Lifestyle

Carmelites venture into the cheese business

14 September 2023

The Carmelites of Bruges have proudly put Carmel, a new cheese, on the market.

The Brussels stock exchange: from stock palace to beer temple

24 August 2023

Between 1868 and 1873, an imposing neoclassical temple for trade and industry, the stock exchange building, was built in the heart of Brussels.

Geel Hospital children's hospital makes paintings on the plate

10 August 2023

At the end of June, AZ Groeninge in Kortrijk was in the spotlight with a Gault&Millau quality label for its lunches and sandwiches.

Bread from a wood-fired oven in Herkenrode Abbey in Kuringen

03 August 2023

Starting in September, keep a close eye on Herkenrode Abbey in the Hasselt borough of Kuringen. Once a month bread will be baked in the traditional way and sold.

Digital deposit in Belgium: consumers, retailers, cows and environment are looking forward to it

22 June 2023

Handing in empty, dirty and uncrushed bottles and cans yourself at the store is cumbersome for consumers, expensive for merchants and harmful to livestock and the environment due to litter.

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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