The city of Antwerp with one of the largest seaports in Europe | Belgium

August 30, 2011 by europeexplored No Comments

The city of Antwerp with one of the largest seaports in Europe | Belgium Updated: August 30, 2020 | By Claire | More Renowned for being the diamond capital of the world, Antwerp is the second largest city and municipality in Belgium. It’s also the capital of the province of Flanders. But more than anything […]

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Gravensteen Castle in Belgium

September 28, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

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 […]

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