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Free Bruges & Brussels city map

07 February 2013

Exploring Belgium’s highlights is a whole lot easier with our free, printable PDF map.Whether you’re checking out the cobbled lanes...

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Eat well on the move in Europe

15 June 2012

Planning a long, languid meander across Europe? Of course, this continent’s food is rightfully reverred, but if you’re not clever...

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Starry night: top five art hotels

13 June 2012

In the words of Oscar Wilde on his death bed: ‘Either this wallpaper goes, or I do.’ If art matters...

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Globetrotting for chocoholics

19 January 2012

Love chocolate? Discover how to feel full of beans on this non-stop choc-focused tour of the planet.Flanders, BelgiumBelgians love chocolate...

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Destinations that pair well with wine and beer

19 August 2011

A glistening glass of local wine, with a tasty little snack on the side – is there anything better? It’s...

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Belgium and Luxembourg: travel books to read before you go

01 May 2011

Few foreigners have taken up the challenge of penning travel tales about Belgium…and only one man has tackled Luxembourg. Still,...

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The best public art in the world

01 April 2011

Why wait in line at a gallery when these splendid works are on offer in the street? And they can...

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If cities had faces, we’d make out with these places

07 February 2011

I’m no objectum sexual, a person with ‘pronounced emotional and often romantic desire towards particular inanimate objects’, like newlywed Erika...

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9 weekend courses in Europe

04 February 2011

Improve yourself in 2011, whether it’s by learning to dance, playing polo or tucking into chocolate. In an extract from...

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Belgian architecture

04 July 2010

This is an excerpt from the architecture section of Lonely Planet’s Belgium & Luxembourg guide.Some of Belgium’s finest cathedrals and...

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Belgium's seriously sweet tooth

11 June 2010

Most European countries offer the cultural thrill of unusual ways to expand your waistline, but Belgium elevates this often unexpected...

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Blogger interview: Alex Budak on Semester at Sea

25 May 2010

Travel blogger, technology advocate, media scholar - add ‘sailor’ to that list. Alex Budak tells us about his floating college...

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Beginners guide to Belgian beer

02 March 2010

In Belgium, beer rules. No other country boasts a brewing tradition more richly diverse. Standard Belgian lagers, notably Jupiler, Maes...

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