15 Best Things to Do in Oudenaarde (Belgium)
In the rolling hills of the Flemish Ardennes, Oudenaarde is a lovable town on the River Scheldt that was famed until the 18th century for its high-quality tapestries. Even though …
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15 Best Things to Do in Rochefort (Belgium)
The little town of Rochefort is wrapped in a loop in the Lomme River, under the eerie ruins of a Medieval castle. The region around Rochefort is the Famenne, where …
15 Best Things to Do in Eupen (Belgium)
The capital of Belgium’s German-speaking community is on the margins of the High Fens, a plateau of raised peat bogs and moorland at the highest point in the country. Eupen’s …
15 Best Things to Do in Halle (Belgium)
South of Brussels and just on the Flemish side of the boundary between Flanders and Wallonia, Halle is an endearing city around a white Gothic church. For a few short …
15 Best Things to Do in Wavre (Belgium)
Anchored on both banks of the Dyle River, Wavre is a small city in Walloon Brabant not far from the boundary with Flanders. In the 1970s Wavre was put on …
15 Best Things to Do in Chimay (Belgium)
In 1486 Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I made the little town of Chimay a principality, and declared that its first prince Charles I de Croÿ would have the same rank …
15 Best Things to Do in Malmedy (Belgium)
This town in a deep wooded valley in the Ardennes has a story that begins with the foundation of an abbey in the 7th century. For more than a millennium …
15 Best Things to Do in Bouillon (Belgium)
On its meandering course through the Ardennes the Semois River has carved out some of the most iconic landscapes in Belgium. The views over the long loops at Bouillon, Frahan …
15 Best Things to Do in Lier (Belgium)
The people of Lier are often called Schapekoppen (sheep heads), which is a 14th-century insult turned into a point of pride. The story goes that at the start of the …
15 Best Things to Do in Huy (Belgium)
In the Early Modern Age if you were a visitor to Huy, a city on the rugged banks of the Meuse, you would be pointed to the city’s four wonders, …