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BENELUX travel guide to Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg

Belgium Travel Guide


A Benelux travel must: Brussels’ Mini Europe by night

Mini Europe is a fun, family attraction where the most famous monuments in Europe are scaled down to miniatures. Every Saturday from July 19 – August 16th, Mini Europe in Brussels opens its doors to visitors in the evenings for a magical light show.



Fashion retrospective of Veronique Branquinho, Antwerp, Belgium summer events

Moi, Veronique. Branquinho toute nue – 12 March until 17 August, MoMu Fashion Museum Province of Antwerp. On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of her fashion label, Veronique Branquinho offers a glimpse into her ambiguous world during this first retrospective.



VERDUR’ROCK Festival in Namur, Belgium, 28 June 2008

24rd FESTIVAL VERDUR’ROCK – Verdur Rock is the oldest festival of Wallonia. This international festival for contemporary music is free of charge and takes place in the magnificent setting of the nature theatre of the citadel of Namur. A modern and an ecclectic programme in a nice setting and a great atmosphere.



Mechelen

Mechelen is one of the most richly historic towns and a very easy, very rewarding and exciting stop, only 20 minutes from either Brussels or Antwerp. If you travel by train from Antwerp to Brussels or the other way around, a stop in Mechelen will not cost you anything extra and you can enjoy a [...]



Leuven: the home to Alma Mater and Stella Artois

A real student city, Leuven hosts the biggest Belgian Catholic University. The famous university “Alma Mater” exists in Leuven since in 1425. Erasmus founded the Three Language College where Hebrew, Latin and Greek was taught and which served as model for the College de France in Paris. Justus Lipsius, Mercator, Vesalius were all famous [...]



Tournai – the Belgian city of tapestry and porcelain

One of the three main cities of the Belgian Ardennes, Tournai is a place with a very recognizable landmark — the Cathedral, which is certainly the main destination for any visit to Tournai today. The grand Cathedral of Notre Dame, a five-towered Romanesque and early Gothic masterpiece was built during the 12th and 13th centuries.  [...]



About Belgium

So, what about Belgium? …People understand Europe the way they’ve been introduced to it – The usual tourist Mecca’s, the attractions on a thousand postcards. Then they remember Belgium, the little country, they passed through a few days ago. It seems beautiful, it’s practically next-door to Paris, London and Amsterdam, and they have 24 hours [...]



Bruges – Belgian most historic

Bruges is almost unreal in its historic beauty. This Belgian medieval city was rebuilt after the WWII to attract tourists and to remind everyone of the great historic turning points….



Red Star Line: Antwerp to America

In 2006 the MAS presented an exhibition about Antwerp and the Red Star Line in New York. This exhibition is currently being reprized on the ground floor of the MAS | National Maritime Museum of Antwerp.



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