Tips & Tricks
Mini Europe (Bruparck B, Brussels) — located at the foot of the Atomium, Mini-Europe is the only park where you can have a whistle-stop tour around Europe in a few short hours. A truly unique voyage ! Stroll amid the typical ambiance of the most beautiful towns of the Old Continent. The incomparable […]
Tour of Belgium (various locations) – held every May in various parts of Belgium, this exciting pro bike race is that country’s answer to the Tour de France. Some professional bikers treat the Belgian event as a warm-up to the better-known (and more rigorous) Tour de France. See the following website for more info on […]
Tomorrowland (Boom) – held in the town of Boom (30 km. north of Brussels, reachable via route A12), this annual musical event (held every late July) attracts major Electro-House and Trance music DJs, such as Avicii, Hardwell, David Guetta, Alesso, Swedish House Mafia, Afrojack, and many others. Well over 180,000 attendees went to Tomorrowland. […]
King Baudouin Stadium (Avenue de Marathon, Brussels) – this 50,000-seat stadium hosts the Belgian national football team, as well as its rugby union team. Aside from such games, the stadium holds pop & rock concerts for U2, the Rolling Stones, Madonna, Mylene Farmer, Robbie Williams, Boni Jovi, Depeche Mode, Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Hallyday, and other […]
Hergé Museum (Rue Labrador 26, Louvain-la-Neuve) — this spectacular museum is dedicated to Hergé, the pen name of Georges Remi, who created Belgium’s comic-book hero Tintin (who is perhaps Belgium’s best-known cultural export). The museum, in the university town of Louvain-la-Neuve (30 minute drive southeast of Brussels), is built in the shape of an elongated […]
Golf Chateau de la Tournette (Chemin de Baudemont 21, Nivelles) — Situated in the countryside between Ittre and Nivelles, this 300 acre golf club offers two superb challenges, reminiscent of British and American courses. Completed in 1995, the American course (“l’Americain”) designed by Bill Amick, and the English course (“l’Anglais”), the creation of Martin Hawtree and […]