10 Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Belgium 1. Waterloo Yes, history buffs, this is Waterloo; The place where Napoleon was defeated in the famous battle. Today, the countryside where war once took place is a bucolic landscape of farm fields, but an artificial hill rises from the surrounding flatlands with a colossal lion statue on … Read more
08 Top-Rated Tourist Attractions and Things to Do in Ghent 1. Explore the Cornelius Canal area. Sint-Michelsbrug leads to the Korenlei Canal, itself equipped with a fine frontage and offering a fine view of the better houses on the opposite bank of the Graslei. While touring here, note the following houses: No. 15 is … Read more
09 Top-Rated Tourist Attractions and Things to Do in Brussels 1. Admire the stained glass of Notre Dame de Sablon. Basilica of Notre Dame de Sablon ( Onze to live Vrouw op de Zavel), generally considered one of the most beautiful late Gothic churches in Belgium, was built in 1304 by the Crossbowmen’s Guild … Read more
09 Top-Rated Tourist Attractions and Things to Do in Bruges 1. Praise the Church of Our Lady. The top of the Church of Our Lady is 112 meters high ( Onze to live Vrouwekerk ) is the longest in Belgium. Work began on the nave and aisles around 1230, with the aisles and outer … Read more
09 Top-Rated Attractions and Things to Do in Antwerp 1. See the collection inside the Museum Mayer van den Bergh In just a short period during the 1890s, art connoisseur Fritz Mayer van den Berg amassed an impressive collection of more than 3,000 pieces. It is now displayed on four floors of a neo-Gothic … Read more