A country · 429 places · 3 regions

Belgium, all of it.

429 curated places across 3 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.

Bruges · via Wikimedia Commons

Belgium reads below in 3 chapters — Flemish Region, Walloon Region and Brussels-Capital Region — in any order you like.

Chapter I · Flemish Region · 163 places

Flemish Region

A medieval Flemish city whose canals, cobbled lanes, and stepped-gable houses have survived remarkably intact. The Belfry tower, Markt square, and Beguinage anchor a compact, walkable historic core.

Bruges

Flemish Region, Belgium

✦ April to June and September · $$

Antwerp

Flemish Region, Belgium

✦ April to September · $$

Leuven

Flemish Region, Belgium

✦ April to September · $

All 163 places in Flemish Region →

via Wikimedia Commons

Chapter II · Walloon Region · 112 places

Walloon Region

A riverside town squeezed between the Meuse and a limestone cliff crowned by a citadel. The onion-domed collegiate church and the birthplace of saxophone inventor Adolphe Sax give it a distinctive silhouette.

✦ May to September · $

Meet Dinant All 112 places in Walloon Region →

Chapter III · Brussels-Capital Region · 52 places

Brussels-Capital Region

The UNESCO-listed central square of Brussels, framed by gilded baroque guild houses, the Gothic town hall, and the King's House. It is regarded as one of the most beautiful squares in Europe.