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For many visitors, a visit to Belgium is experienced
as an add-on
to vacations involving trips Germany or France. Belgium offers a
number of interesting places to visit for it history, terrific
food and good quality museums. Did we mention chocolate? While Belgium's tourist destinations are not the "best
of the best", they are satisfying and worth a visit if you are in the neighborhood.
Belgium, a country of diverse regions, is
comprised of Flanders, Wallonia, and the Capital region of Brussels.
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Flanders is
flat and home to Antwerp, Bruges, and Ghent. Wallonia contains the
Ardennes and the cities of Liege, Namur, and Tournai. Brussels is the
diplomatic center of Europe, as it is home to both the European Union
and NATO.
Read our sections on Belgium
Travel Information and Belgium
Facts to complete your basic preparation
for vacationing in Belgium.
We have created a new map of the Best
Places to Visit in Belgium, based on base maps provided by Google. The maps
can be used for creating routes between towns. In addition, the satellite
imagery lets you see more detail about places. especially in Brussels, which
features enhanced imagery.
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Climate
Cool, temperate, and rainy; summer
temperatures average 77°F, winters average 45°F. Annual extremes
(rarely attained) are 10°F and 100°F. |
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Places in Bold are unusually attractive destinations.
Places in plain text are of significant interest to many travelers.
Underlined places are clickable for additional information.
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If you plan to travel in Belgium, read the information you need to know about driving, health care, and more in our section:
Belgium
Travel Information
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Brugge 
(For detailed information, click on our Brugge Travel Guide.)
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Considered by some to be the
"Venice of the North", Brugge has a well-maintained Old Town that
has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Once the leading trading center
of Europe and the world's richest city, today's slow-paced Brugge is a
tourist's delight. Brugge is compact and made for walking,
boating, wandering, and relaxing. Be sure to visit the Belfry and the
Memling Museum.
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Brussels
(For detailed
information, click on our Brussels Travel Guide.)
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Ghent
(For detailed
information, click on our Ghent Travel Guide.)
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Antwerp
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Antwerp's is now the second largest port in
Europe. The city is a large,
working, industrial complex focused on international trade. While most of
Antwerp has little warmth, its historic
center has a delightful mixture of charming architectural styles.
While most travelers have only limited interest in touring the city's
Diamond District, it does add a certain allure to this working city.
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There are a number of important
attractions in Antwerp. Be sure to see:
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The gothic Cathedral of Our Lady,
is an important cathedral that played a central role in the history of the
Low Countries. Click for information from the
official site.
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the Plantin Moretus Museum is an
interesting venue focused on the history of printing. See its site for
more information.
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the Koninklijk Museum offers fine
art by Rubens, Memling, Fouquet and others. (Leopold De Waelplaats, B-2000
Antwerpen).
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The Diamond Museum introduces you
to the fascinating world of diamonds, from origin to manufacturing.
(Koningin Astridplein 19-23
2018 Antwerpen)
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If you are going to spend several
days in Belgium and have already visited Brussels, Brugge, Ghent and
Antwerp, you might want to consider visiting these locations.
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Tournai
(and its
stunning Notre-Dame Cathedral).
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Namur
(an old Roman
town with its fortress the Citadel protecting the intersection of the Sambre and Meuse
rivers).
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The
Ardennes is an interesting area to tour, if you are interested in the
history of World War II
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The Ardennes is a beacon for many
interested in the epic and pivotal World War II "Battle of the Bulge" that took place
here during December, 1944 and January 1945. If you have an interest
in this topic, a
detailed explanation of the Battle of the Bulge (and exceptionally detailed
maps), can be found
here.
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Bastogne was the center of
military
activity during the Battle of the Bulge and we have centered our map
symbol for the area on this town
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If you need information about another travel destination, try Googling our site or the Web
Map of the Best Places to
Visit in Belgium
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