Belgian food exports hit record high
Never before did the Belgian food industry record greater sales abroad than in 2018. Hardly surprising, when you consider that
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Flanders
James Ensor: The painter of masks who was besotted with Ostend
The garish colours give the impression of joyous vivacity. Until you notice the pale, chalky background and an eerie tension
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St. Anna’s Tunnel: 572 metres of walkway beneath the Scheldt river in Antwerp
A pedestrian tunnel was excavated over 31 metres deep below the Scheldt between 28 June 1931 and 14 August 1933
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Reading between the lines: A see-through church made out of steel in Groot-Loon
In 2011, the young architect duo Pieterjan Gijs and Arnout Van Vaerenbergh from Leuven adorned the already beautiful fruit region
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Six nature reserves to discover in Belgium
During the summer many people go on a trip to the seaside. It is the usual. But Belgium has so
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Video: Belgian efficiency and kindness
The video below shows a Belgian company performing work in a school in Flanders while the children are on break.
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Speaker of the Flemish Parliament resigns – Vlaams Belang’s Filip Dewinter replaces him
The Speaker of the Flemish Parliament Kris Van Dijck (N-VA) caused a political earthquake in Belgium today by resigning from
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July 11th marks the Day of the Flemish Community of Belgium
Today marks the Day of the Flemish Community of Belgium, also known as Flemish Community Day. It is held on
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Marie Siska has been baking waffles in Belgium for 100 years
In 1919, Marie Siska (1881-1948) and her Dutch entrepreneurial husband Petrus Dossche started a waffle house in Zoutelaan in Knokke,
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Come and cycle 10-metres high through the trees in Flanders
Flanders is streaked with a fine maze of cycle nodes, that is to say a network of interconnected bike paths.
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