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Arts & Heritage
A pioneer, an artistic great and a key figure in modern art history, James Ensor. The legacy of this modern master is spread across the whole world.
Mother and daughter ating Belgian fries at the market square
Culinary
Delicious, unpretentious and increasingly popular, street food is being recognised as a part of culture. Especially in Flanders.
Rapper op Stap - HI Express 26
Arts & Heritage
Flemish Masters come Van Eyck, Bruegel, Rubens set the world ablaze in their respective time periods. home of heritage, a canvas for street art.
Beaufort © Westtoer
Arts & Heritage
In Flanders you don't have to choose between contemporary art and experience unspoilt nature. Flanders have them both.

The stories of Flanders

Flanders is a place of a million stories. Here you can find stories about our Arts, Heritage, Beer and Chocolate. Even Flanders Fields war stories.

Lommelse Sahara
Nature
Where to find Flanders’ hidden flower carpet or a mining site reclaimed by nature? Explore the best views of Flanders through the eyes of a photographer.
Royal Museum for Central Africa
Arts & Heritage
Flanders is virtually synonymous with the arts. Centuries ago, Flemish masters: Bruegel, Van Eyck, Rubens started the ball rolling and are celebrated in museums
National Park Hoge Kempen - (c) Regionaal Landschap Kempen en Maasland vzw
Nature
12,000 hectares nature. From extensive pine forests to purple flowering heathland, from sandy dunes and large lakes to high peaks that give you a stunning view.
StayAtHome
Accessibility
Rubens, Bruegel, Van Eyck, Ensor and the Mechelen city palace Hof van Busleyden welcome you. Flanders loves to share its rich cultural heritage.
The Port house - Havenhuis ©Havenbedrijf Antwerpen - Peter Knoop
Arts & Heritage
Churches and cathedrals, artistic masterpieces and our unparalleled beer culture... Flanders has plenty of treasures that are famous the world over.
Irène Juliot-Curie
Flanders Fields
Mary Sklodowska was born on the 7th November of 1867 in Warsaw (Poland). She was the youngest in a family of 5 children.
John Mc Crae
Flanders Fields
John McCrae was born on November 30th, 1872 in Guelph, Ontario, Canada as the son of Scottish immigrants.
Edith Cavell
Flanders Fields
The daughter of a vicar, Edith Cavell was born in Norfolk, England, in 1865. As a young woman she had a governess job in Brussels.
Talbot House - Every man's club
Flanders Fields
On 3rd May 1915, Ypres, an officer of the Canadian army is sitting on the rear step of an ambulance. He is looking at the grave of his friend and brother...
Gruuthusepaleis
Arts & Heritage
Castles, churches, breweries and city palaces, hospitals, chapels and much, much more. Flanders has an almost inexhaustible wealth of historical heritage.