Belgium

Belgium is one of the most densely populated areas in the world, and it was so during many centuries. Thus, it should not be a big surprise that there are plenty of towns in the country, many of which are old. There is so much to see, that the country is often called "best kept secret of Europe". Squeezed between France and the Netherlands, Belgium is itself multi-cultured, and its Northern Dutch-speaking part, Flanders, is in many regards very different from its Southern French-speaking part, Wallonia. We feature both Flemish and Walloon towns in our catalog and highly recommend you to visit both parts of the country when planning your trip to Belgium.

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Dinant

The town is shaped by a narrow valley between the rock and the river Meuse, stretching from North to South along the shore. It became wealthy because of agricultural opportunities presented by the fertile of the land on the plateau that overlooks it, as well as by the limestone of the cliffs themselves. Military architecture fans would admire the 11th-century built citadel, while gastronomy maniacs would appreciate special quiche dinantaise and couque, Europe's hardest biscuit. Dinant was also a hometown of Adolphe Sax, inventor of saxophone.

Mechelen

Mechelen is one of Flanders' prominent cities of historical art, with Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Ghent, and Leuven. It was notably a centre for artistic production during the Northern Renaissance, when painters, printmakers, illuminators and composers of polyphony were attracted to the area. The area around town is famous for the cultivation of vegetables, such as asparagus and cauliflower. Mechelen was at the heart of the revival of the carillon (distinctive church bells) in the early 20th century. In 1835, the first railway in Europe linked town with Brussels.

Mons

Mons is the capital of Walloon province called Hainaut. After town was fortified in 12th century, it became an attractive place to live and developed itself into a rich town of fine architecture. Mons has quite a turbulent past, being a target of attacks by neighbours. This went into 20th century too: the battle of Mons was one of key elements of World War I, and during World War II the town was heavily bombed. Nowadays Mons enjoys the period of peace and its cultural importance is acknowledged by European Commission that named Mons a European Cultural Capital in 2015.

Spa

Spa of Belgium is not the only place in the world that has famous healing mineral springs, however, it provided a generic name for any place of this kind. Its fame was ever growing from as early as 14th century. Besides being just pretty Walloon town, Spa attracts gamblers to its casinos, as well as Formula One fans who come to watch Belgian Grand Prix at nearby Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. As a nice finishing touch, let us not forget that Spa is a hometown of Agatha Christie's fictional character, Hercules Poirot.