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Belgium Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

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About Belgium

Lying on the North Sea coast, Belgium's immediate neighbours areFranceto the south-west,Luxembourgto the south-east,Germanyto the east and theNetherlandsto the north. Belgium is a densely populated country trying to balance the conflicting demands of urbanization, transportation, industry, and commercial and intensive agriculture. It imports large quantities of raw materials and exports a large volume of manufactured goods, mostly to the EU. Visit Belgiumprovides tourist information for the country. Belgium is the heir of several former Medieval powers, and you will see traces of these everywhere during your trip in this country. After the collapse of theCarolingian Empirein the 9th century, the territory that is nowadays Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg, was part of Lotharingia, an ep

Top Attractions in Belgium

Explore the best things to see and do in Belgium:

  • Activiteiten Gent & Antwerpen
  • Carnaval de Binche
  • DOCVILLE - International Documentary Film Festival
  • Dour festival
  • Flowercorso Loenhout
  • Gentse Feesten
  • Graspop Metal Meeting
  • International Short Film Festival Leuven

Where to Stay in Belgium

  • 🏨Couchsurfing
  • 🏨Hostelling International (Flanders & Brussels)
  • 🏨Hostelling International (Wallonia & Brussels)
  • 🏨Vrienden op de fiets

Belgium Travel Guide Sections

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