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Destination guides in Belgium
10 guides in Belgium — cities, landmarks and regions — with honest verdicts, where to eat and the practical details.
Food & drink
Taste of Belgium
From twice-cooked frites and Trappist ales to decadent pralines, moules-frites, carbonnade and warm Liège waffles — explore the gastronomic treasures of Belgium. 14 specialties, 6 categories.
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Coast & Brussels
Moules-frites
Plump North Sea black mussels steamed with white wine, shallots, butter and celery, served with a mountain of crisp golden frites.
Related guides: Brussels, Bruges, Ypres & Flanders Fields
Flanders
Carbonnade flamande
Tender beef chuck slowly braised in dark abbey ale with caramelized onions, brown sugar and mustard-slathered spiced bread until meltingly rich.
Ghent
Gentse waterzooi
Gentle Flemish stew of chicken or fish simmered in a velvety broth enriched with egg yolks, cream, leeks, carrots and herbs.
Related guides: Ghent
Brussels & Brabant
Brussels stoemp
Homely Brussels mash of potatoes blended with winter vegetables like leeks, carrots or Brussels sprouts, paired with pork sausages.
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Experiences in Belgium
Small rituals, meals and moments to collect across Belgium.
Iconic
Brussels · Grand-Place
Admire the illuminated Grand-Place in Brussels
Stand in the middle of Europe's most ornate square as golden guildhalls glow against the night sky.
Iconic
Bruges · Rozenhoedkaai & Minnewater
Cruise the medieval canals of Bruges
Glide past weeping willows and stepped gables on a classic open wooden boat beneath arched bridges.
History
Ghent · Castle of the Counts & Graslei
Climb the ramparts of Gravensteen Castle in Ghent
Survey medieval towers and winding canals from the battlements of a moated 12th-century fortress.
Culture
Antwerp · Cathedral of Our Lady
See Rubens masterpieces in Antwerp Cathedral
Stand before the dramatic Raising of the Cross in the grandest Gothic cathedral in the Low Countries.
Food
Brussels · Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert
Taste handmade Belgian pralines in Brussels
Sample silky chocolate ganaches and hazelnut pralines under the 19th-century glass arcade roofs.
Food
Brussels · Anderlecht
Drink spontaneously fermented lambic at Cantillon
Tour a working 1900 brewery to sip tart gueuze and fruit kriek conditioned in antique oak tuns.
History
Ypres & Flanders Fields · Menenpoort
Attend the Last Post at the Menin Gate in Ypres
Join the silent gathering at 8:00 PM as buglers sound the evening call beneath the memorial arch.
Nature
Dinant · Meuse Valley & Citadel
Ride the cable car to Dinant Citadel
Ascend sheer limestone cliffs for panoramic views over the winding Meuse and the onion-domed church.
History
Ardennes & Bouillon · River Semois
Explore the crusader fortress of Bouillon
Roam rock-carved dungeons and ramparts overlooking a sweeping loop of the forested Semois River.
Architecture
Leuven · Grote Markt & Oude Markt
Marvel at Leuven's flamboyant Gothic Town Hall
Admire 236 stone statues filling the niches of one of the world's most intricate Gothic town halls.
Architecture
Mechelen · Sint-Romboutstoren
Climb the skywalk of St Rumbold's Tower in Mechelen
Ascend past two working carillons to a glass skywalk gazing all the way to Brussels and Antwerp.
Landmark
Namur · Sambre & Meuse confluence
Glide over the rivers on the Namur cable car
Take the aerial ropeway from the Old Town over the river fork to the ramparts of Namur Citadel.
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Routes through Belgium
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Major cities
- City · Brussels Capital
- City · West Flanders
- City · East Flanders
- City · Antwerp
- City · Flemish Brabant
- City · Antwerp
- City · Meuse Valley, Namur
- City · Ardennes, Luxembourg
- City · West Flanders
- City · Namur
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