Benelux Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
politico-economic union between Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
About Benelux
Luxembourgand the East ofBelgiumare a hilly area, but the rest of the Benelux is what is known as theLow Countries; this is the delta of the rivers Scheldt, Meuse, Rhine and Ems that used to be swamp land. Enterprising fishermen discovered a flair for trade when trading routes started to emerge between the grain markets of the Baltic Sea and the renaissance-bitten luxury goods markets of northern Italy. Here is where stocks were invented. Trade in all kinds of goods as well as enslaved humans made a small elite incredibly rich and the Dutch East India Company (VOC for its Dutch name) became one of the first multinational stock based companies and in its heyday controlled entire countries. This attention to trade madeBrugesone of the largest cities in Europe in its day, and the medievalold
Benelux Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 13 sections including: