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The Best Beaches in Belgium
The near-deserted sands at De Panne. Image courtesy of Face Me PLS on Flickr. If you are after happy bucket-and-spade vacations, fabulous food or long walks along deserted dunes, the North Sea coast of...
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On the Tintin Trail in Brussels
Tintin in another scrape; learn all about him in Brussels. Image courtesy of ryanrocketship on Flickr. When you’re done admiring splendid Art Nouveau architecture, shopping for chocolates and laughing...
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Celebrating Ascension Day in Bruges
The Ascension Day procession in Bruges, Belgium. Image courtesy of Smabs Spuzer on Flickr. Belgium is a largely Roman Catholic country and takes its religious ceremonies very seriously. One of the...
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Brussels Iris Festival
Hooverphonic playing at the 2013 Brussels Iris Festival. Image courtesy of Antonio Zugaldia on Flickr. One of the best-loved festivals in Brussels kicks off over a May weekend, with venues throughout...
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Exploring the Grand-Place in Brussels
The Grand-Place in Brussels. Image courtesy of Francisco Antunes on Flickr. The stately heart of Brussels since the 12th century, the gloriously OTT Grand-Place (or Grote Markt) is a humongous cobbled...
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In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres and the Last Post Ceremony
Making a beautiful tribute to the dead of WWII, poppies grow all over the battlefields of Flanders as they thrive in soil that has been disturbed. In these centenary years of World War I, lasting until...
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Free Things to Do in Ghent
Street art in Ghent. Image courtesy of Sam Decle on Flickr. Ghent is oft overlooked in the headlong rush to Bruges or Antwerp – and what’s more, there are plenty of free things to do in Ghent....
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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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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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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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