Visiting beautiful Belgium!

Belgium: A country to visit

Belgium, home of the European Capital

The country famous for its Belgian fries, chocolate and beers. Now home of the European Capital Brussels. This country has a lot to offer to any visitor. Belgium is dividef into 2 major parts, french and flemish. The coastal region and and all major historic cities are situated in the flemish part of Belgium. The ardennes on the ohter hand and the beautiful nature Belgium has to offer are completely french-speaking territory.

The most important cities in Belgium are without questioning: Bruges
, Brussels and Antwerp. Of course Belgium offers a lot more than just these few cities. Less known amongst tourists but certainly worth the trip are Knokke and Ostend( during summer time), Ghent, a bustling city in the middle of Flanders, Bastogne and Dinant in the Ardennes and if you are a fan of cycling, a trip to the province of Limburg can be most promising.

Brussels: The European Capital

Who has not yet heard of this marvellous city at 20km from the sea. 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 the world's history. The entire inner city was declared Word Heritage by the Unesco.

During the middle ages Bruges gave birth to the concept of modern banking and modern trade. Historic facts most people don't know. The canals through Bruges were once the the blood of the beating heart of the world's leading tradepower. Bruges is a city which you should visit at least once. The charm and romance found in this European city will easily charm you. Staying in a hôtel à Bruxelles will please anyone, that's for sure! If you look for it online, on websites such as BookYourHotel.org, you will be ably to enjoy many hotelspecials in Brussels, have a look and save money on your city trip!

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 unique in Flanders


• The famous belfry which you should be climbed all the way to the top. At clear weather the towers of Ghent maybe even Antwerp and a major part of the coast can be seen from up there


• A little well known are the diamond museum, the chocolate museum and the lamp musuem (Lumina Domestica). But they are certainly worth a visit


• The cathedral of our Lady with the famous work of Michelangelo (Madonna with child) and the graves of Maria of Burgundy and her husband