Enter your dates and click "Check Rates" to find hotel prices:
tags / Belgium
Related tags:
|
|
Adrian_Liston says:
The finale of the carnival at Binche is on Shrove Tuesday, starting at around 4pm and lasting for nearly two hours. It is a simple train ride to and from Binche if you are anywhere in Belgium, although the trains leaving straight after the parade will be packed.
The parade is World Heritage liste…
|
|
|
|
johnnyjohnny says:
A sand sculpture is a construction of sand and water. 4000 year B.C. the ancient Egypts already knew it as a form of art. A sand sculpture can be made with any kind of sand, but the exact type of sand that must be used depends on the form and height of the final sculpture.
The sand used to make …
|
|
|
|
i-media says:
Benito e Mia is a great restaurant located in Houthalen, Belgium. The restaurant is part of Limburg Golf & Coutry Club and is situated in a fantastic park. They serve great Italian dishes with an original presentation. The food is excellent and I'm especially fond of their "Ravioli al tartufo" and …
|
|
|
|
Adrian_Liston says:
Belgian festivals in 2009
The Sunday before Shrove Tuesday (22nd Feb, 2009)
Cwarme, in Malmedy. The Haguete, covered by masks, wander around with hapes-tchar (implements designed to feed lepers), immobilise bystanders and force them to their knees to plead for forgiveness. www.malmedy.be
Shro…
|
|
|
|
Olav70 says:
Domaine de l'Alu is a traditional Ardennes farm, that's been completely renovate on the inside to accommodate guests. The main building is split into apartments which can accommodate up to 7 people. Attached to the main building, they also have 2 houses to rent which can accommodate respectively 10 …
|
|
|
|
Adrian_Liston says:
The festival of Cwarmé in Malmedy has been going on for at least 500 years, on the Sunday before Shrove Tuesday every year. It is simply delightful, a pure expression of the community, a fusion between French, Walloon and German culture. In this parade everyone is drawn into the fun and takes part …
|
|
|
|
Adrian_Liston says:
Our foodie friends are hard to impress - luckily the New York Times had given them advice on which places to visit, with two features on Les Brassins. We wouldn't have found this place otherwise, tucked away into a back alley in Ixelles. I had excellent garlic mushrooms and vegetarian pasta, and Lyd…
|
|
|
|
Adrian_Liston says:
Brukselbinnenstebuiten ("Brussels turned inside out") is a Flemish non-profit organisation that, among other things, runs tours of Brussels. They have a very different perspective to tours than most guides, rather than show you the most beautiful parts of the city they concentrate on civic planning,…
|
|
|
|
Adrian_Liston says:
As a vegetarian I love Ethiopian food, and Kokob is a great place to get it. The atmosphere is fun, lively and relaxing all at the same time, and the food is fantastic. Unless you ask for separate meals, everything will come out on huge pancakes (actually injera, a flat sourdough bread that looks li…
|
|
|
|
Adrian_Liston says:
This park just next to Atomium is a 1/25th scale model of some of the highlights of Europe. It is designed as a one hour walk-around and contains enough interactive stuff to keep children entertained for the full hour. The models are surprisingly good and a lot of detail is given in the guide bookle…
|
|
|
|
Adrian_Liston says:
t Elfde Gebod ("The 11th Commandment") is a really cool little bar right next to the cathedral in Antwerp, which we discovered thanks to Di. When all the Catholic churches were going out of business and selling their icons, this little place started buying them up and packed them into a bar. This pl…
|
|
|
|
Adrian_Liston says:
De Dry Coppen is a gorgeous little bookstore a few streets from the town square of Leuven. The bookstore has a good selection of Dutch and English language titles, with an emphasis on literature and travel. Possibly more than a bookstore, De Dry Coppen is also a coffee shop, with a warm atmosphere a…
|
|
|
|
Larrys says:
During our visit to Brussels in early July 2009 we stayed at a hotel that was Southwest of the major tourist attractions such as the Mannekin Pis and Grand Place. The first night we arrived we walked toward the main square to find somewhere to eat. We noticed this restaurant was filled with people …
|
|
|
|
Chokk says:
This week I had the luck to stay at Chateau du Lac in the north-east section of Genval, which is situated 15 km or 25 min drive southeast of Brussels.
The view of the hotel and from the hotel is beautiful; the castle is situated next to a lake and a huge fountain adds to the view. The surrounding…
|
|
|
|
|
Adrian_Liston says:
The Fight for the Golden Stilt has been held in Namur each year since at least 1411. The battle is held between the Melans (with yellow and black stilts) and the Averesses (with red and white stilts). It is not just an ancient tradition, it is a serious sporting event, and the most riveting I have …
|
|
|
|
johnnyjohnny says:
I've decided one day to take my camera and to visit De Panne, seaside resort very close to the French border, well-known for its nature reserves and the widest beach of the Flemish Coast, "the golden paradise" they call it...
