What to Expect When Visiting Belgium

Wherever you cruise in Belgium, you can be sure of a warm welcome. Famous for its handmade chocolates, delicious beers, delicate lace and the cartoon character Tin Tin, Belgium also offers peaceful countryside and ancient towns and cities that are inextricably linked by the country’s rich cultural and historic past.

From the fairytale facades of Ghent, Belgium’s ancient Flemish capital, to the meandering canals and hump-backed bridges of Bruges - the ‘Venice of the North,’ you will find plenty to see and do on your travels. The network of pretty canals and rivers and close proximity of places to visit means you can tailor your cruise to take in as much or as little as you want. Visit the World War memorials at Ypres, spend time at sandy beaches and nature reserves and visit museums, monuments and markets on your travels around this small country with a big heart. Famous for its medieval architecture and quiet bohemian atmosphere, a cruise on the canals from Ghent is a great way to see Belgium.

Barges work only for Flanders, particularly Antwerp and Ghent. I stayed on a cool houseboat/barge hostel in Ghent. No barges in Brussels, since they paved over the river there a century and a half ago.

Do you work for the Belgian Tourist Authority?

Felix the Hat wrote:Do you work for the Belgian Tourist Authority?

Couldn't help wondering the same!

Our one day in Belgium was most memorable - seven hours spent in a traffic jam trying to get past Antwerp!

That was one well written pamphlet entry, I must say.

I did like Belgium. A lot.

However, I must also say this:

Bring an umbrella. It is pretty much the rainiest european country I have been to, although I am told that Ireland may be its match.

Here is a travel hint in Belgium.

The Dutch speaking people of Belgium speak Flemish, not Dutch, and there is no two ways about it.

Hi,
What happen in Belgium. i like a lot!

We spent a couple of days in Brussels back in May as a side trip from Amsterdam. It is nice, good food, good chocolates. One interesting thing we did was visit the Atomium. It's a bit of a retro oddity that not to many people mention, maybe because it's dated and kitsch. It was one of the stops on the popular "hop-on/hop-off" bus tours. The cathedral (near the train station) is also a nice place to visit.