Buildings
Belfry of Bruges and the Markt
Brugge, West Flanders
The 83 m medieval belfry towers over the Markt, the main square of Bruges, lined with gabled guild houses and café terraces.
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Historic sites
Grand-Place, Brussels
Brussels, Brussels-Capital
One of the most beautiful squares in Europe, surrounded by the Gothic Town Hall and the gilded baroque guild houses of medieval Brussels.
Historic sites
Gravensteen and the Ghent Altarpiece, Ghent
Gent, East Flanders
Ghent is a lively university city with a medieval centre to rival Bruges.
Historic sites
Menin Gate and In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres
Ieper, West Flanders
Ypres (Ieper) was at the heart of the First World War battles in Flanders.
Buildings
Atomium, Brussels
Brussels, Brussels-Capital
A giant model of an iron crystal, magnified 165 billion times, built for the 1958 World's Fair.
Historic sites
Begijnhof and Minnewater, Bruges
Brugge, West Flanders
The Begijnhof is a peaceful walled courtyard of white houses around a lawn of tall trees, founded in 1245 for the beguines, lay religious women.
Tours and activities
Canal boat tour, Bruges
Brugge, West Flanders
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…
Buildings
Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp
Antwerp
The largest Gothic church in the Low Countries, with a 123 m spire towering over Antwerp's old town.
Natural features
Caves of Han-sur-Lesse
Rochefort, Namur
One of Europe's most impressive cave systems, carved by the Lesse river in the Belgian Ardennes.
Historic sites
Dinant and the Citadel
Dinant, Namur
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…
Attractions
Manneken Pis, Brussels
Brussels, Brussels-Capital
A small bronze statue of a little boy relieving himself into a fountain, a symbol of Brussels' irreverent humour since 1619.