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Holidays in Belgium  -  Travel information Belgium  -  Belgium Holidays.

Kingdom of Belgium.

Provinces in Belgium : Antwerp, East-Flanders, Flemish Brabant, Hainaut, Liege, Limburg, Luxembourg, Namur, Walloon Brabant, West-Flanders.

Belgian Coast.

Major cities in Belgium : Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Ghent.

Belgium is situated in the west of Europe, bordered to the north by the Netherlands [ Limburg, Noord-Brabant and Zeeland ], to the east by Germany and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and to the south and the west by France.

Capital City Belgium : Brussels


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Camping & Caravanning

 
Looking for a nice camp site or a great camping holiday? You're in good hands with Suncamp holidays! Whether you want to reserve a camping pitch or a fully equipped static caravan, tent, chalet or bungalow, you can do it quickly and easily on this website.
Campsites : Antwerp. Limburg & Luxembourg.

Car Hire Belgium 

 Sixt  -   
Pick-Up Station / Return Station: Antwerp DT and Brussels Airport

 Holiday Autos  -    
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

   
From Enhanced Hertz Driving Directions to Emergency Roadside Assistance, check out the many reasons why Hertz is #1 in Car Rental

Holiday Homes Belgium / Apartment

Belvilla 
A chalet, a villa, a castle or a mill? A country estate, a farmhouse, a gîte or a cottage? All have been carefully selected for quality, location, friendly welcome and attractive atmosphere. They are all ideal for a special holiday and good value for money. 

Chalet.nu holiday homes in Belgium

McDonald Hotels & Resorts 

Interhome  -  Holiday Homes Belgium

 
Discover Belgium from the comfort of your own holiday park, apartment or villa.
A self-catering holiday in one of Hoseasons' holiday lodges and parks brings a new meaning to the word freedom. From the moment you arrive you can revel in the limitless possibilities offered at every resort centre.
And with late availability and last minute booking facilities, you'll soon be experiencing the holiday of your dreams. Enjoy a weekend or short break in beautiful countryside, at some of Europe's finest beaches or forest surroundings.

  Soleara Holiday Houses 
Antwerp, Ardennes and Hinaut.

 Bungalow.net  -  Holiday homes Belgium 

Hotels in Belgium

 Hotels in Belgium  -  Hotel guide Belgium
Hotels in the regions Antwerpen, Brussels, East-Flanders, Flemisch Brabantine, Hainaut, Liege, Limburg, Luxembourg, Namur, Oost Kantons, Wallonian Brabantine and West-Flanders

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Hotels in Aalst, Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Charleroi, De Panne, Diegem, Dinant, Fleurus, Gent, Hasselt, Kortrijk, Leuven, Louvain La Neuve, Luik, Mechelen, Mons, Namen, Seraing, Spa, Strombeek Bever, Tournai, Waterloo, Waver, Ypres, Zaventem and Zeebrugge.

Hostels / Budget accommodations

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

 LAJ - Youth Hostelling in Belgium
LAJ is the French-speaking Federation of Belgian Youth Hostels, comprising 10 Youth Hostels across Wallonia and Brussels.
 VHJ - Flemish Youth Hostel Federation

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

Travelsphere  -  UK Coach Holidays
Travelsphere is the UK's No. 1 operator of escorted holidays

Page & Moy 
Activity Holidays, Christmas & New Year, Events, Holidays by Air, Holidays by Coach, Rail Holidays, Resort Holidays, River Cruises, Short Breaks, Touring holidays.

Thomas Cook  -  City Trips Bruges, Brussels

 
Create your perfect trip to Belgium  -  Flight, Hotel and Car 



 Abercrombie & Kent  -  Canal & River Cruising
 Angela Holidays  -  The South Coast Leader for Coach Holidays
The Meuse, Bruges City, Ostend, Bruges Bulbfields, Bulbfields Ghent & Ostend
Departure points within a 30 mile radius of Southampton. Discount Parking for Angela customers in Dover or Folkestone
 Crusader Holidays from Essex  -  weekends & holidays in Britain & Europe
Bruges: Venice of The North Five Day Breaks, Bruges: Spring & Summer 3 day Weekenders, Bruges: Spring & Autumn 4 day Weekenders, Brussels: Luxury 4 Day Weekends, Antwerp & Ghent: Gems of Belgium
With over 100 local departure points, no matter where you live, in East Anglia, London and South-East England, you will find a Crusader Holidays joining point nearby.
 Motours  -  Self Drive Holidays
 Remembrance Travel 
Gallipoli, The Somme, Wipers The Ypres Salient in the Great War, Western Front - The Learning Curve, The Battles of 1915 The loss of Innocence, Ypres, Loos & Vimy

