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SEMOIS VALLEY
The lush Semois Valley is the perfect antidote to historic rambling amid Belgium's cities and towns. Here, in the southeast of the country, the Semois River cuts through thick forest-clad hills and...
GRAND PLACE, ANTWERP
Right in the core of Antwerp, sits the town's wonderful Grand Place (also known as the Grote Markt), which contains some of Belgium's finest examples of guild house architecture with their typical...
MONS OLD TOWN
The old town of Mons is a delight to explore. At the center is the Grand Place, a main square graced by a variety of typically ornate buildings that span a 400-year period, dating from between the...
WATERLOO
Yes, history fans, it is that Waterloo; the place where Napoleon was defeated in the famous battle. Today, the countryside where the battle once roared is a bucolic landscape of agricultural fields,...
MECHELEN OLD TOWN
Its monuments may not be as famous as those in Bruges but Mechelen's old town area is a great place to capture a sense of medieval Belgium with plenty of gabled architecture and fine old buildings...
ST. PETER'S CHURCH, LEUVEN
St. Peter's Church sits in the center of Leuven on the town's main square or Grote Markt. For architecture and history fans, this is one of Belgium's best preserved examples of the Brabant Gothic...
MEUSE VALLEY
The Meuse Valley, in the south of the country, is one of the best places to get a feel for Belgium's lush countryside. This is the perfect opportunity to take a trip along the river watching the...
BASILICA OF THE HOLY BLOOD, BRUGES
If you're only going to visit one church in Bruges make it this one. The Basilica of the Holy Blood is not only impressive for its blending of Romanesque and late Gothic architecture but also for the...
GHENT'S GRAVENSTEEN
This hugely impressive fort was once the grand home of the counts of Flanders who took their inspiration for castle-building from the bulky castles the Crusaders built in Syria. Today, Gravensteen is...
BRUGES: BELFRY & HALLE
The most recognizable sight in Belgium is the beautiful belfry and Halle, which dominates the main square in Bruges. Dating from the medieval era, this impressive building once functioned as the main...