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Belgium

Antwerp for art, fashion and river history

Central Station in Antwerp

Central Station in Antwerp

Creator
Laurent-Jonathan Meyvaert
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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MAS museum skyline in Antwerp

MAS museum skyline in Antwerp

Creator
Kschotanus
Licence
CC BY 3.0
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Belgian Ardennes by valley and base

Frahan in Belgian Ardennes

Frahan in Belgian Ardennes

Creator
Jean-Pol GRANDMONT
Licence
CC BY-SA 2.5
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The Semois winding through the wooded Belgian Ardennes

The Semois winding through the wooded Belgian Ardennes

Creator
Belgian man
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Bouillon Castle above a forested Ardennes valley

Bouillon Castle above a forested Ardennes valley

Creator
Isai Symens
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Belgian coast day trip from Brussels

Beach in Ostend

Beach in Ostend

Creator
Marc Ryckaert
Licence
CC BY-SA 2.5
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Belgian food halls and markets

Grand Place in Brussels

Grand Place in Brussels

Creator
Unknown creator
Licence
CC BY-SA 2.5
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Belgium cities by rail

Grand Place in Brussels

Grand Place in Brussels

Creator
Unknown creator
Licence
CC BY-SA 2.5
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Evening light on the Graslei waterfront in Ghent

Evening light on the Graslei waterfront in Ghent

Creator
Thomas Kindermans
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Rozenhoedkaai in Bruges

Rozenhoedkaai in Bruges

Creator
DiaBaBurMElha
Licence
Public domain
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Belgium through art cities, coast and Ardennes

Grand Place in Brussels

Grand Place in Brussels

Creator
Unknown creator
Licence
CC BY-SA 2.5
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Rozenhoedkaai in Bruges

Rozenhoedkaai in Bruges

Creator
DiaBaBurMElha
Licence
Public domain
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Citadel Meuse in Dinant

Citadel Meuse in Dinant

Creator
Jean-Pol GRANDMONT
Licence
CC BY 2.0
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Bouillon castle and the Semois valley

Bouillon Castle above the Semois and town

The castle and river bend define Bouillon’s setting in the southern Ardennes.

Creator
Isai Symens
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Display changes
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Bruges beyond the busiest day-trip hours

Rozenhoedkaai in Bruges

Rozenhoedkaai in Bruges

Creator
DiaBaBurMElha
Licence
Public domain
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Belfry Markt in Bruges

Belfry Markt in Bruges

Creator
User:Dub
Licence
Public domain
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Minnewater in Bruges

Minnewater in Bruges

Creator
No machine-readable author provided. Wiskandar~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims).
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Bruges day trip from Brussels

Rozenhoedkaai in Bruges

Rozenhoedkaai in Bruges

Creator
DiaBaBurMElha
Licence
Public domain
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Bruges or Ghent for a first visit?

Rozenhoedkaai in Bruges

Rozenhoedkaai in Bruges

Creator
DiaBaBurMElha
Licence
Public domain
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Evening light on the Graslei waterfront in Ghent

Evening light on the Graslei waterfront in Ghent

Creator
Thomas Kindermans
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
Display changes
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Brussels by neighbourhood and museum district

Grand Place in Brussels

Grand Place in Brussels

Creator
Unknown creator
Licence
CC BY-SA 2.5
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Atomium in Brussels

Atomium in Brussels

Creator
castellersvilafranca
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Mont des Arts in Brussels

Mont des Arts in Brussels

Creator
Jonathan Nélis
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Brussels or Antwerp for a Belgium city break?

Grand Place in Brussels

Grand Place in Brussels

Creator
Unknown creator
Licence
CC BY-SA 2.5
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Grote Markt in Antwerp

Grote Markt in Antwerp

Creator
Maros M r a z (Maros)
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Choosing a base on the Belgian Coast

Dunes in Belgian Coast

Dunes in Belgian Coast

Creator
No machine-readable author provided. Moosh assumed (based on copyright claims).
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Tram in Belgian Coast

Tram in Belgian Coast

Creator
BenZin
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Beach huts in Belgian Coast

Beach huts in Belgian Coast

Creator
Wolfgang Staudt from Saarbruecken, Germany
Licence
CC BY 2.0
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De Haan, dunes and Belle Époque streets

Belle Époque buildings in De Haan’s Concession quarter

The low-rise Concession quarter gives De Haan a different character from larger Belgian resorts.

