Most beautiful places in Belgium
Approximately 30 kilometres west of Brussels, lies the town of Leuven, which is particularly famous for its university and local beer. It is an administrative center of the province of Flemish Brabant. It covers an area of 56.63 square kilometres and is home to about 90,000 inhabitants. [...]
Belgian city of Charleroi is situated at the banks of the river Sambre in the province of Hainaut, the westernmost part of Wallonia, located about 50 kilometers south of the capital city of Brussels. It has about 200,000 inhabitants and was founded in 1666. Due to its [...]
Seafront Zeebrugge is a marine amusement park in the town of Zeebrugge. It is located on the Belgian North Sea coast, about 110 km northwest of the capital city of Brussels. Amusement park is situated close to the port at the former fish market. The exhibition is [...]
At the eastern part of Belgium you can find Hautes Fagnes National Park, whose name could be literally translated as “high marsh”. It is a plateau with marshy landscape, which is also a place of the highest mountain of the Belgium – Signal de Botrange (694 metres [...]
Renowned for being the diamond capital of the world, Antwerp is the second largest city and municipality in Belgium. It’s also the capital of the province of Flanders. But more than anything else it’s a truly fascinating place to visit; a cosmopolitan place full of beautiful architecture [...]
Belgian city of Bruges is often called “Venice of the North“. A number of canals cross the city and can even connect to other cities. Sailing boats on the canals of the river Reya has become a very popular tourist attraction like in Venice. The city has [...]
Mechelen (Malines in French) is a charming historic city which became in the 16th century the capital of the Netherlands for some time. It is located on the banks of the river Dijle in the northern part of Belgium, about 25 km north of the capital, Brussels. [...]
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