Belgium Christmas Markets

Ghent (Gent) is a beautiful historic city in Belgium that lies between Bruges, Antwerp and Brussels. Ghent was the ancient capital of the County of Flanders, and, in the Middle Ages, between the 11th and 13th centuries, it was one of the largest and richest cities in northern Europe, Ghent’s fortune was the processing of wool and fabrics. The medieval ...

Louvain (Leuven), a very important university and capital of Flemish Brabant, is located less than 30 km east of Brussels. The city grew in the Middle Ages thanks to trade and the production of fabrics, and had its golden age between the 12th and 14th centuries. In 1425, its historic university was founded, the oldest, still in operation, in Belgium. ...

Liège is an important city in Belgium, in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of the country. The city is crossed by the River Meuse and is located a short distance from the borders with Holland and Germany. Founded in the Middle Ages, Liège, thanks to its strategic position, was an important military stronghold during the following centuries. The historic center of ...

Mons, former capital of the county of Hainaut, is an important Belgian city located southwest of Brussels and not far from the French border. The city center is largely made up of red brick houses, the Grand Place is the heart of the old city, here you can find the Town Hall (Hôtel de Ville), interesting facades of old houses ...

Located not far from the border with France and a few kilometers southeast of Brussels, Namur is the capital city of Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium. Among the city’s tourist attractions we find: the fortified citadel that dominates it and the cathedral, whose bell tower is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site (part of the Beffrois of Belgium and France). ...

The small town of Durbuy, with only 11,000 inhabitants, is described in tourist brochures as the smallest city in the world. It was an important medieval commercial center and in the 14th century it was elevated to the status of city. Durbuy has some interesting monuments, the most famous of which are the old grain warehouse (Halle aux blés), the ...

Christmas markets are a very old tradition that developed in central Europe several centuries ago, during the Middle Ages. Their origins are connected to German culture and traditions, in fact the first written documents attesting the existence of Christmas markets are documents concerning some German cities. The oldest document found so far which speaks of the ancestors of today’s Christmas ...

Located in the center of the Belgian coast, Ostend is a very popular seaside resort for Belgians. The ancient city was destroyed during the Second World War and later rebuilt with anonymous buildings. For those who are fond of military architecture of the Second World War, the so-called Atlantic Wall (Atlantikwall) is interesting, a system of fortifications, bunkers and tunnels, ...

Located near the border with France, Ypres (Ieper) was, during the Middle Ages, one of the main centers for the textile trade of Belgium, at the time Ypres rivaled in splendor and power with the nearby cities of Ghent and Bruges. Largely destroyed in the First World War, Ypres was faithfully rebuilt and restored and many of its old buildings ...

Dinant is located in Wallonia a few tens of kilometers south-east of the city of Charleroi, the city is located along the course of the river Meuse in a flat area and is characterized not only by a beautiful historic center but also by the presence of a suggestive rocky outcrop , the Rocher Bayard which dominates the river, on the ...