Lifestyle

Ghislaine Nuytten embodied Belgian fashion for decades

27 January 2022

Ghislaine Nuytten, the first Belgian supermodel to have an international career, worked for some of the biggest names in fashion, including Giorgio Armani, Jean-Paul Gaultier and Gianni Versace.

Limburg: a paradise for cyclists and hikers

26 January 2022

Visitors could already walk or cycle on water in Bokrijk, or among the treetops in Hechtel-Eksel, and since summer they have also been able to 'Travel through the Heathland' by bike or on fo

Antwerp, a city under the influence of its port

05 January 2022

The MAS, Museum Aan de Stroom, the Antwerp museum with vertical architecture and 60-metre high glass walls, has opened a new permanent exhibition, "Freight.

Liège-Guillemins, a futuristic-looking station

05 January 2022

The station owes its name to the site on which it was built, on the former convent of Saint-Guillaume, also called the "Guillemins".

Mechelen looks back on our brilliant past with the Romantics

16 December 2021

Although relatively brief (1384-1482), the Burgundian period refers to a prosperous and brilliant era in Belgian history.

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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