About Belgium

Regions and cities

• Flanders : Antwerp, Bruges, Ghent, Mechelen, Leuven, Hasselt
• Wallonia : Namur, Liège, Dinant, Tournai, Mons
• Brussels : capital of Europe
• The Belgian Coast : Ostend, De Panne, Knokke

Typical

• Beer, chocolates, french fries
• Diamonds
• Belfries, castles and beguinages
• Comic strips
• Rubens, Magritte, Ensor, Delvaux, Horta, Flemish Primitives
• Atomium, Manneken Pis

Some interesting events 2010

• April 17th - 25th 2010 : Floralies of Ghent
• October 29th 2010 to January 30th 2011 : From Van Eyck to Dürer
• February 2010 - March 2011 : Ensor
• March 26th - June 27th 2010 : Gustave Van de Woestyne - retrospective
• June 15th - August 29th 2010 : Marcel Broodthaers
• August 29th 2010 : Formula 1 in Spa Francorchamps
• Beginning of September 2010 : Van Damme Memorial