Belgium, Brussels and around, Brussels
"A sleek fusion of urban cool and medieval antiquity makes this former monastery a design winner."
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Belgium, previously famous only for chocolates and mussels, now has a burgeoning fashion and design scene in Brussels and Antwerp, backed by a large art student population, avant-garde fashion designers, trendy restaurants and bars and chic boutique hotels. Our Belgium travel guide kicks off with reviews of the best boutique hotels and luxury hotels and soon we'll bring you details of the best places to eat, drink, party and shop.
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Belgium, Brussels and around, Brussels
"A sleek fusion of urban cool and medieval antiquity makes this former monastery a design winner."
From EUR 150
per room per night
Belgium, Brussels and around, Brussels
"An elegant Rocco Forte retreat in the heart of Brussels, designed by Olga Polozzi in a classic contemporary style."
From EUR 189
per room per night
Belgium, Brussels and around, Brussels
"Well-heeled Brussels hotel for business and pleasure, scores highly for events with original theatre and urban golf driving range"
From EUR 100
per room per night
Belgium, Brussels and around, Brussels
"Still ranks as the best hotel for business in Brussels"
From EUR 209
per room per night
Belgium, Brussels and around, Brussels
"Intimate period townhouse hotel close to the Grand Place"
From EUR 190
per room per night
Brussels: Baroque v. Bureauc | Jonathan Begg | Belgium, Brussels and around, Brussels
Brussels, they said. Beer and cathedrals, I thought, with a G.K. Chesterton swagger, trying not to remember how grey and metallic Brussels always seemed to sound on News at Ten
Brussels and Strasbourg | Solange Hando | Belgium, Brussels and around, Brussels
The old Guildhouses dazzle with gables and turrets, arcades and colonnades but the Townhall steals the show, a 15th century extravaganza topped by a slightly crooked belfry
Ghent Travel | Vijai Maheshwari | Belgium, Flanders, Ghent
At one bar, Krawietel, Iranian emigres asked for our autographs before launching into a Sufi version of Michael Jackson’s Thriller.
In Flanders Fields: John McCrae | Peter D Smith | Belgium, Flanders, Ypres
The Germans shipped their dead back home to the fatherland for burial, or at least most of them, for one ossuary near Ypres contains the bones of 24,000 German soldiers
Walking the Western Front | Rebecca Ford | Belgium, Flanders, Ypres
The countryside in France and Flanders is still recovering from the fighting. Every year, in what is known as the Iron Harvest, farmers dig up thousands of tons of old shells and gas canisters
Passchendaele to the Somme | Rebecca Ford | Belgium, Flanders, Ypres
Apparently after the battle Haig's Chief of Staff visited the front and burst into tears crying "Good God, did we really send men to fight in that?"