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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …