfort dates from the 13th Century with the final storey added in the 15th. It is located in the Market square (Markt) and all 83 metres of it can be seen for miles around. A wooden spire once...
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Down on the Beach Oostende
27 Reviews have a nice walk along the beach, walk the boulevards, sit down to enjoy a beer or a colourful, tasteful icecream surrounded with fresh Belgian strawberries and topped with a cloud of sweet whipped...
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Cloth Hall - Lakenhalle Ieper
29 Reviews The belfry tower is located on the Cloth Hall, and it the oldest part. Originally used as a watchtower for the protection of Towns people and their property, it had a 24 hour watchman, looking out for...
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Museums Brussels
134 Reviews This is close to the Grand Place in the beautiful Gallerie du Roi. I was not expecting much but was very surprised at the well-organized exhibits. The ground floor is usually the current exhibition...
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Cathedral (Our Lady's Cathedral) Antwerp
149 Reviews This cathedral is magnificent. As the main Museum of fine Art is shut for 7 years, there is an exhibition of paintings in the Cathedral. This is a must do. The other thing I loved was the wonderful...
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City Square/Grote Markt Brugge
97 Reviews The Markt is the most memorable of Brugge's squares and it's a sheer feast of architectural delights. The Belfort with it's octagonal tower rising above the square dominates but the oldest facade is...
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Fish Market Oostende
13 Reviews Here the fishing fleet of Ostend hold their fish auctions. Certainly worth a visit. Still today, fish is omnipresent in Oostende and one of the best reasons for a visit if your a fan of fresh...
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St Martins Cathedral & Monastery Ieper
29 Reviews It is difficult to imagine today that this cathedral which has a very beautiful aspect, was entirely rebuilt after the end of WW I. I was very impressed by the elegance and great dimensions of the...
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Chocolate, Waffles & Fries Brussels
46 Reviews Don't get fooled by the shops around the Grand Place and Manneken Pis offering the "best" of Brussels' waffles, chocolates and frites. Those places aren't what made them famous. Instead find any stand...
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Along the river Schelde Antwerp
57 Reviews Walking along the Schelde you can not miss the Steen. The castle-like building was a prison from the 13th century until 1823. Built around 1200 and rebuilt in 1520 by the order of Emperor Charles V....
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Breweries / Tours / Cafes. Brugge
46 Reviews De Halve Maan Brewery is both an historic and interesting piece of Bruges history. There has been a brewery on this site for hundreds of years. It is currently the only operating brewery that makes a...
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Albert I Promenade Oostende
10 Reviews A walk along the Albert I Promenade is a must. After all, the fresh North Sea air is really why you came, right? Well, in my case, I came because I fell asleep on the train, but the fresh air was...
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Tyne Cot Cemetery Ieper
14 Reviews If you have only time to visit one of the cemeteries around Ypres this is certainly the one I would advise. First, from the ridge on which is located the cemetery the visitor has an extended view on...
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If you go to Belgim, you have to go to Brugge, this is a beautiful place and the beauty here is taking a walk in downtown, have a ride in bicycle...and, don´t forget to bring your camera with a lot of memory available, and enough batteries...
I had a good fun sitting on a restaurant street table in Petite Rue des Bouchers, just by the Grand Place. It is a narrow street with plenty of restaurants on both sides. As it was a Monday evening the place was not so packed up so all waiters were standing outside trying to call the tourists in. These people are real fun, they don’t let any passer by through without recommending their food but the way they address people is never aggressive or rude. What's astonishing is that they can spot out immediately the nationality of the tourists and speak their language! I think I heard them speaking and telling jokes in a dozen of different languages. No wonder this is the European capital!
My husband, son and I lived in Belgium for five years (from 2003-2008). Belgium is a small country located between France and the Netherlands, boarding Luxemburg and Germany. I find that Belgium is in the heart of Europe because travelling from Belgium is very convenient. Although the weather is not always the best (a lot of rain and cold wind) the locals, culture and the food make up for it. A small airline called Ryanair located right outside of Charleroi (a small airport about 10 Minutes south of Brussels) flys almost anywhere in Europe for sometimes less than $50 (one way). We flew with Ryanair to Austria and Italy and had a great experience. I felt the safest in this airline - its basically like taking the bus. No assigned seats, no waiting, no calls. The airline flys on time - if you are late - sorry!Okay, now to Belgium. There is a lot to do in this little country. To the north is...
