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The Return, 1940, oil on canvas, 50 x 65 cm. © Charly Herscovici, with his kind authorisation - c/o SABAM-ADAGP, 2009

Magritte Museum

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Celebrated Surrealist painter René Magritte gets his very own museum. Located on Brussels' place Royale in an extension of the Fine Arts Museum complex, the Magritte Museum features hundreds…

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Belgian Centre of Comic Strip Art, Brussels. Courtesy of Visit Flanders

Belgian Centre of Comic Strip Art

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The Belgian Centre of Comic Strip Art is dedicated to cartoons, celebrating artists such as Bruxellois Hergé, creator of Tintin. New comic strip art appears alongside rare originals. Check out…

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The Grand'Place, Brussels. Courtesy of Jon Martin

Grand'Place

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Bursting with Gothic façades, the Grand'Place is one of Europe's largest city squares. Don't miss the gloriously asymmetric Town Hall and adorned guild houses. This is the historic heart of…

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The infamous Manneken-Pis, Brussels. Courtesy of Visit Flanders

Manneken-Pis

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This bizarre little statue of a peeing boy is the most popular tourist attraction in Brussels, just off the Grand'Place. Famously touted as a glorious example of Belgian humour and capacity…

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MIM - Musical Instrument Museum, Brussels. © MIM

Musical Instrument Museum

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This wrought-iron and glass Art Nouveau building, designed by Victor Horta, is home to MIM, Brussels' musical instrument museum. Located off the Mont des Arts, the converted department store…

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The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels. Courtesy of Brussels Tourist Office

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

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The Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels- the Museum of Ancient Art and the Museum of Modern Art - form the country's most important museum complex. Watch out for work by the Belgian…

Waiting for the enemy. Courtesy of M Fasol

Re-enactment of the Battle of Waterloo

Jun 2010 (annual)

The infamous defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815 is re-enacted every year, bringing together volunteer regiments from all over Europe in full period gear, complete with weapons. Over 1000…

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Dour Festival, Dour. © IZO (Drouet Mathieu) 2manypics.net IZO (Drouet Mathieu) 2manypics.net

Dour Festival

Jul 2010 (annual)

The Dour Festival has taken place every year since 1989 in this southern Belgian town and is now established as one of Europe's best alternative music events. The line-up features a broad…

Formula One: Belgian Grand Prix

Aug 2010 (annual)

The Belgian Grand Prix at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is one of the most eagerly awaited races of the Formula One season.

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The Great Procession of Our Lady of Tournai asbl Grande Procession de Tournai Photo by Pierre Peeters

Procession of Our Lady

Sep 2010 (annual)

The Cathedral of Our Lady is a monument to the patron saint of Tournai, whose holy relics are kept in the crypt. In 1092, when the entire town was threatened by the plague, the Bishop ordered…

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Annemie Verbeke, Parcours de Stylistes. Credit: Modo Bruxellae.

Fashion Designers Trail

Oct 2010 (biennial)

You could explore Brussels via its restaurants and chocolate shops, but you could take an equally delectable journey and embark on a fashion designers trail. Explore the city while feasting…

Apples. Photo by Ben Evans, © Whatsonwhen

Marché du Midi Market

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The Marché du Midi is Brussels' largest food market, a haven of fresh fruit, vegetables, North African herbs and spices, olives, cheese and fish, big enough to provide a whole Sunday morning's…

The Adoration of the Magi, Peter Paul Rubens Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

Flemish Art Collection at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

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The collections of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp, the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent and the Groeninge Museum in Bruges have come together to form the Flemish Art Collection. The…

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A teacher and schoolchildren discuss a painting in the Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium. Courtesy Toerisme Brugge. © Cel Fotografie Stad Brugge Toerisme Brugge, © Cel Fotografie Stad Brugge

Groeninge Museum

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Bruges' Groeninge Museum boasts a large collection of art from the 15th century to Modern Art. Wander from one period to the next and don't miss the Flemish Masters, including Van Eyck's…

Christ Carrying the Cross, Jheronimus Bosch Museum of Fine Arts Ghent

Flemish Art Collection at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Ghent

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The collections of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp, the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent and the Groeninge Museum in Bruges have come together to form the Flemish Art Collection. The…

Calling all chocoholics...

Museum of Cocoa and Chocolate

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In a country famed for its chocolate, this museum is a mouth-watering must-see. The converted house of the Dukes of Brabant on the Grand Place offers a tour through chocolate-making history…

Portrait of Jacquemyne Buuck by Pieter Pourbus as shown at The Groeninge Museum Bruges Groeninge Museum Bruges

Flemish Art Collection at the Groeninge Museum Bruges

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The collections of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp, the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent and the Groeninge Museum in Bruges have come together to form the Flemish Art Collection. The…

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Fuse, Brussels. Photo by Kris Deplaedt, © Fuse

Fuse

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Fuse is Belgium's premier techno club, regularly welcoming international DJs to the Marolles district. Laurent Garnier, Luke Slater and Carl Craig have all mixed in this intimate club. Crowds…

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In Flanders Fields Museum

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In Flanders Fields Museum takes its name from military surgeon John McCrae's poem about the First World War. Not only a must-see for those interested in that period, the museum also puts the…

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Marché de la Batte; © Tourisme Liège

Marché de la Batte

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Straddling the banks of the River Meuse, the Marché de la Batte is a hive of activity on a Sunday morning as keen shoppers search its colourful stalls for a bargain.


Highlights

Re-enactment of the Battle of Waterloo

Waterloo Battlefield, Waterloo

Jun 2010 (annual)

Dour Festival

Festival Site, Dour

Jul 2010 (annual)

Formula One: Belgian Grand Prix

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps

Aug 2010 (annual)