Lifestyle

Flemish maritime heritage saved in School for Ship Modelling

22 February 2022

For centuries, shipbuilding determined the ins and outs of East Flanders' BaaS rode, a village on a bend in the Scheldt.

Large bird population in the port of Antwerp

17 February 2022

The Flemish nature conservation association Natuurpunt and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) have completed work on the Kuifeend-Binnenweilanden nature reserve and the Opstal valley in the port of

The best of Italy outside Italy ...

17 February 2022

Gambero rosso is not only the name of a shrimp, considered the best in the world, but also the name of the most respected gastronomic guide in Italy.

Tian Bao will spend 2022 in Belgian Picardy

15 February 2022

The eldest of the giant pandas born in Belgium, Tian Bao (which means ‘sparkling star’), will remain at Pairi Daiza animal park again this year.

The Belgian Glenn Martens revisits Jean Paul Gaultier

09 February 2022

It is the Bruges designer Glenn Martens who will lead the spring-summer 2022 fashion show of Jean Paul Gaultier in Paris.

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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