Lifestyle

Museum ship Amandine has been given a complete overhaul

11 April 2024

More than ever, former Iceland liner and museum ship Amandine in Ostend invites visitors to experience how grim things could get during that perilous voyage into the rough North Atlantic Ocean.

Hallerbos hyacinths in bloom again

11 April 2024

The bluebells that colour the Hallerbos a beautiful shade of purple every year are once again in bloom.

Restored greenhouses at Stuivenberg back in use

28 March 2024

Between 1896 and 1898, King Leopold II commissioned the construction of a horticultural complex on the Stuivenberg estate in Laeken.

Atlas with historical notes by Queen Elisabeth auctioned for €1,700

14 March 2024

At Christmas 1938, King Leopold III presented his mother, Queen Elisabeth, with an atlas as a gift. The atlas in itself is not of much value, but her notes in red pencil do make it valuable.

Eddy Merckx immortalised with café mural in his hometown

14 March 2024

Eddy Merckx, the Cannibal, who hasn’t heard his name before? His likeness was immortalised on a mural right across from where he was born.

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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