Blankenberge, one of Belgium’s most popular seaside resorts on the North Sea with its most prominent building, the 350 meter long pier built in 1933. Blankenberge, l’une des stations balnéaires de la Mer du Nord les plus populaires de Belgique, avec sa construction la plus caractéristique, la jetée de 350 mètres de long construite en [...]
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Beguinage, Bruges, Belgium
February 24th, 2010
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In the Middle Ages, the beguinages were autonomous communities of religious women named “beguines” with less strict rules than monasteries. The beguinage of Bruges was founded in 1245 by Margaret of Constantinople, countess of Flanders. Today, it is occupied by the Benedictines and a house transformed into museum can be visited. The Flemish beguinages were [...]
Dinant, Belgium
January 25th, 2010
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Dinant is a small town in the French-speaking part of Belgium, located 90 km from Brussels and 25 km from Namur, that can be visited in one day. Its main attractions for visitors are the grotto “La Merveilleuse”, the collegiate church of Our Lady of Dinant, a gothic church dating from the 13th century, with [...]
