World view: horseback fishing on the Belgium coast
Oostduinkerke, on the west Flanders coast in Belgium, is the only place in the world where the 500-year-old tradition of trawling for shrimp on horseback can still be seen. It was once practised...
View ArticleBritain and Belgium introduce simpler visa policies for Chinese nationals
New scheme will create ‘one-stop shop’ for Chinese visitors to Britain and the wider Schengen areaBritain and Belgium have announced new streamlined visa procedures for Chinese nationals who want to...
View ArticleShare your Ghent tips with GuardianWitness or #GuardianGhent
We’re going social in search of insider tips that get to the heart of the Belgian city of Ghent. Your best contributions will be published as part of a city guide next weekDeel jouw foto’s, tips en...
View ArticleInstagram snapshots: Ghent through the eyes of locals
Last week we did a call-out asking for your best Instagram shots of Ghent. From medieval architecture to urban art, the famous velodrome to back-street bars, you sent us an assortment of scenes that...
View ArticleThe alternative city guide to Ghent, Belgium
The second in our series of guides to Europe’s alt cities takes us to Ghent, a medieval masterpiece on the surface, but bang up to date with its underground music scene, cutting-edge design and...
View ArticleThe best of Ghent, Belgium: readers' travel tips
Scenic canal routes, awe-inspiring grafitti, potent cocktails and a vibrant arthouse cinema – our readers share their favourite spots to visit in the cityThe alternative city guide to Ghent,...
View ArticleEurostar passengers trapped on trains overnight number more than 1,200
Power problem outside Lille in northern France caused two trains from London to be strandedHundreds of Eurostar passengers were stuck on trains for hours overnight after an overhead cable problem.The...
View ArticleBritons advised not to travel to Brussels after attacks
Foreign Office taking drastic step of warning against travel to another EU country after terrorist killings in BelgiumBritish people are advised not to travel to Brussels following terror attacks in...
View ArticleWorld view: Tour of Flanders, Belgium
Cyclists test their mettle in the 100th edition of the Ronde Van Vlaanderen, described by one former pro as ‘the hardest one-day bike race ever created’Continue reading...
View ArticleCycling is religion in Flanders, Belgium
They take cycling seriously in Belgium. But in the Flanders region of the country, it’s closer to religion, as a remarkable exhibition in a church in Roeselare showsContinue reading...
View ArticleEurostar passengers trapped on trains overnight number more than 1,200
Power problem outside Lille in northern France caused two trains from London to be strandedHundreds of Eurostar passengers were stuck on trains for hours overnight after an overhead cable problem.The...
View ArticleJoin Antwerp’s party people at its Plein Publiek pop-up
A vacant apartment complex in northern Belgium has been transformed into Plein Publiek, a gallery, restaurant and venuePop-ups are two-a-penny these days but in Antwerp, Plein Publiek, a new venture...
View ArticleIn Bruges, unwind amid the calm of an almshouse garden
Many of Bruges’s 44 almshouses have hidden gardens, which are ideal spaces for contemplating its historic atmosphere. This is one of the bestSometimes, even in a city as beautiful as Bruges, the canal...
View Article10 top tips from our Brussels correspondent
Belgian beer isn’t the only thing to raise a glass to in Brussels, the city serves up art nouveau architecture, surrealist art, nature on the doorstep – and the stand where Angela Merkel nips for...
View ArticleConcrete thinking's in fashion at Brussels' brutalist Jam Hotel
Budget hotels always offer basic, boxy rooms, but not many are as creative as this alternative gem in the Belgian capitalBrussels is a city of grand townhouses and art nouveau. Yet plonked in the...
View Article10 of the best things to do in Belgium: readers’ travel tips
Boring Belgium? ‘No’, say our tipsters, who have explored art nouveau in Brussels, kayaked in the Ardennes – and even stayed at a bowel hotel• Enter next week’s readers’ tips: ItalyThis chapel/art...
View ArticleBrussels city guide: what to see plus the best bars, hotels and restaurants
Ignore the cynics, Brussels is one of Europe’s most cosmopolitan cities, with hip bars and cafes, vintage markets and a fine line in the ‘9th Art’Living in Paris, I am used to getting a surprised look...
View ArticleThe Belgian festival where the fountains flow with gin
In Belgium, jenever, the juniper-infused gin prototype, is still a popular tipple and is celebrated each October with a riotous festival in the town of HasseltAll hail jenever – the precursor to gin...
View ArticleIn defence of Brussels: ‘If you actually know it, you probably love it’
Ignore the sceptics, this is a fabulous city, says a longtime fan – especially Ixelles, the vibrant multicultural quarter where Audrey Hepburn was born Coming home from a holiday last week, I had a...
View ArticleVintage stuff: Belgium’s biggest flea market
Tongeren, Belgium’s oldest town founded in the first century AD, is also home to a vast and fascinating flea market. Perfect for a weekend treasure huntI wake on Sunday morning in Tongeren like a kid...
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