Tourism
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Belgium
Nature
The Nordsea
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The Belgian beach is 65 km long and contains about 15 seaside resorts.
The beaches are made of sand.
There are life-savers in every seaside resort .
The nice city of Bruges is in the neighbourhood.
Recreation: swimming, fishing, sailing, going for a walk on the beach, …
Along the dike you can make a tour by bike or have fun on a gocart.
Very popular for Belgian tourists!
The Kempen
• The Kempen are situated in the north-east of Belgium. They contain
the Flemish districts Antwerp, Limburg and a part of Flemish Brabant.
• The Kempen are known for their beautiful broad-leaved forests, turf
moors, streams and lakes.
• The ideal place for a careless, peaceful holiday.
• Recreation: cycling, going for a walk in the forest, fishing, visiting a
castle, …
The Ardennes
• Situated in the south- east of Belgium.
• Known for its beautiful fir-woods, rivers, streams, valleys, waterfalls,
hills, …
• Recreation: going for a walk, kayaking, fishing, horsebackriding,
climbing, mountainbiking, …
• Winter fun: cross country skiing, skiing, sleighing
• Must see: lots of castles and caverns worth to visit!
Cities of art
Antwerp
Groenplaats, OLV Cathedral
Grote Markt (market place) with statute of Brabo and town hall
Panorama on the Schelde (river)
Brussels
Manneken Pis,
the little boy who pees
Atomium
Basilica of Koekelberg
Mini-Europe
Grote Markt with town hall
Royal palace
European parliament
Brugge
Brugse reien (channels) and Belfry
(building at the back)
Grote Markt with town hall
Ghent
Gravensteen (old castle)
Agnus Dei of the broters Van Eyck
Saint-Baaf Cathedral and Belfry
Namur
Belfry
Citadel
Liège
Panorama from the citadel
Stairs of Bueren