Belgium Travel Guide

Multilingual Belgium packs a large amount of quality sights into a relatively compact area. Numerous outstanding museums complement the well-preserved historic town centers. Belgian food is also well admired with the moules frites (mussels with fries) and beer being on top of many lists.

The medieval town of Bruges is one of Europe’s best preserved and takes you back in time to the Middle Ages. Admire the buildings in the old town and treat yourself to the delectable chocolates, incredible variations of french-fries, waffles and the delicious white beer, Blanche de Bruges . Take a boat ride through the canals and visit the excellent museums with its troves of Flemish works from Van Eyck, Memling, Bosch, and others.

Brussels is the seat of several levels of Belgian government, home of the Belgian Royal Family, and headquarters of NATO. The Grand-Place is a magnificent square that becomes especially impressive at night or during one of the markets. Brussels has several impressive museums including the Musees Royaux Des Beaux-Arts De Belgique.

Antwerp is known worldwide as a diamond-trading center, but visitors will most immediately notice its towering cathedral, which reaches over 400 feet high and dominates the skyline. The Royal Museum of Fine Art is a great place for art lovers.

Ghent’s old town makes for an enticing and picturesque walk. Stroll along the Quay and admire the facades of the medieval houses lining the bank.. St-Baafskathedraal holds Van Eyck’s Adoration of the Mystic Lamb Altarpiece, a masterpiece from the 1400s.

There are numerous other buildings of high attractiveness. The Cathedral of Notre Dame in Tournai is one of the most impressive in Belgium with its five towers, while the Tower of St-Romboutskathedraal in Mechelen was once called the “Eighth Wonder of the World”.