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The Five Best Museums in Ghent
Gabled mansions along Kraanlei in Ghent. Although many people go to Ghent purely to see the spellbinding Mystic Lamb by Flemish Primitive artist Jan van Eyck in the Sint-Baafskathedraal (St. Bavo’s...
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The Five Best Museums in Antwerp
Medieval townhouses in Antwerp’s Grote Markt Funky Antwerp is blessed with glorious medieval architecture, splendid cathedrals, fine shopping and a tasty Flemish gastronomic tradition. This wealthy,...
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Magritte in Brussels
Musée Magritte on Place Royale, Brussels during its renovation Belgium’s best-loved surrealist artist was René Magritte, who lived and painted in suburban Jette, northwest of Brussels city center; he...
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Visiting the Canadian Battlefields From Brussels
Tyne Cot cemetery in Flanders Among the Commonwealth soldiers who fought in Europe during World War One, more than 60,000 Canadian expeditionary forces fell in the trenches of Flanders and northern...
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The Opening of Bruges Beer Museum
Visit the Bruges Beer Museum to get the lowdown on Belgian beer. There are around 180 breweries in Belgium, brewing some 700 beers; along with Brussels, Ghent and Antwerp, Bruges was historically a...
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Mons, European Capital of Culture
The Town Hall in the glorious Gothic Grand-Place in Mons. Historic Mons (Bergen in Flemish) is the capital of French-speaking Wallonia in the southwest of Belgium and buts up against the French border....
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Waterloo 200 years after the battle
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium. I visited Waterloo a few months ago, however the city was preparing its big reenactment – which took place the weekend of...
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Art Nouveau and Art Deco in Brussels
Victor Horta’s Autrique House was the first Art Nouveau building in Brussels. As well as possessing one of the most beautiful medieval squares in the world, Brussels is also famous for its peerless...
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Guide to Belgian Waffles in Brussels
Waffles on display in a Brussels bakery. The waffle and Brussels go together like fish ‘n’ chips and England, and they are available just about everywhere throughout the country from streets vendors...
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The European Parliament Visitor Centre in Brussels
The futuristic architecture of the European Parliament in Brussels. Brussels is a city of architectural contrasts, of majestic medieval splendor but also of sleek modern marble palaces where the...
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