Lifestyle

Restoration of the birthplace of Father Damien

12 September 2024

Jozef De Veuster, better known as Father Damien, was born in 1840 in Tremelo in the district of Flemish Brabant.

Street Art with a touch of feminism in Brussels

04 September 2024

A new audio-guided tour in Brussels approaches the capital’s street art from a feminist angle.

European first: Belgian radio gets AI host

29 August 2024

Nostalgie, a francophone radio station in Belgium, is boasting with the first Artificial Intelligence (AI) host in Europe.

Now is the best time to see the purple heather in Central Limburg

27 August 2024

Purple heather is blooming more beautifully than ever this year, such as in the nature reserves De Teut and Ten Haagdoornheide in Central Limburg, one of the largest contiguous heathlands in Flanders.

Another gold for sparkling brut rosé Le Chant d’Éole

21 August 2024

An international expert jury has awarded a gold medal to the sparkling brut rosé Le Chant d’Éole at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles (CMB), which took place in Sardinia this year.

Belgian creativity and well-being

Belgium is an open society founded on tolerance. Its central position in Europe, its situation at the confluence between the Latin and Germanic worlds, its multilingualism and its pioneering political, social and religious freedoms have contributed to its cosmopolitan and friendly character.

Belgians like to enjoy life and make sure they do so! So nowhere else will you find so many regional, authentic and colourful beers, with such a contrasting range of tastes and smells. As for the Belgian chocolatiers, they offer products of unrivalled quality and flavour with a well-established world famous reputation. Waffles, spéculoos biscuits, cuberdon candies... Belgium has much to offer food lovers, not to mention its famous chips! Belgium is also the country with the most Michelin-starred restaurants per km² in the world.

Modern and trend-setting, Belgians love beauty. Fashion, furniture and room accessories, Belgian designers adore mixing genres and muddying the waters by tearing down borders! Internationally recognised, Belgian artists have long infiltrated the stores on the smartest avenues of capital cities the world over.

A country of freedoms and innovations, life is good in Belgium where we know how to welcome you so you can discover a lifestyle that's both comfortable and easy-going.

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