12 Best Things to Do in Hattem (Netherlands)
The former Hanseatic trading town of Hattem is on the IJssel river and was granted city rights as long ago as 1299. The Grote of Andreaskerk here has elements that …
13 Best Things to Do in Veenendaal (Netherlands)
A mid-sized city in the Utrecht Province, Veenendaal had humble beginnings in the 16th century as a peat-cutting colony founded by the Antwerp businessman Gilbert van Schoonbeke. The peat industry …
12 Best Things to Do in Heusden (Netherlands)
This fortified town on the Bergsche Maas was founded around the 13th century but went through a big transformation in the 1500s. At a key strategic position on the river …
15 Best Things to Do in Stavelot (Belgium)
For more than a millennium this picturesque town in the heart of Haute Ardenne was the seat of the Princely Abbey of Stavelot-Malmedy. The abbots of Stavelot had power that …
15 Best Things to Do in Waregem (Belgium)
As you might notice from the equine monument on the main market square, horses have had an important place in the heritage of this city in the Leie Valley. From …
15 Best Things to Do in Nieuwpoort (Belgium)
At the mouth of the IJzer (Yser), Nieuwpoort mixes a historic port with a booming beach resort. Fishing is still a way of life here, as you’ll discover at the …
12 Best Things to Do in Giethoorn (Netherlands)
Couched in the sprawling wetlands of the Weerribben-Wieden National Park, Giethoorn is a village of thatched farmhouses, wooden footbridges and gardens overflowing with flowers, all threaded with canals. Cars aren’t …
15 Best Things to Do in Houffalize (Belgium)
The town of Houffalize in Belgian Luxembourg is at the very heart of the Ardennes. Think primeval forests, sharp valleys with gossamer mists and idyllic pastures. Many thousands of hectares …
15 Best Things to Do in Lommel (Belgium)
In the middle of the 19th century, quartz sand, a valuable mineral for glassmaking, was discovered outside Lommel. This sparked an industry that persists today, permanently altering the countryside around …
15 Best Things to Do in Tongeren (Belgium)
The oldest city in Belgium was founded as Atuatuca Tungrorum in the 1st century CE. Decades before, the Celtic tribal prince Ambiorix had railed against the Roman Empire on this …