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Museum of the Playing Card – All the Aces of Card History

Learn how Belgium became a world leader in playing cards.

Technopolis brings science and technology to life with over 350 interactive exhibits

Cobbled streets, riverside views, and one of Belgium’s prettiest beguinages.

Elegant 18th-century château with silver museum and parkland.

A variety of routes across coast and countryside.

The Belgian artist who revolutionized modern art with his visionary and grotesque paintings.

Shoes, brushes, and industrial heritage in Izegem.

Take the train to Mons, hire a bike, and spend the day cycling around Hainaut province.

Visit parks, basilica, abbey, castle, and watermills on one loop.

Located 20 km south-west of Antwerp, the quiet town of Bornem has much to offer.

O my Luve’s like a red, red roseThat’s newly sprung in June 2018 Opening Hours: 15 May – 30 September Not so long ago, when… Read More »Sint-Pieters-Leeuw and its Rose Garden

Country trail plus a visit to the Tower of Eben-Ezer.

Steven Vandenbussche, Curator of the Memorial Museum Passchendaele, describes his favourite locations in Belgium A new series of posts starts today, in which I invite… Read More »Steven Vandenbussche, Curator, MMP1917 Museum

Sweet journey through chocolate-making in the Ardennes.

Gerardus Mercator was a geographer, cartographer, scientific instrument maker and mathematician. Born on 5 March 1512, his mapping technique, the Mercator projection, changed the way… Read More »Mercator, who changed the way we look at the world

Draft horses and their cultural role in Belgian farming.