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 Count Philip […]
The Scheldt River carries ocean-going vessels into the heart of Antwerp, a city that has been a centre of global trade for five centuries. This Belgian port ranks among the largest in Europe, handling over 200 million tons of cargo each year. But Antwerp is far more than its docks. The old town centres on […]
