October 20, 2010
by europeexplored
Tournai – 2nd oldest town of Belgium Updated: May 15, 2020 | By Claire | More Just 7 km from the French border, 85 kilometres southwest of Brussels, on the River Scheldt is the second oldest city of Belgium, Tournai (Doornik). From Brussels, there is a very good connection by train – you can be […]
Tags: belgium, bokrijk, brussels, cathedral-of-notre-dame, city, doornik, epinoy, first-christian-church, frankish-kingdom, french-border, french-kings, grand-place, notre-dame-cathedral, oldest-city, oldest-town, place-of-interest, river-scheldt, romanesque-buildings, romanesque-church, st-quentin, tournai, town, town-of-belgium, virgin-mary, watch-tower, world-heritage-site
Categories: Belgium, Sights
September 28, 2010
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Gravensteen Castle — the “Castle of the Counts” — is one of Europe’s most formidable and well-preserved medieval fortresses, a brooding grey-stone giant rising from the heart of Ghent in Belgium with castle walls, turrets, and a central keep so intact you can almost hear the clanking armour in its halls. Built in 1180 by […]
Tags: 12th-century, 14th-century, alsace, belgium, castle, city-of-ghent, disrepair, flanders, gravensteen, gravensteen-castle, north-west-side, reconstruction, renovation-project, tourists, wooden-castle
Categories: Belgium, Sights
September 28, 2010
by europeexplored
Tongeren is officially the oldest town in Belgium — a captivating Roman-founded city in the Flemish province of Limburg where 2,000 years of history are woven into every cobblestone street, medieval rampart, and Roman archaeological find. Best known today for its sprawling Sunday antiques market — the largest in the Benelux — Tongeren offers a […]
Tags: ambiorix, antique-market, belgium, city, claire-ceasar, dynamic-heart, fame, gaul, greatness, largest-cities, legions, oldest-town, oldest-town-in-belgium, rhine-region, roman-city-wall, roman-occupation, roman-troops, tongeren, tourists, town
Categories: Belgium, Sights
August 18, 2010
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Brussels is far more than just the administrative capital of the European Union — it’s a vibrant, multilingual city of Art Nouveau townhouses, world-class museums, fantastic food (from Michelin-starred restaurants to the world’s best frites), and the magnificent Grand Place, regularly voted the most beautiful square in Europe. As the de facto capital of Europe, […]
Tags: 17th-century, administrative-centre, belgium, brussel, brussels, brussels-capital, bruxelles, capital-city-of-belgium, capital-of-belgium, capital-of-european-union, carpet-design, cosmopolitan-city, crossroads, culture-art, events-in-brussels, flemish, grand-place, international-flair, many-different-cultures, official-languages, place-victor-hugo, renaissance-buildings, tourist-sites, walking-distance
Categories: Belgium, Sights
April 27, 2010
by europeexplored
Belgium – head of European Union Updated: September 21, 2020 | By Claire | More Belgium is a developed European country, which boasts one of the highest GDP in the world. It has great historical and especially cultural heritage. In a country you can visit numerous monuments from various historical periods. The most popular Belgian […]
Tags: atomium, belgian-cities, belgium, belgium-brussels, brussels-belgium, capital-city-of-belgium, capital-of-belgium, cosmopolitan-city, council-of-ministers, cultural-heritage, european-parliament-brussels, european-union, featured, flemish, founding-member, french-fries, gdp-in-the-world, ghent, grand-place, historic-houses, international-organizations, kingdom-of-belgium, liege-belgium, mini-europe, nato, northwest-europe, population, tourist-sights, typical-dishes, wallonia, walloons
Categories: All Countries, Belgium
