Lifestyle

The blue-green Spix's macaw returns to Brazil

29 June 2022

Twenty years after its disappearance in the wild, the world's rarest bird is being reintroduced into its only natural habitat, the Caatinga forest in Brazil, with the help of Pairi Daiza, among o

Enter our photo contest!

28 June 2022

2022, an even-numbered year, means the return of the photo contest organised by the Focus on Belgium team. Send in your photos and win one of the many prizes!

Twenty years of Belgian bubbles

16 June 2022

Ruffus, a sparkling white wine produced in Belgium, is celebrating its 20th anniversary: a great success story!

Three restaurants in Belgium holding three Michelin stars

13 June 2022

"All good things come in threes," the saying goes.

Ms Marvel, a Muslim heroine with hints of Belgium

09 June 2022

The two young Belgian directors and producers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah were very involved in the new Marvel series from Disney Studios. They gave the series the first Muslim superheroine.

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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