Lifestyle

Hof Van Cleve best restaurant in the world

26 January 2016

Hof Van Cleve, the three-star restaurant of top chef Peter Goossens in Kruishoutem, was named best restaurant in the world by renowned culinary blog WBP Stars.

Belgian pastry chefs win European gold

25 January 2016

The Belgian team of pastry chefs Arnaud Nicolas and Mathieu Dierinck have won the European Pastry Cup in Geneva.

Liège and Ghent selected as cities to see in 2016

14 January 2016

Every year, the New York-based magazine Travel + Leisure publishes its list of 50 sites in the world to visit. For the first time, a city in Wallonia has appeared on the list: Liège.

Rock Werchter and Les TransArdentes rewarded at the European Festival Awards

14 January 2016

The Liège-based event Les TransArdentes was crowned the best indoor festival while the Flemish event Rock Werchter was named the artists’ favourite festival in Groningen, in the frame of the European

New life in Planckendael

13 January 2016

The baby rhinoceros which was born in Planckendael last month has now finally been given a name: Qabid.

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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