Creator
Marc Ryckaert
Licence
CC BY 3.0
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Dinant beneath the citadel

Citadel Meuse in Dinant

Citadel Meuse in Dinant

Creator
Jean-Pol GRANDMONT
Licence
CC BY 2.0
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River view in Dinant

River view in Dinant

Creator
Unknown creator
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
Display changes
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Collegiate Church in Dinant

Collegiate Church in Dinant

Creator
Jean-Pol GRANDMONT
Licence
CC BY 3.0
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Durbuy and the Ourthe valley

Durbuy Castle and the Ourthe river

Durbuy’s old centre occupies a small bend of the Ourthe beneath wooded slopes.

Creator
JackyM59
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Flanders by rail, city and coast

Ingooigem countryside in Flanders

Ingooigem countryside in Flanders

Creator
Marc Ryckaert
Licence
CC BY 3.0
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Bicycle path in Flanders

Bicycle path in Flanders

Creator
Fraganda
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Flemish beguinage in Flanders

Flemish beguinage in Flanders

Creator
Paul Hermans at Dutch Wikipedia
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Ghent along the canals and museum quarters

Evening light on the Graslei waterfront in Ghent

Evening light on the Graslei waterfront in Ghent

Creator
Thomas Kindermans
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
Display changes
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Gravensteen in Ghent

Gravensteen in Ghent

Creator
Maros M r a z (Maros)
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Sint Michielsbrug skyline in Ghent

Sint Michielsbrug skyline in Ghent

Creator
Unknown creator
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Ghent day trip from Brussels

Evening light on the Graslei waterfront in Ghent

Evening light on the Graslei waterfront in Ghent

Creator
Thomas Kindermans
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
Display changes
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High Fens routes, weather and access

A wooden walking path across open moorland in the High Fens

A wooden walking path across open moorland in the High Fens

Creator
Jean-Pol GRANDMONT
Licence
CC BY 3.0
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Hautes Fagnes landscape in High Fens

Hautes Fagnes landscape in High Fens

Creator
Aline
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Winter in High Fens

Winter in High Fens

Creator
Donarreiskoffer
Licence
CC BY 3.0
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Leuven around the university and old centre

Town Hall in Leuven

Town Hall in Leuven

Creator
Michiel1972
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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University Library in Leuven

University Library in Leuven

Creator
Unknown creator
Licence
Public domain
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Oude Markt in Leuven

Oude Markt in Leuven

Creator
Snowdog
Licence
Public domain
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Liège across the river and hillside districts

Liege Montagne de Bueren in Liège

Liege Montagne de Bueren in Liège

Creator
Raimond Spekking
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Liege Meuse river in Liège

Liege Meuse river in Liège

Creator
Jacques Renier
Licence
CC BY-SA 2.5
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Liege Guillemins station in Liège

Liege Guillemins station in Liège

Creator
Benjamin Frere
Licence
CC BY-SA 2.5
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Mechelen between Brussels and Antwerp

Saint Rumbold tower in Mechelen

Saint Rumbold tower in Mechelen

Creator
Ad Meskens
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Grote Markt in Mechelen

Grote Markt in Mechelen

Creator
Unknown creator
Licence
Public domain
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Dijle river in Mechelen

Dijle river in Mechelen

Creator
Hans Vandenbogaerde
Licence
CC BY-SA 2.0
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Mons around the Grand-Place and belfry

Central Mons and the Grand-Place seen from the belfry

The belfry view shows how the Grand-Place sits within the compact historic centre.

Creator
Corentinrousman
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Namur at the Sambre and Meuse

Citadel in Namur

Citadel in Namur

Creator
Jean-Pol Grandmont
Licence
CC BY 2.5
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Meuse Sambre in Namur

Meuse Sambre in Namur

Creator
No machine-readable author provided. Boerkevitz assumed (based on copyright claims).
Licence
Public domain
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Old town in Namur

Old town in Namur

Creator
CEphoto, Uwe Aranas
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Ostend as a practical Belgian coast base

Beach in Ostend

Beach in Ostend

Creator
Marc Ryckaert
Licence
CC BY-SA 2.5
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Promenade in Ostend

Promenade in Ostend

Creator
Marc Ryckaert (MJJR)
Licence
CC BY 3.0
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Mercator harbour in Ostend

Mercator harbour in Ostend

Creator
Michielverbeek
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Spa, springs and wooded walks

Casino and flower gardens in central Spa

Spa combines its thermal history with a compact town centre in the Ardennes foothills.

Creator
Marc Ryckaert
Licence
CC BY 3.0
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