15 Best Things to Do in Damme (Belgium)
In a wide-open polder landscape, Damme is a historic fortified town that grew up in Medieval times as a trading outpost for nearby Bruges. Under Napoleon a big strip of …
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15 Best Things to Do in Mouscron (Belgium)
Up to 1963 this city in Hainaut was part of West Flanders, but switched to Wallonia because of its large francophone population. It’s no exaggeration to say that Mouscron is …
15 Best Things to Do in Verviers (Belgium)
For hundreds of years up to the 1950s Verviers was an international byword for high-quality fabrics like woollen cloth. The riches generated by this industry can be seen in the …
15 Best Things to Do in Spa (Belgium)
Resting in a valley close to where the Ardennes massif meets the Hautes Fagnes plateau is the world’s original spa resort. Spa grew up around a natural source long praised …
15 Best Things to Do in Durbuy (Belgium)
In 1331 the Count of Luxembourg John of Bohemia granted city privileges to this little settlement on a meander in the Ourthe River. That’s quite a comical idea today, as …
15 Best Things to Do in Bree (Belgium)
Close to Belgium’s very northeast, Bree is a city in the Kempen, an idyllic region of heaths, wetlands and farmland. For hundreds of years agriculture has been the backbone of …
15 Best Things to Do in Beringen (Belgium)
On the Kempen Basin, the city of Beringen went through a mining boom that burned bright for a time after the Second World War before quickly fading. In Koersel, Beringen …
15 Best Things to Do in Dinant (Belgium)
This city on the Meuse River is in an incredibly picturesque spot, squeezed between the water and the high valley walls. To the east is an insurmountable wall of limestone …
15 Best Things to Do in Dendermonde (Belgium)
Set where the River Dender flows into the Scheldt, Dendermonde is a Medieval city loaded with important heritage. Making the headlines are two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, one a Gothic …
15 Best Things to Do in Bastogne (Belgium)
This Walloon municipality in Belgian Luxembourg is on a ridge in the Ardennes at 500 metres above sea level. Bastogne is at a strategic putting it in the path of …