 Battle Field Tours 
Covering WW1 and WW2 - small group fully guided tours to the World War One battlefields and Commonwealth War Grave cemeteries with special tours for Australian and Canadian visitors.

Travel Guides Belgium / Related books

 

Jumbogo 
jumboGo.co.uk is one of the leading Internet book shops for travel guides, maps and language phrase books. Did you know that jumboGo.co.uk offers books and maps from all well known publishers like e.g. Lonely Planet, Rough Guides, Footprint, Cicerone, AA and many more.

Travel Guides Belguim [ amazon.co.uk ]

Belgium 
The mussels in Brussels. An infusion of Rubens and deconstruction-chic in Antwerp. Golden goblets of artisanal beer. Art treasures in Brugge and Gent. And chocolate, chocolate everywhere. Belgium won't disappoint when it comes to its quintessential attractions, but it's got some surprises up its sleeve as well. Whether at a quirky cartoon museum or one of the exuberant carnivals in rural Hainaut, you're sure to catch some of the country's infectious, irreverent spirit. Whatever your pleasure - medieval cities or rural getaways, Flemish masters or Art Nouveau, staying in belle epoque classics or North Sea resorts, eating in lively brasseries or seafood strongholds, shopping for fashion, chocolate, diamonds or beer - you will find it in Belgium. Our local writers have travelled throughout the country to find the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities to prepare you for a journey of stunning variety. Before you leave for Belgium, be sure to pack your "Fodor's" guide to make sure you don't miss a thing.
Paperback 400 pages (June 6, 2006); Publisher: Fodor; Language: English; ISBN: 1400016452.
Belgium and Luxembourg - Lonely Planet - by Grant Dixon, Leanne Logan
Engaging accounts of Belgium's four great passions - food, chocolate, beer and biking. Comprehensive coverage of the jenever bars of Ghent, the brown cafes of Brussels and the hip clubs of Antwerp, plus hints and tips for travelling with children. Features over 30 pages of detailed maps.
Paperback 360 pages (June 2004); Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications

Transport / How do I travel to Belgium

 Antwerp International Airport - Zaventem [ ANR ]
 Brussels Airport [ BRU ] 
Arrivals, departures, timetables, to & from the airport etc.
 Liege Airport [LGG], Ostend Airport [OST], Charleroi Airport [CRL]

 

 
Book cheap flights to Belgium at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

 Airline Tickets Belgium / Bargain Flights
Flight tickets Belgium.

 SN Brussels Airlines  -  Flights to Belgium
London Gatwick and selected regional airports to Brussels International Airport

Belgium was the first country in continental Europe to build a railway that was constructed in 1835 between Mechelen and Brussels

    -  Eurostar, TGV and high speed-rail travel across Europe
Rail Europe is the UK's leading supplier of European Rail tickets. Whether you want to take a short break or a fortnight, your train journey by Eurostar , and connection to Europe with the SNCF range of products, are available to book online.

 NMBS/SNCB - Belgian Railways -  time table, route planner

   -  Hull to Zeebrugge
P&O Ferries is one of the most well known and trusted brands. Wherever you are travelling to, on holiday or on business, P&O Ferries offers a wide range of routes.

