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    Ostflandern

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    Ostflandern

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    The province between Bruges and Brussels has its centre in Ghent, the university city on the Scheldt and Leie. Ghent is home to the van Eyck brothers' Ghent Altarpiece and a Beguinage, a Flemish UNESCO World Heritage site.

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    The province between Bruges and Brussels has its centre in Ghent, the university city on the Scheldt and Leie. Ghent is home to the van Eyck brothers' Ghent Altarpiece and a Beguinage, a Flemish UNESCO World Heritage site.

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    Gent

    Gent

    Ghent, East Flanders' vibrant university city, lies a half-hour train ride west of Brussels. People come for the Van Eyck brothers' Ghent Altarpiece, a medieval count's castle, and the gabled houses on Graslei and Korenlei.The old town lies at the confluence of the Scheldt and Lys. Around St. Bavo's Cathedral, the Belfry, and the quays, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque buildings stand close together. Tens of thousands of students ensure the city doesn't feel like an open-air museum at night.

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    Gent

    Gent

    Ghent, East Flanders' vibrant university city, lies a half-hour train ride west of Brussels. People come for the Van Eyck brothers' Ghent Altarpiece, a medieval count's castle, and the gabled houses on Graslei and Korenlei.The old town lies at the confluence of the Scheldt and Lys. Around St. Bavo's Cathedral, the Belfry, and the quays, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque buildings stand close together. Tens of thousands of students ensure the city doesn't feel like an open-air museum at night.
    Bruges

    Bruges

    Bruges, in West Flanders and an hour by train from Brussels, has largely preserved its medieval core of canals, brick gables, and church spires. Its Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2000, showcases how one of Northern Europe's richest 15th-century trading cities appeared.Behind the famous Markt and Burg squares, museums hold works by Flemish Masters like Jan van Eyck and Hans Memling. Evenings, once day-trippers depart, the canals, Beguinage, and old beer pubs revert to locals.
    Brussels

    Brussels

    Brussels is the capital of Belgium and home to key EU institutions, also one of Europe's great cultural cities. Around the Grand-Place, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1998, are guildhouses, 19th-century covered shopping arcades, and countless brasseries; in addition, there's the Atomium, Victor Horta's Art Nouveau houses, and the Magritte Museum.
    Region Brussels-Capital

    Region Brussels-Capital

    The Capital Region comprises Brussels and its 19 municipalities, and is a bilingual enclave in the heart of Flanders. Home to central EU institutions and NATO headquarters, Brussels is also one of Europe's great cultural cities, boasting the Grand-Place and Victor Horta's townhouses.
    Mechelen

    Mechelen

    Mechelen is halfway between Brussels and Antwerp and can be reached from both cities in about 20 minutes by train. You come for the tower of St. Rumbold's Cathedral, one of Belgium's oldest breweries, and a poignant Holocaust memorial.In the first half of the 16th century, Mechelen was the capital of the Netherlands under Margaret of Austria. Palaces and churches date from this Burgundian golden age, and the Old Town remains manageable and largely car-free to this day.