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Belgium, home of the European Capital. The country famous for its Belgian fries, chocolate and beers. This country has a lot to offer to any tourist, whether he likes comtemporary art or history. Accmodation in Belgium is numerous, it is easy to book hotels online in Belgium at the last moment. I will highlight the most important cities in Belgium to visit and maybe a few which are not so well known amongst foreign visitors but are certainly worth the trip. The most famous cities are of course Bruges, Brussels, Antwerp and Ostend, so I will start with a short introduction to these cities in particular.

Have fun in Belgium and like I said don't forget to try out our beers. ( "they are famous for a reason!")

Bruges, the world's history

Who hasn't heard of this marvellous city. Bruges has a name which is not easily forgotten, certainly not for someone who has visited this city and wandered around in the curling alleys. This city is all about world's history. The concept of banking and stockmarket were born in this city. Facts most people never knew. The canals through Bruges remind of a time were all trade and commerce was dependant upon waterways. The Unesco placed the entire innercity on the list of world heritage and with good reason. Bruges is a must see during your lifetime. The most romantic city of Europe will easily charm you. Trust me and try it.

Of course in such a city it is difficult to know what to visit first so i have pointed out a few important places.

• The basilic of the holy blood : They have a relic containing Christ's Blood. It is on display every day and absolute worth visiting. The basilic itself is a very old roman church who breath's history.
• The famous belfry which you should climb to the top. ( not for person who are in a bad condition because there are quite some steps)
• Maybe not so well known are the diamond museum, the chocolate museum and lampmusuem. But they are certainly worth a visit.
• Of course describing everything in this city is simply impossible

Bruges is also enourmously rich on hotels and restaurants. The choice is overwhelming which makes it difficult to decide on your hotel aswell as your place for dinner.

Hotels come in all sizes and shapes. Luxurious expensive hotels aswell as small very charming familyhotels which make out the biggest part of hotels in Bruges and most certainly are preferred. (By me anyway). I give you a few hotels in Bruges which are my personal favorites.
The Pand hotel in Bruges is a very luxurious charmant and cosy hotel but ofcourse has a priceticket to it. If that is not a problem than is the Pand Hotel an absolute preferred choice. Hotel Walwyck is a fairly new hotel and just renovated, has a better price and is located very calmly in the heart of Bruges, Hotel Walwyck is most definitely worth a visit. Hotel Het Gheestelic Hof is situated in the centre of Bruges near the Market Square in a old mansion. Good price/quality.

Restaurant are even more numerous than hotels in this city. I have visited quite some and these are thé restaurants i personally preferred. Restaurant Aneth, Restaurant Arthies and Restaurant Curiosa.

From Bruges it is easy to visit some other cities worth visiting like. Knokke-Heist, Ostend, Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels
I found some really interesting information about wheter to choose between Bruges or Brussels
on this blog.

Bruges has stolen my heart and i like to visit time and time again. So let yourself be enchanted and visit this wonderfull place.

Brussels, the European Capital

Brussels , capital of the European Union and that is absolutely noticeable. The European Quarter takes a more and more important place in this city. A place apart that is what Brussels is if you ask the locals. There are numerous hotels in Brussels but not all in the same quality range. Much depends on how much you are willing to spend, it is easy to find a hotel which is perfect for your budget.
Some must knows about Brussels and its reachability:

Public transportation to the airport:

• Trains: You can catch a train in Brussels South, North or Central . Every 15 minutes you will have a train leaving to the National Airport. It takes about 15-20 minutes to arrive. The station in Brussels National Airport is situated beneath the arrival and departure halls. So from the train it will take no more than 5 minutes to reach the main hall.
  
• Car: Risky but managable on certain hours of the day. From the inner city it normally should not take more than 30 minutes to reach the airport but rush hour can be a bit troubeling.
• Metro: you have to take the train to the airport but the city metro stops close to all three major trainstations in Brussels.

Distance to other cities who are definitely worth visiting: Bruges (1h in train), Ghent (30min in train), Anwerp (40 min in train ) and perhaps the seaside Ostend (1.30 form Brussels in train ).

If you are looking for a hotel in Brussels prices can sometimes be a little bit expensives that is why it can be an idea to spend your holiday in a hotel in Bruges as base. Bruges is certainly worth the while to stay.
In Brussels are major hotelchains have a few hotels over there like Sheraton hotels , Eurostars hotels, HUSA hoteles, ...
Here we give you some examples of fine hotels in the city center of Brussels

The amount of hotels is enormous but here are my personal favourites: Hotel Belmont in Brussels is a smaller hotel but also with smaller prices which makes Hotel Belmont a very luxurious budget hotel. Hotel Le Plaza is a luxurious 5 star hotel with excellent service but of course also in the higher price range. If money is not a problem than hotel le Plaza is your place to stay.

Of course Brussels can not be described in a few words, one should most definitely visit this beautiful city.