Brussels
A lesser sight on the Horta trail, this grand private house was remodelled and extended by the architect in 1893. It displays a rather stuffy collection…
Must-see attractions in Belgium
Wallonia
In the stream valley steeply below the village center is the picturesque Château de Crupet, a moated 13th-century tower-house. It's private but photogenic…
Antwerp
Outside Het Steen castle is a humorous statue of Lange Wapper, a tall folkloric ‘peeping Tom’ figure showing off his codpiece to two diminutive onlookers.
Ghent
Ghent's attachment to graffiti as an art form began in this central alley, known locally as Graffitistraatje. The website has a live map showing the…
Northeast Belgium
Dating from 1677, this fine church has a very spacious feel, with two rows of whitewashed Corinthian columns and an elegant altarpiece of pale grey marble…
Antwerp
Presiding over Groenplaats, with Antwerp's cathedral rising splendidly behind it, this 1840s bronze Rubens statue was sculpted by Borgerhout-born…
Brussels
The dressmakers' guildhall is now a particularly splendid grand café whose upper-storey rooms (when open) offer fine views across the square.
Bruges
It's believed that the world's first stock exchange began in and around this 13th-century house. It's not open to the public, but the space is used for…
Brussels
Six 1698 houses sit behind this single palatial facade, reworked in 1882. Had the imperial governor had his way after 1695, the whole square would have…
Brussels
A 1902 statue of city hero Everard ’t Serclaes depicts his reclining corpse. A fairly contemporary ‘tradition’ claims that rubbing the statue will bring…
Bruges
The statue of Hans Memling was erected in 1874. The Flemish Primitive artist is buried in St Gilliskerk, a few blocks further north.
West Flanders
Behind the Grote Markt’s southeast corner, St-Niklaaskerk has a bulky 13th-century tower that you can climb for good summer views, plus a small exhibit on…
Ghent
This statue of the creators of Ghent's world-renowned Adoration of the Mystic Lamb was unveiled here for the 1913 World Expo.
West Flanders
The 15th-century Spaans Paviljoen (Spanish Pavilion) was Veurne’s town hall before being commandeered as a garrison for Spanish officers during Habsburg…
Brussels
Built in 1725, this chateau is a residence of the Belgian royal family and has been used to house visiting dignitaries. It is not open to the public.
Ypres
This decent little gallery is set in a three-storey 1555 almshouse complex. Exhibitions change regularly but usually feature 19th-century paintings.
Godshuis St-Jozef & De Meulenaere
Bruges
The Godshuis St-Jozef and De Meulenaere almshouses offer one of the city's most spacious oases of calm; enter via the green door.
Wallonia
One of two towers preserved from the original 1202 city wall, this is a surprising sight at the end of a nondescript lane.
Belgian Coast
The Seafront's main attractions are a parked Russian submarine and a lightship (sister to one in Antwerp).
Belgium
The distinctive 1930 art-deco Palais du Centenaire features a pyramid of terraced tiers capped by statues.
Brussels
There's a white space upstairs with a polished concrete floor, while downstairs sits a small art bookshop.
Ypres
A single small chapel room featuring some unexpectedly high-quality medieval art, mostly religious.
Brussels
A residence of the Belgian royal family, the eighteenth-century villa is not open to the public.
Brussels
The vaulted 1811 brick, neo-Gothic Au Lion d’Or building bridges a branch of the Senne River.
Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial
West Flanders
Located within the Messines Ridge British Cemetary is this tribute to New Zealand's war dead.
Wallonia
Included in admission to the Memorial 1815 visitor centre is the charmingly old-fashioned 1912 Panorama de la Bataille, a circular action-packed painting…
Ostend
Soul superstar Marvin Gaye wrote his last hit, 'Sexual Healing', in 1981 while living in Ostend. His residency is marked by a wildly tacky statue of the…