If you prefer a holiday village in the Flemish landscape, you will cert…
|
|
|
|
kourtj says:
I love Delirium beer, so I was very happy to find this place in Brussels. It took my friend and I about an hour to find it, because it seems to be located in a small back alley. But it is worth the wandering, plus it forced us to speak with the locals when we kept asking for directions. Lots of sp…
|
|
|
|
Petra2111 says:
We've stayed here a couple of times already because it's a great hotel with lots of facility's like a big swimming pool, sauna, turkish steambath etc
It's has a luxurious and various breakfast and it's just next to the Ring of Antwerp. The busstop to the centre of Antwerp is just in front of the ho…
|
|
|
|
|
Adrian_Liston says:
Chapitre du Tournoi is held on the first Saturday of September each year. For the day, the Fraternity of the Quarteniers de la Flamiche of Dinant holds a pie-eating competition, with the regional speciality quiche "Flaminche Dinantaise". The legend tells that the "Flaminche Dinantaise" was created w…
|
|
|
|
Adrian_Liston says:
Second Sunday in May every year in Ypres is the Kattenbelletje. Once every three years, the festival coincides with Kattenstoet, the Cat Parade.
The day starts at 3pm, with the Cat Parade. The Cat Parade is themed, with a Welcome to Ypres, Cats Throughout History, the History of Ypres, Cat Legen…
|
|
|
|
Ghostboy says:
A nice cafe in the center of the village, situated on a little courtyard, and therefore quiet, even when you're sitting on the patio, but not totally away from the street.
The cafe is transformated out of an old soup factory and is known for its trendy interior.
Cafe Kalifornia has a menu with dif…
|
|
|
|
Adrian_Liston says:
Maestro Gelato is the most central place to get ice-cream, right in the middle of the sights. Luckily, James put me onto this new place, 't Galetji, which is only a few minutes walk away. Today we were wandering near by, and with the sun out heating up Leuven it seemed like the perfect opportunity t…
|
|
|
|
Harry_hol says:
We took a day trip to Lier in Belgium, a small historical town not that far from Antwerp. And after a few hours walking around admiring this old town you get a bit hungry of course. Since it was half way in the afternoon we looked for a sandwich and a warm drink. In one of the shopping streets we fo…
|
|
|
|
Adrian_Liston says:
When we were showing Elle around Leuven and she mentioned how she loved real hot chocolate, this is the place we took her to. It is in Grote Markt, overlooking the old townhall, so it is a little pricey but still good value. The attraction, of course, is the hot chocolate. What they bring out is a b…
|
|
|
|
mainhart says:
The Hotel Nicholas was quite a find. I found it through the www.hotels.be website. It was listed as a 2 star hotel. The rooms were reasonably spacious, the decor dated but OK. The bathrooms were clean, and the breakfasts were good. The major draw for this hotel is its location. It is located on a qu…
|
|
|
|
Adrian_Liston says:
I take back what I was saying about Pizza in Belgium - La vecchia Napoli served up the first truly excellent pizza I have had since moving here. Huge selection of pizzas (nothing else) which all sounded excellent. Around 10 euro or so for a (large) personal pizza.
The place has character too, it…
|
|
|
|
Adrian_Liston says:
We went to this little family-owned Lebanese place to celebrate signing the contract for our first apartment together, and we really enjoyed it. The food is excellent and quite cheap, the different dishes were each about four or five euros and we ordered four dishes and were stuffed with food left o…
|
|
|
|
Adrian_Liston says:
I have to say, when I saw the Thai House I didn’t have high expectations, guessing it would be along the lines of greasy take-away Chinese or something. This made the food that came out an unexpected delight. The vegetarian options were really limited (unusual for Thai) but when I asked them to ma…
|
|
|
|
Adrian_Liston says:
Floralien, Lente in Groot-Bijgaarden (Spring in the Great Botanic Gardens), is a annual flower show in Brussels. The show includes over a million bulbs, set among the superb surroundings of a 17th-century castle and manor house. The grounds are well worth seeing in their own right, and the flower sh…
|
|
|
|
Adrian_Liston says:
Laetare is held in Stavelot on the fourth Sunday in Lent (22nd of March in 2009). It is a huge festival in a tiny town - a quarter of the population is in the parade. Most of the parade is what you would expect in a parade - themed floats and marching bands - but the end is unique to Stavelot. The B…
|
|
The carnival of Binche
1 review
Festivals of Belgium
1 review
Delirium Cafe
5 reviews
