"Long outshone by its glitzy neighbours Paris and Amsterdam, Brussels is often overlooked by travellers. Branded as being ‘boring’, Brussels, the headquarters of the European Union, has a reputation for producing enough red tape to tie the whole..."
The Best Travel Writing About Belgium
In addition to our collection of fabulous hotels - and their equally fabulous reviews - Travel Intelligence is built upon some of the finest travel writing on the web. So, to find a range of travel writing about Belgium and general Belgium travel tips, you just need to browse the selection of travel articles below...
Articles about Belgium
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Comic Strip City Walk: The Funny Side of Brussels
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Kamin Mohammadi
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Belgium
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Brussels and around
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Brussels
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Retail therapy, Flemish style
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Matt Morley
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Belgium
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Flanders
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Antwerp
"Back in the early 1980s, Antwerp’s fashion and fine arts schools produced a number of outstanding graduates that would go on to become known as the ‘Antwerp Six’. They were made up of Dirk Bikkembergs, Ann Demeulemeester, Walter Van Beirendonck,..."
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Mode Museum
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Matt Morley
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Belgium
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Flanders
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Antwerp
"For a fashion powerhouse of Antwerp’s repute, it is perhaps no surprise to find a museum dedicated to the industry here. Step inside this unassuming building between Nationalestraat and Drukkerijstraat however, and you are met by a striking..."
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Rubens Huis
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Matt Morley
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Belgium
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Flanders
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Antwerp
"If there is one artist who shall forever be associated with Antwerp, it is Peter Paul Rubens. A prolific 17th-Century painter in the Baroque style, Rubens spent time learning his art in Italy before returning to his homeland to set up a hugely..."
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Hot Destination: Brussels
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Maria Shollenbarger
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Belgium
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Brussels and around
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Brussels
"Formerly known as a capital that was equal parts snoozy and stodgy (to which sophisticated globetrotters made the pilgrimage for one of two reasons: to eat at La Truffe Noire, or to eat at Comme Chez Soi), the city has taken on a decided gloss, with..."
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Liege...on the Trail of Maigret
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Simon Heptinstall
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Belgium
"With his trademark trilby, raincoat and pipe, Inspector Maigret was the Morse of the sixties. Millions followed the exploits of the unflappable Parisian policeman on fuzzy black and white TVs. For the over 40s, his name still ranks alongside..."
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Passchendaele to the Somme
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Rebecca Ford
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Belgium
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Flanders
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Ypres
"There are farmers in Flanders who annually harvest sweetcorn, sugar-beet, tobacco and wheat. They also harvest shells and gas canisters. And sometimes bodies. It is now nearly ninety years since the end of the First World War, but the..."
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In Flanders Fields: John McCrae
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Peter D Smith
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Belgium
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Flanders
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Ypres
""In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row . . . " Thus begins what is probably the most famous poem in Canadian literature, and also one of the most famous war poems ever written. Yet whilst it is often..."
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Brussels and Strasbourg
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Solange Hando
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Belgium
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Brussels and around
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Brussels
"Chocolate, cartoons and beer, Brussels is loyal to her fame but always ready to tackle a challenge. Take the EU Parliament, the thriving businesses (70% of visitors come on business), the excellent transport system, the flourishing cultural scene..."
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Ghent Travel
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Vijai Maheshwari
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Belgium
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Flanders
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Ghent
"“The problem with Belgium,” cries Goldmember in Austin Power’s 2002 Goldmember film, “is that it’s close to Holland.” For Amsterdam residents hopping over the border into Flemish-speaking Belgium, the region’s charms lie precisely in its deviations..."
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