Discover Flanders

Friends cycling Brussels © Visit Brussels - Eric Danhier

Flanders is packed with heritage, from  stylish Antwerp, picture-perfect Bruges, the capital Brussels and best-kept secret Ghent to cosy Leuven and Mechelen.

This legacy was built by many generations of brilliant craftsmen such as the Flemish Masters Jan Van Eyck, Pieter Bruegel and Peter Paul Rubens. They and their heirs make Flanders the cultural gem it is today. The same goes for our unique food and beer culture. Expertise and know-how are passed on from generation to generation and our chefs and brewers are building new heritage with the same boldness. Our craftspeople are the beating heart of Flanders.

Many-faceted Flanders

Whether it involves culinary delights (beer!), diamonds or nanotechnology, architecture or comic strips, charming and vibrant cities or nearly unspoilt nature interspersed with historic castles and beautiful gardens, Flanders offers modern craftsmanship built on ancient traditions. This is what sets Flanders apart.

Spacious art gallery with ornate wooden decor and parquet flooring. Two visitors observe vibrant paintings. Warm lighting creates an inviting atmosphere.
Flanders is synonymous with heritage. Our famed Flemish Masters’ genius and inimitable craftsmanship helped move art history in a different direction.
Fietsen door de Bomen in Bosland - FDDB
Flanders is a dream for cyclists. Recreational cyclists enjoy moving through our rolling landscapes, historic art cities and picturesque little places.
Hallerbos
Discover uniquely special stories hidden away in the loveliest of green spaces. Discover our Flemish nature regions.

Discover Flanders with your family

Welcome to Flanders! Here you can experience and discover so much along with the whole family, very quickly and within a short distance.

Kasteel Gaasbeek 050
Family with three children looks over a low brick wall at the landscape.

27 WWI memorial sites in Flanders Fields recognised as Unesco World Heritage

Buttes New British Cemetery Zonnebeke © Copper Tree Media
The sun shines on a cemetery in Zonnebeke of fallen soldiers from World War I.

Inspiring itineraries

Only in Flanders for a few days and want to make as much of your visit as possible? Looking for a romantic weekend getaway or a more active holiday? We are happy to inspire you with these itineraries.

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Rock blocks on a pier with a calm sea and the skyline of Oostende at sunset.
Use this city guide to plan your two-day trip to Ostend: discover art, culture, culinary heritage, wartime history and beautiful polder landscapes.
Mensen in een bootje varen met uitzicht op de twee Broeltorens in Kortrijk.
Discover Kortrijk: creative, authentic and innovative. Enjoy the most beautiful and interesting locations on foot, by bike or on a pleasant boat ride!
Antwerp's Grote Markt features historic guildhalls and a statue in the foreground. People stroll on the cobblestone square under a blue sky.
Time speeds by when you’re in Antwerp. There is so much to experience here, from Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens’s artistic legacy, the Railway Cathedral...
A picturesque canal in Bruges with medieval buildings and a tall tower in the background. A boat with tourists navigates the water under a cloudy sky.
Bruges is the unofficial capital, medieval of romance, the entire city centre is listed as a UNESCO heritage site, the Flemish Primitives, 500 years of history.
Kunstberg, Brussels
Lively busy Brussels. The capital of Europe, beer and chocolate. Home to numerous art treasures and monuments and the home base of Art Nouveau.