The former Province of Brabant, with capital in Brussels, was divided in three entities in 1995, pursuant to the never-ending linguistic disputes between Flemish and Walloons. The newly created Province of the Walloon Brabant, with capital in Wavre, comprises the southern urban periphery of Brussels, from which it is separated by a narrow corridor belonging to the Flemish Brabant. In terms of area, it is the smallest province in Belgium (about the size of the Island of Martinique) and, therefore, does not really have a large wealth of attractions. However, some interesting sites such as the imposing Romanesque collegiate church of Saint Gertrude in Nivelles (second picture), and the enchanting ruins of the Villers-la-Ville Abbey can be easily explored as daytrips from Brussels.But the major attraction in the Waloon Brabant is obviously the Waterloo Battlefield (first picture), also...
The city of Brussels (including the 19 municipalities of the urban agglomeration) is a separate entity within Belgium, with the same status as the other two regions which make up the Belgian Federal State - Flanders and Wallonia - and with its own Parliament and Government. This schizophrenic city has multiple souls: it is provincial but cosmopolitan, passionate but phlegmatic; Paradoxical in one word. It is difficult to fall in love at first sight with Brussels and, however, very few people give it but the chance of spending there a short time around the Grand Place and other famous landmarks. It therefore falls into the category of love-it-or-hate-it cities. True, there are some grimy areas even in the historic district; there are examples of urban planning (or lack thereof) that make post-Soviet towns look radiant; and, above all, the cleanliness standards are about the same as in...
West Flanders is the westernmost province in Belgium and the only one with a coast on the North Sea. The coast, lined with fine sandy beaches is almost completely built up with appartment complexes of questionable taste and, partly with villas. A tram line runs the length of the coast (about 60 km from the French border to the Dutch border). In spite of the lack of sun and the not so inviting waters of the North Sea, the coast is usually very crowded in Summer with Belgian holiday-makers. And so is Brugge, the provincial capital, with international tourists, all year round.But the province is still full of tranquil little-known places waiting to be discovered. Feel free to browse these pages for more pictures and tips.
The Province of Luxembourg is located in the very South of Belgium, bordering the Grand-Duchy of Luxemburg, France and the Provinces of Liège and Namur. It is the largest but least populated of all the Belgian provinces. It is therefore the least urban of them all and the one which offers some of the best hiking opportunities in the Belgian Ardennes, a hilly and heavily forested area with some of the best scenery in the Low Countries. The capital, Arlon, is small and with not a lot of attractions for the tourist, but there are a number of historic little towns waiting to be discovered in the river valleys that criss cross the region. Historically, this province made part of the Grand-Duchy of Luxemburg, from which it was separated in 1839 to become part of Belgium, based on linguistic reasons.
The Province of Antwerp is the most populated and industrialised in Flanders, and Belgium for the same matter. Historically, it made part of the Duchy of Brabant, one of the most important regions in the Low Countries and which today is divided between the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Pronvince of North Brabant) and Belgium (Provinces of Antwerp, Flemish and Wallon Brabant and Region of Brussels).Apart from the obvious attractions of Belgium's main port and economic hub, the province hosts several cities and towns of interest, including Mechelen, Lier and Turnhout.
The Duchy of Brabant was a historical region in the Low Countries which included the two present Brabant provinces in Belgium, the current Region of Brussels, the current province of Antwerp plus the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands. After the independence of Belgium, Brabant became one of the nine provinces of the new country, with its capital in Brussels. It was an odd province, as it was the only one which straddled between Flanders and Wallonia, comprising the officially bilingual capital of the country. In 1995, the coexistence of the two linguistic communities in the same province proved to be impossible and an institutional reform led to the federalization of Belgium and to the splitting of the province in two parts: the Flemish and the Walloon Brabants, plus the separation of Brussels as a new federal entity. Since then, the capital of the Flemish Brabant has been set...
The Easternmost province in Belgium bears the name of Wallonia's largest city (although its capital is smaller Namur). The province of Liege is crossed by the river Meuse and the landscape features rolling hills and agricultural fields, which make it look rather differently from the boring flat provinces to the West and North. The province of Liege also includes the German-speaking community of Belgium in a few municipalities located near the border to Germany, including Eupen and Sankt Vith.Check out my Province of Liege pages for more pictures and tips.
Conrad Brussels Brussels
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Relais Bourgondisch Cruyce Brugge
4 Reviews and 299 Opinions The Relais Bourgondisch Cruyce is definitely the most romantic hotels in Brugges. Stunning location,...
Hilton Antwerp Antwerp
17 Reviews and 256 Opinions OK we´d been wanting to stay here for years, but was always too pricey. We managed to get a decent...
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