Lifestyle

Seals are increasingly present on the Belgian coast

21 April 2021

In 2020, up to 1,900 seals were spotted in our waters and on our beaches. In recent years, stumbling upon a seal while out walking on the Belgian coast is no longer an exceptional event.

Escavèche de Chimay, a protected culinary dish

07 April 2021

This regional gastronomic speciality, impossible to miss in the south of Hainaut, has just been awarded the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) label by the European authorities.

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.

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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