A giant model of an iron crystal, magnified 165 billion times, built for the 1958 World's Fair. Its nine stainless-steel spheres, linked by tubes with escalators, rise 102 m above the Heysel park. Inside are exhibitions on the 1958 Expo and design, and the top sphere has a panoramic view over Brussels and a restaurant.
Next to it, Mini-Europe has detailed scale models of famous European buildings. Take the metro to Heysel. Book online to skip the queue.
One of the most beautiful squares in Europe, surrounded by the Gothic Town Hall and the gilded baroque guild houses of medieval Brussels.
A small bronze statue of a little boy relieving himself into a fountain, a symbol of Brussels' irreverent humour since 1619.
The largest Gothic church in the Low Countries, with a 123 m spire towering over Antwerp's old town.
Ghent is a lively university city with a medieval centre to rival Bruges.
A pretty town on the River Meuse in the Ardennes, squeezed between cliffs, with a citadel high above, an onion-domed collegiate church, and colourful…
A half-hour boat trip along the canals is the classic way to see Bruges, gliding under low stone bridges past medieval houses, hidden gardens and the…
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