Best Traditional Belgian Travel Guide - Brussels Grand-Place UNESCO 1998, Bruges UNESCO 2000, Ghent St Bavo's Van Eyck, Antwerp Plantin-Moretus UNESCO 2005, Waterloo 1815, Tournai Cathedral UNESCO 2000, Belfries UNESCO 1999, Mining Sites UNESCO 2012, Stoclet Palace UNESCO 2009 and Belgium Deep Heritage Tour Destinations
Browse more guides: Belgium travel | Europe destinations Best Traditional Belgian Travel Guide - Brussels Grand-Place UNESCO 1998, Bruges Venice of the North UNESCO 2000, Ghent St Bavo's Altarpiece, Antwerp Plantin-Moretus UNESCO 2005, Waterloo Lion Mound, Tournai Cathedral UNESCO 1995, Belfries of Belgium and France UNESCO 1999, Major Mining Sites UNESCO 2012, Stoclet Palace UNESCO 2009 and Belgium Deep Heritage Tour Destinations TL;DR Belgium packs an outrageous amount of heritage into 30,528 square kilometres. The country runs three official languages (Dutch in Flanders to the north, French in Wallonia to the south, German along a small eastern strip), holds the headquarters of both the European Union and NATO, and supports a population of about 11.7 million people who genuinely take their beer, chocolate and Gothic architecture seriously. For travellers, the practical effect is that you can leave Brussels at breakfast, drink Trappist ale beside a medieval belfry in Bruges ...