"In 2005 we celebrate our 175th anniversary!" Belgium by Mahieu

Belgium Travel Guide: 26,861 reviews and 52,588 photos

Introduction

Belgium is Europe in a nutshell: multicultural and multilingual.

Flanders in the north, a flatland criss-crossed by canals, is proud of its great art cities: Antwerp, Bruges and Ghent.

To the south in Wallonia, you will find the rolling hills of the Ardennes, numerous castles, and the cities of Liege, Namur, and Tournai.

And finally, its capital Brussels is one of the world's greatest cosmopolitan cities!

Facts & Figures

map of Belgium

Population:
approximately 10,2 million

Capital:
Brussels

Official languages:
Dutch/French/German

Most famous products:
beer, chocolate, wafles

Dutch-French lexicon

It's not always easy to find your way around Belgium, because a lot of city names exist in both languages Dutch/French.
I don't want you to get lost, so here are the most important cities:

Antwerpen/ Anvers
Brugge/ Bruges
Brussel/ Bruxelles
Kortrijk/ Courtrai
Gent/ Gand
Luik/ Liege/Lüttich
Leuven/ Louvain
Mechelen/ Malines
Bergen/ Mons
Namen/ Namur
Ronse/ Renaix
Doornik/ Tournai
Tienen/ Tirlemont
Rijsel/Lille (France)
Bastenaken/Bastogne

Intro Updated Dec 14, 2004
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The Ardennes Things to Do (7)

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Carnival of Binche Local Customs (1)

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Umbrella or raincoat What to Pack (1)

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Veurne: small Bruges Off The Beaten Path (3)

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Comments (31)

Hermanater Apr 29, 2010 at 6:52 AM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday. My wife is Flemmish and we would like to visit Belgium sometime. Your top 5 people...#5 should be Canadians....
Maurizioago Apr 3, 2007 at 1:36 AM Report Abuse

Nice page. Ciao!
EspritGirl Jul 12, 2005 at 3:21 AM Report Abuse

Hi Els, Wonderful page! Would love to visit your country, it's in my shortlist, first I am a big fan of Justine Henin-Hardenne, as well as Kim and of course to taste the renowned chocolates. cheers
Nemorino Apr 7, 2005 at 1:12 AM Report Abuse

Nice overview of your country. I've been meaning to go to Bruges because Korngold's opera "Die Tote Stadt" takes place there. (I saw it in Altenburg, near Gera.) The main character in Schreker's opera "Der Schatzgräber" is called Els, by the way.
Pablo_krak Nov 11, 2004 at 8:27 AM Report Abuse

Nice pics from Belgium Greetings Pawel
Yaqui Aug 12, 2004 at 1:02 PM Report Abuse

Such a lovely country filled with lovely people like yourself Els. Great page with wonderful photographs. Howdy, from California! Dee
Azhut May 24, 2004 at 5:00 AM Report Abuse

Very cool page :-) I read you will be soon in Pisa. I live close to Pisa so we could have a meeting there :-)
evona Mar 16, 2004 at 1:20 PM Report Abuse

good tips and nice photos! greatings :)
najamrulz Feb 16, 2004 at 1:08 AM Report Abuse

Belgium is beautiful country. I hope to be there soon. You have got nice page on Belgium. Keep up the good work n Happy Travels :-)
Docu2001 Feb 5, 2004 at 2:36 AM Report Abuse

Very nice tips ...