Belgium

Main Square of Antwerp in Flanders in Belgium One of the alternatives when planning your first trip to Flanders in Belgium is whether or not to include the city of Antwerp. The great tourist attraction of some of the Flemish cities, such as Bruges or Ghent, and even Leuven, determines the inclusion of Antwerp on a route where you will surely also have Brussels as one of the objectives of the trip.

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Canals of Bruges in Belgium Do you know that feeling that comes to you when you return from a trip and not stop thinking about organizing another one as soon as possible to return to that country? Well, that is exactly what happens to us whenever we travel to Belgium, without a doubt one of the most beautiful countries in the world.

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Facade of the Gothic city hall of Leuven in Flanders During your tourism trip through Flanders in Belgium perhaps you will arrive in Leuven attracted by the possibility of seeing its famous Gothic town hall, Great fame has its facade, one of the most spectacular of this architectural style that you can see in that Belgian region.

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Finale Square in Flanders in Belgium Perhaps not as well known as its sisters Bruges and Ghent, Mechelen is one of those beautiful cities in the Flanders region that you can visit on a trip to Belgium. I had been wanting to visit Mechelen for some time, a city that is called Mechelen in flamenco, and recently I had the opportunity to travel to see the new Hof Van Busleyden museum.

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Hof Van Busleyden Museum in Mechelen in Flanders in Belgium When you plan to take an excursion from Brussels to visit the nearby city of Mechelen in the Belgian region of Flanders, you may not know how important this city was during the period of the Burgundy Netherlands. Moreover, Mechelen was the capital of that territory and currently maintains many architectural remains that give the city a special interest.

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Exhibition of Adriaen Brower in Oudenaarde in Belgium The possibility of seeing works by Flemish painters is one of the attractions of a tourist trip to the Flanders region in Belgium. This appeal is currently much greater in the Flemish Masters activity program that in Flanders is being developed from now until 2020.

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Canals of Bruges from the bridge of San Bonifacio in Belgium Perhaps it is one of the most charming corners of the beautiful city of Bruges, and it is also one of the most visited by tourists. The San Bonifacio bridge certainly represents the essence of this beautiful Flemish city. One of the main attractions of a trip to Belgium.

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Showcase of a chocolate shop in Bruges Traveling to go shopping? This is an issue that has been questioned by some of the followers of Travel Guides on Facebook. Without going into more detail about the validity and fashion of shopping tourism, there are destinations where stores become great protagonists and are one of the great attractions to travel to know them.

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Dock of the Rosary on the canals of Bruges in Flanders Belgium For many years I did not visit the Flemish city of Bruges, in Belgium, and I had some fear that when I returned I would not meet the expectations of the image of a beautiful city that I kept in my memory . But it has not been that way. On my recent trip to Bruges I have rediscovered one of the most beautiful cities you can visit in Europe.

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Great Beguinage of Leuven in Flanders, Belgium When I was preparing to visit the university city of Leuven during my last trip to Flanders, I was really looking forward to seeing his famous Gothic town hall live, without doubt, the most famous monument in this Belgian city. Of course, I was not disappointed, but if you want to know what really impressed me the most, I have no doubt: the Great Beguinage.

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Ghent florals in the former Leopoldo barracks This year 2016 has a very important event in Ghent, one of the most beautiful and monumental cities of the Flanders region in Belgium. This is the Floralias, an exhibition of floral art that is held every five years in the city of Ghent, and that in 2016 is celebrated from April 21 to May 1, which I had the opportunity to visit.

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Graslei, dock of the Herbs in Ghent in Belgium For many years I was not traveling to Ghent, in the Belgian region of Flanders, to the point that I barely had any images in memory, beyond the typical ones you can see in brochures or websites tourist. But recently, taking advantage of a trip to Bruges I had the opportunity to stop in Ghent to, for a morning, take a quick tour of the city and thus have a first impression for a future trip with more time to visit it.

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Day 2: BRUGES Saturday, October 9, 2010 Today we don't get up so early and at 8.30 we go down to the breakfast room of the Loreto Hotel where we have stayed in Bruges and after having a good binge we start with all the things we have programmed in Bruges. Today we want to make the northern part of the city, following an itinerary that we have in the guide and that we have more or less prepared.

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Day 3: BRUSSELS - CHARLEROI Monday, October 11, 2010 Today is our last day in Brussels and after having breakfast at B&B Lit De Senne, we are going directly to take the subway on the way to the European Parliament in Brussels. Update 2018: This accommodation can no longer be booked, so we have looked for an alternative that fits in location, price and category and we recommend easyHotel Brussels City Center.

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Day 1: GIRONA - CHARLEROI AIRPORT - BRUSSELS - BRUGES Friday, October 8, 2010 After a few months preparing this getaway to Belgium, the day has finally arrived. The alarm sounds at 6 in the morning, as always when we go on vacation, we have to get up early. We still have many things to see in Bruges and Brussels.

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Tips in Bruges and Brussels Before traveling to these two Belgian cities, we give you some tips to travel to Bruges and Brussels. If you are going to travel by train, check which routes you have to do since there are several transport vouchers, weekend type, 10-trip tickets ... that can be very profitable.

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Hotel Loreto This was the first of the hotels in Bruges and Brussels where we stayed. Hotel in Bruges located in one of the most central streets of the city and less than 5 minutes walk from the train station of Bruges, so it becomes an ideal accommodation. It is very easy to locate since it is located in one of the main streets of the city and the one that gives access to the most important places.

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Our trip to Ghent, Leuven and Antwerp offered us the opportunity to return to Belgium for the second time, to tour part of the Flemish cities that had been pending on our previous trip to Belgium. This 4-day trip to Belgium has taken us to Ghent, Leuven and Antwerp, where we based in Brussels the last 2 nights to visit Leuven and Antwerp from there.

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