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Belgium
135 places in Belgium, sorted into the categories that matter when you are planning: what each place is, when it is worth going, how long to allow and how to reach it.
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RegionWestern Europe
CapitalBrussels
Places written135
Categories covered5 of 5
Plugs and voltage
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CurrencyEuro (EUR)
LanguagesDutch, French, German
Driving sideright
Nature & outdoors (28) Landmarks & history (75) Museums & culture (19) Attractions & fun (9) Food & drink (4)
UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists
UNESCO · Intangible heritage
Belgian Beer Culture
UNESCO · World Heritage
Blegny-Mine
UNESCO · World Heritage
Bois du Cazier
UNESCO · World Heritage
Bruges
UNESCO · World Heritage
Canal du Centre Boat Lifts
UNESCO · World Heritage
Flint Mines of Spiennes
UNESCO · World Heritage
Grand-Hornu
UNESCO · Intangible heritage
Oostduinkerke Shrimp Fishers
UNESCO · World Heritage
Stoclet Palace
UNESCO · World Heritage
The Belfries
UNESCO · Intangible heritage
The Carnival of Binche
UNESCO · World Heritage
The Grand-Place, Brussels
UNESCO · World Heritage
The Horta Town Houses
UNESCO · World Heritage
The Plantin-Moretus Museum
UNESCO · World Heritage
Tournai Cathedral
Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.
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Caves of Remouchamps
waterfall
Coo Waterfalls
trail
Cycling Through the Water
beach
De Westhoek Nature Reserve
viewpoint
Drielandenpunt
canyon
Fondry des Chiens
canyon
Furfooz Park
cave
Grotte de Lorette, Rochefort
cave
Grottes de Hotton
forest
Hallerbos
orchard region
Haspengouw Blossom Region
forest
High Fens
national park
Hoge Kempen National Park
forest
Kalmthoutse Heide
lake
Lacs de l'Eau d'Heure
viewpoint
Le Herou
trail
Montagne de Bueren
trail
Muur van Geraardsbergen
trail
Ninglinspo Valley
countryside
Pajottenland
viewpoint
Semois Valley
forest
Sonian Forest
forest
The Ardennes
beach
The Belgian Coast
cave
The Caves of Han-sur-Lesse
viewpoint
Tombeau du Geant
countryside
Voeren
national park
Zwin Nature Park
Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.
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Alden Biesen Castle
old town
Antwerp
old town
Arlon
ruins
Aulne Abbey
monument
Averbode Abbey
old town
Baarle-Hertog
church
Basilica of Koekelberg
castle
Beersel Castle
castle
Beloeil Castle
monument
Borgloon Transparent Church
castle
Bouillon Castle
old town
Bruges
monument
Canal du Centre Boat Lifts
church
Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula
old town
Celles
castle
Chateau de Veves
castle
Chimay Castle
fortress
Citadel of Namur
old town
Crupet
old town
Damme
old town
Dendermonde
old town
Diest
old town
Dinant
old town
Durbuy
old town
Eupen
monument
Flanders Fields
archaeological site
Flint Mines of Spiennes
castle
Freyr Castle
castle
Gaasbeek Castle
monument
Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert
old town
Ghent
church
Halle Basilica
old town
Hasselt
old town
Huy
old town
Kortrijk
ruins
La Roche-en-Ardenne
castle
Lavaux-Sainte-Anne Castle
old town
Leuven
old town
Liege
old town
Lier
old town
Limbourg
old town
Lissewege
old town
Malmedy
monument
Manneken Pis
monument
Maredsous Abbey
old town
Mechelen
castle
Modave Castle
old town
Mons
church
Nivelles Collegiate Church
castle
Ooidonk Castle
monument
Orval Abbey
old town
Oudenaarde
monument
Palais de Justice, Brussels
old town
Poperinge
castle
Reinhardstein Castle
monument
Ronquieres Inclined Plane
palace
Royal Palace of Brussels and Coudenberg
church
Scherpenheuvel Basilica
old town
Spa
old town
Stavelot
palace
Stoclet Palace
monument
Strepy-Thieu Boat Lift
monument
The Atomium
monument
The Belfries
old town
The Grand-Place, Brussels
monument
The Horta Town Houses
old town
Thuin
old town
Tongeren
old town
Torgny
church
Tournai Cathedral
old town
Turnhout
old town
Veurne
ruins
Villers Abbey
ruins
Weris Megaliths
church
Zoutleeuw
Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.
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Africa Museum, Tervuren
tradition
Belgian Beer Culture
tradition
Belgian Comic Strip Culture
museum
Blegny-Mine
museum
Bois du Cazier
open-air museum
Bokrijk Open-Air Museum
museum
C-mine, Genk
museum
Grand-Hornu
museum
Hopital Notre-Dame a la Rose
gallery
Magritte Museum
museum
Musee de la Photographie
museum
Musical Instruments Museum
tradition
Oostduinkerke Shrimp Fishers
tradition
Redu Book Village
festival
The Carnival of Binche
museum
The Plantin-Moretus Museum
tradition
The Sablon
museum
Train World
museum
Val Saint-Lambert
Attractions & fun Theme parks, zoos, aquariums, towers and the built attractions families actually queue for.
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Euro Space Center
botanical garden
Jardins d'Annevoie
flea market
Marolles Flea Market
botanical garden
Meise Botanic Garden
theme park
Mini-Europe
botanical garden
Mont des Arts
zoo
Pairi Daiza
botanical garden
Royal Greenhouses of Laeken
botanical garden