  Norfolk Line
Ferries to France from Dover ( cross-channel ferry )

FerryCheap  -  fantastic fares from all of the UK's major ports

 Eurotunnel
Folkestone to Calais - Coquelles

 Maps International  -  Maps Belgium   
  France, Belgium, Luxemborg Road Atlas at Amazon  
 Online Map Belgium [ Uni Texas  -  Perry-Castañeda Library  -  Map Collection ]


Links 

 Travel Insurance - travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 Government Belgium - federal portal

 Brussels  -  Capital City of Belgium

 Antwerp  -  Province of Antwerpen
 East Flanders 
 Flemish Brabant
 Hainaut
 Liege  -  Province
 Limburg 
 Luxembourg
 Namur
 Wallonia
 Walloon Brabant
 West Flanders

 Belgian Ardennes
The Ardennes, situated in the south-east of Belgium, are one of nature's unspoilt areas, rich in fauna and flora, with vast forests of broadleaf and fir, hills and fast flowing rivers. Visitors can wander through the many picturesque villages nestling in the valleys where traditions and folklore still live on, and where the region's arts and crafts can be enjoyed.
 Belgian Coast
The Belgian coast offers a wide range of sport and recreation facilities : here you can hire a bicycle or a buggy, or go sailing or fishing. The wide beach is ideal for ball games, horse riding and beach surfing.

 Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium's second largest city, and the world's fourth largest port, is also the diamond capital of the world
 Bastogne - Ardennes
Bastogne was the keystone of the Ardennes assault in December 1944, the Battle of the Bulge, symbol of the inexorable resistance of the American G.I.'s.
 Blankenberge - North Sea Coast
 Bredene
 Bruges
Europe's most medieval city is Bruges, whose ancient ramparts have survived sieges, sackings, occupations and burnings. In the 14th century it was the country's principal port. At that timeit was, with Venice, the most important economic and cultural center of the Western world. More than 80 bridges span the maze of canals
 Charleroi - largest city and municipality of Wallonia - Province Hainaut
The municipality features an industrial area, iron and steel industry, glassworks, chemicals, and electrical engineering. Charleroi is in the center of a vast coal basin, called 'Pays Noir' [ Black Country ].
 De Haan
 De Panne - Sea Resort
 Ghent
 Hasselt
 Knokke-Heist - North Sea Coast
 Koksijde
 Kortrijk - Tourism Kortrijk
 Leuven
 Liege
 Mechelen
 Middelkerke - 
 Mons
Mons is the regional capital of the province of Hainaut, where History, Culture, Folklore and Gastronomy are combining together. The city soak the walker in the specific charm of the tortuous and steep streets. There, you will find some treasures of Architectures.
 Namur
 Nieuwpoort
 Oostduinkerke - popular seaside resort in the Belgian province of West Flanders
 Oostende - Seaside Resort
 Spa - municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège
The town is situated in a romantic valley amid hills which form part of the Ardennes chain, ca. 35 km [ 22 miles ] southeast of Liege, and ca. 45 km [ 28 miles ] southwest of Aachen. 
As the famed site of healing hot springs, Spa has been frequented as a watering-place since as early as the 14th century. At the end of 19th century it was the in place for Europe royalty to come and take the waters.
 Tournai [ french language ]
The town of Tournai is the second oldest town in the country. It also contains the oldest private houses still in existence in europe. They date from 1175. The town is known for its tapestries and porcelain.
 Ypres - municipality located in the province of West Flanders
During World War I, Ypres was the centre of intense and sustained battles between the German and the Allied forces.
 Waterloo - located in the province of Walloon Brabant
Waterloo, the "morne plaine" of Victor Hugo, owes its fame to the Duke of Wellington. At his headquarters, there he drafted the message announcing the defeat of Napoleon after the battle of Mont-Saint-Jean or the "Belle Alliance". Although the fighting mostly took place in Braine-l'Alleud and the surrounding areas, history commemorates it under the name of the "Battle of Waterloo" with its monument, the "Butte du Lion" (the Lion's Mound).
 Wenduine - seaside resort in West Flanders - Princess of the Belgian seaside resorts
 Westende
 Zeebrugge

 Begonia plant - The Begonia is to Belgium what the Tulip is to Holland.
 Bobbejaanland - aAtraction park
 MTBRoutes.be - MTB routes in Belgium
Provinces Antwerp, Henegouwen, Limburg, Luik, Luxemburg, Namen, East Flanders, Flamish Brabant, French Brabant and West Flanders.
 Mountainbike - Practical guide for all bikers
 Praline
In 1912, Jean Neuhaus Jr. invented the first cold-filled chocolate sweet, which he named a "praline". Three years later, he invented a new type of cardboard package, the familiar tuck-in end chocolate box. The company constantly developed new recipes for its pralines.
 Studio Brussel
 Tourvaren - between Maas and Schelde rivers
 University of Antwerp 

Cuisine - Belgian Foods / Recipes

Belgium plays a central role in the gastronomic life of Western Europe. The Belgian is well-known for his Burgundian lifestyle and he takes great pleasure in sharing this with his guests. The restaurants are known for their quality, and what finer way to end an exciting day than with a typical Flemish stew washed down with an Ardennes trappist beer?

