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A September Week in Belgium: Ten Heritage Cities
Ten heritage cities in one September loop through Belgium: the Art Nouveau of Brussels, the béguinage of Leuven and the […]
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From Brussels — Victor Horta and Art Nouveau Architecture to Belfry of Namur, in the order we curated them.
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Ten heritage cities in one September loop through Belgium: the Art Nouveau of Brussels, the béguinage of Leuven and the printing house of Antwerp; the medieval centres of Ghent, Bruges and Kortrijk in Flanders; then the cathedral of Tournai, the Neolithic mines of Spiennes, the boat lifts of the Canal du Centre and the citadel city of Namur in Wallonia. Timed for Belgium’s regional heritage days, which run across September. Each stop links to its full entry in the archive; download the GPX or KML for your own navigator.
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Brussels — Victor Horta and Art Nouveau Architecture
In 1893 Victor Horta completed the Hôtel Tassel on rue Paul-Émile Janson — and with it, invented architectural Art Nouveau. The building's iron columns…
Great Beguinage, Leuven
One of the Low Countries' largest surviving beguinages, this 3-hectare medieval quarter in Leuven comprises nearly 100 houses arranged along dozen…
Plantin-Moretus Museum: The Printing Press That Changed the World
The only printing establishment from the age of Gutenberg preserved entirely intact — workshops, foundry, archive, library, residence, and courtyard garden…
Ghent Historic Centre
Ghent is a Flemish medieval city in Belgium whose historic centre preserves a skyline of three great medieval towers, a network of waterways lined with…
Bruges Historic Centre – Virtual Tour 360°
Medieval Bruges, capital of West Flanders, preserves one of Europe's finest historic centers—a UNESCO World Heritage Site where canals, Gothic…
Belfry of Kortrijk
Medieval bell tower in Kortrijk's historic centre, housing treasures and archives, now a UNESCO World Heritage site celebrating civic rather than…
Tournai Cathedral – Virtual Tour 360°
A UNESCO World Heritage cathedral and seat of the Diocese of Tournai, this medieval monument is among Belgium's most significant religious structures.
Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes
Among Europe's largest surviving Neolithic flint mines, Spiennes reveals sophisticated prehistoric extraction techniques spanning 2,100 years and now…
Boat Lifts on the Canal du Centre
Four hydraulic boat lifts near La Louvière engineer vessels across Belgium's Canal du Centre, a UNESCO World Heritage site showcasing industrial-era…
Belfry of Namur
A medieval tower converted to a civic belfry in 1746, the Belfry of Namur exemplifies Europe's municipal pride and belongs to UNESCO's collection of 56…
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