Lifestyle

Brussels, visit a green capital

04 September 2020

Brussels is a greener city than you might think. The capital of Europe has more than 8,000 hectares of green spaces: parks, woods, the Sonian Forest, cemeteries, sports grounds, etc.

Wolfsschlucht I, a remnant of the German offensive

03 September 2020

Hidden in a wood near the small isolated village of Brûly-de-Pesche, not far from the French border, is what was commonly known during the Second World War as "Adolph Hitler's Bunker".

Charleroi, Black Loop with green interludes

01 September 2020

This is a twenty-kilometre hike, partly through the remains of a flourishing industrial period, and partly through nature.

Belgium soon to be the wolf crossroads of Europe?

31 August 2020

Exactly 150 years after the disappearance of the last wolf in Flanders, a new specimen appeared in North Limburg on 3 January 2018: Naya. The wolf is back – and, most likely, here to stay.

IT Tower in Brussels one huge mural

31 August 2020

On the corner of Avenue Louise and Avenue Émile De Mot in Brussels, a skyscraper draws all the attention. Especially now that mountaineers have recreated it in Europe's largest mural.

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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