 Diana's Gourmet Corner - Belgian Recipes
  Everybody Eats Well in Belgium Cookbook  - Cookbook by Ruth Van Waerebeek-Gonzalez, Naria Robbins
A collection of over 250 recipes from Belgium, where there are more 3-star restaurants per capita than any other nation. Among the recipes included are Flemish carrot soup, waterzooi of chicken, Belgian steamed mussels and little chocolate nut cakes.
  Guide to Belgian Beers - Petit Fute Travel Guide by Bernard Dubrulle 
Helpful on your quest for the most delicious, authentic Belgian beers - the best in the world.
It's 'Paradise Found'. Loaded with history, tasting notes, recipes, brewery presentations, addresses and so much more, this handy little booklet is your reference tool "par excellence". Take it with you on your beer adventures!
  Brew Like a Monk: Trappist, Abbey, and Strong Belgian Ales and How to Brew Them  
Stan Hieronymus
This book delves into monastic brewing, detailing this rich flavored region of the beer world through detailed visits to the modern producers in both America and Belgium. Along the way, Stan Hieronymus examines methods for brewing these unique ales, suited to commercial and amateur brewers, ready to try their hands at these tasty treats.
Paperback 272 pages (October 2005); Publisher: Brewers Publications,U.S.; Language: English; ISBN: 093738187X
 Resto.be - Belgian restaurants

History of Belgium

Independence: 4 October 1830 from the Netherlands

The art of tapestries flourished in medieval Flanders. They brought color and warmth to the bare stone walls of the castles. Throughout the 16th and 17th century, the ateliers of Brussels produced tapestries unsurpassed in their artistic brilliance. On festive days such as the Brussels Ommegang, or "Joyous Entries" of sovereigns and governors, streets and facades were adorned with exquisite tapestry hangings. Silk, gold and silver threads were used in the weft for royal orders. Sometimes precious stones gave the tapestries an added luster. At that time, generations of art dealers, located in Antwerp, had commercial relations with all important european towns, and sent hundreds of tapestries to Vienna, Venice, London, Paris, Madrid, Krakow, Lisbon, etc... All merchants of the new American colonies were represented there.

 History of Belgium  -  Wikipedia
Before the independence [ Prehistory and Antiquity, belgium in the Middle Ages, Early Modern Era of Belgium, Eighty Years' War, Southern Netherlands ], Independence of Belgium, The Congolese colony, 20th century Belgium
 Belgian Museums

 Canadian War Museum  -  Newspaper Archive
During the Second World War, the staff of the century-old Hamilton Spectator newspaper kept its own monumental record of the war. This collection of more than 144,000 newspaper articles, manually clipped, stamped with the date, and arranged by subject, includes news stories and editorials from newspapers, mostly Canadian, documenting every aspect of the war.

Music, Culture & Entertainment

  Culture Shock! Belgium  - Mark Elliott
Paperback 310 pages (June 2006); Publisher: Graphic Arts Books; Language: English; ISBN: 1558689605

 Belgian Culture  -  Wikipedia
A discussion of Belgian culture requires discussing both those aspects of cultural life shared by 'all' or most of the Belgians, regardless of what language they speak, and also, the differences between the main cultural communities, the Flemings and the French-speakers from Brussels and Wallonia.
 Belgian Music Links
 Dutch Literature

Travel Portal / Belgian Search Engines / Directories

 Visit Belgium
 Ad Valvas  -  search engine
 Voila  -  search engine

 Business Guide to Flanders, Belgium
Find resources on business opportunities, infrastructure, workforce, law and education. Offered by the Flanders Foreign Investment Office.
 Infobel  -  Belgian telephone guide  -  white pages belgium
 Gouden Gids België  -  yellow pages Belgium

 Freesun  -  search engine
 Supergids  -  search engine

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