Lifestyle

A bottle in the sea, the start of a friendship

06 April 2021

A Belgian girl threw a bottle into the North Sea in France. Seven months later, it washed up on a Danish beach, 700 km away.

Uncovering the Roots of Largo Winch

06 April 2021

It was in 1976 that Jean Van Hamme, born in Brussels on 16 January 1939, an engineer with a degree from the prestigious Solvay Business School and an authorised representative at Phillips in Belgium,

'Extra' beer from behind the walls of Westmalle Abbey

31 March 2021

Westmalle Dubbel and Tripel are known to almost everyone. Westmalle Extra, on the other hand, was previously known only to real beer enthusiasts. That has now changed, as everyone can buy it.

International Waffle Day

25 March 2021

Every food lover knows that 25 March every year is international Waffle Day. Typically Swedish, this special day is gradually becoming popular in Belgium.

Photographer Lara Gasparotto resolutely follows her own path

17 March 2021

Her professional knowledge, unconventional approach and disarming charm mean that Lara Gasparotto, who is just 31 years old, can already look back on a brilliant career.

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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