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Belgium at a glance
Belgium is a country in Western Europe; its capital is Brussels. People mainly speak Dutch, French and German. The currency is the Euro (EUR). VoyaKin maps 20 places to see here, including 8 UNESCO World Heritage sites.
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Before you go: official information
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Places to see in Belgium
12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.


Cathedral of Our LadyUNESCO
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal
Museum · Flemish Region
The Cathedral of Our Lady is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Antwerp, Belgium. Today's seat of the Diocese of Antwerp started in 1352 and, although the first stage of construction was ended in 1521, has never been fully completed.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Rolf Kranz (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

Tournai CathedralUNESCO
Cathédrale Notre-Dame
Religious · Wallonia
The Cathedral of Our Lady, or Tournai Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral, see of the Diocese of Tournai in Tournai, Belgium. It has been classified both as a Wallonia major heritage site since 1936 and as a World Heritage Site since 2000.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: self-made composite, from photos taken by Jean-Pol Grandmont (CC BY 2.5). Map

Plantin–Moretus MuseumUNESCO
Plantin-Moretusmuseum
Museum · Flemish Region
The Plantin–Moretus Museum is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium which showcases the history of printing in Antwerp and the prominent role played in that history by the family of printers founded by Christophe Plantin and Jan Moretus in Antwerp in the second half of the 16th century.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Klaus Graf (CC BY 2.5). Map

Menin GateUNESCO
Menenpoort
Memorial · Flemish Region
The Menin Gate, officially the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, is a war memorial in Ypres, Belgium, dedicated to the British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Ypres Salient of World War I and whose graves are unknown.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: IFFFC070 000016.jpg (CC0). Map

Hôtel SolvayUNESCO
Museum · Brussels-Capital Region
The Hôtel Solvay, also known as the Solvay House, is a large historic town house in Brussels, Belgium. It was designed by Victor Horta for Armand Solvay, the son of the chemist and industrialist Ernest Solvay, and built between 1895 and 1900, in Art Nouveau style.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Zinneke (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

Neolithic flint mines of SpiennesUNESCO
Minières néolithiques de Petit-Spiennes
Heritage site · Hainaut
The Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes are among the largest and earliest Neolithic flint mines which survive in north-western Europe, located close to the Walloon village of Spiennes, southeast of Mons, Belgium. The mines were active during the mid and late Neolithic between 4,300 and 2,200 BC.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

City of Brussels
Bruxelles - Brussel
City · Brussels-Capital Region
The City of Brussels is the largest municipality and historical centre of the Brussels-Capital Region, as well as the capital of Belgium. It is additionally the capital of the French Community of Belgium, the Flemish Community, and the Flemish Region.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ank Kumar (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

Antwerp
Antwerpen
City · Flemish Region
Antwerp is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest municipality in Belgium by area at 208.22 km2 (80.39 sq mi).
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: LBM1948 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

Ghent
Gent
City · Flemish Region
Ghent is a city and a municipality in the East Flanders province of the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the province and the third largest in the country, after Brussels and Antwerp. It is a port and university city.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Ghent - centre.jpg (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map
Bruges
Brugge
City · Flemish Region
Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders, in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country, and is the sixth most populous city in Belgium. The predominant language is Dutch.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST (CC BY 2.5). Map
Keep exploring
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Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.
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