Page 12 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Belgium & Luxembourg

10  INTRODUCING BEL GIUM AND L UXEMBOURG

DISCOVERING BELGIUM
AND LUXEMBOURG

The following itineraries have been must-see sights, with stopovers at cities
designed to take in as many of Belgium and and areas of great natural beauty. Additional
Luxembourg’s highlights as possible, while suggestions are provided for those who want
keeping long-distance travel manageable. to extend their trip to 10 days. Finally, there
The first itinerary outlined here is a two-day is a superb 14-day tour of both Belgium and
tour of Belgium’s capital, Brussels, which Luxembourg, which includes all the sights
takes in the main attractions of the city. This of the one-week tour and more. Pick, com-
is followed by a week-long tour of the whole bine and follow your favourite tours, or dip
of Belgium that covers many of the country’s in and out and be inspired.

A Week in Belgium

• Appreciate the architectural
splendour of Brussels.
• Explore picture-postcard
perfect Bruges.
• Taste Belgium’s best fries
in Ghent.
Knokke-
• Remember the fallen on the Heist Zwin Natuur Park
battlefields of the Ardennes.
Antwerp
• Visit the impenetrable Albert Kanaal
Château-Fort de Bouillon Bruges
of crusader knight Godefroid Koksijde Abdij
van Averbode
Abdij
de Bouillon. IJzer Tongerlo
Ghent Bokrijk
• Discover the industrial heri- Dijle Openluchtmuseum
tage of Western Wallonia. Tyne Leie
Cot Memorial Museum
Passchendale Leuven
Ypres Kortrijk Brussels
Key Hill 62 Escaut
A Week in Belgium BELGIUM
Two Weeks in Belgium Château Waterloo Liège
d’Attre
and Luxembourg Château de
Tournai Beloeil Meuse
Château de
Seneffe Namur
Grand Hornu Mons Amblève
Meuse
Charleroi
Dinant Ourthe
Château de Vêves
Domaine des
Grottes de Han
Château de Lavaux-
Sainte-Anne
Bastogne
Vianden
Esch-sur-
Sûre
Echternach
Château-Fort
de Bouillon LUXEMBOURG
Semois Moselle
Graslei Embankment, Ghent 0 miles 30
Lined with well-preserved guildhouses – some of which date from Luxembourg
the 12th century – the Graslei Embankment is one of Ghent's most 0 kilometres 30 City
beautiful streets. An amble along this street in the evening makes
for a memorable experience.
Detail from The Triumph of the Archduchess Isabella, painted in 1616 by Denys van Alsloot (1570–1628)
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Date 21st March 2014
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