Ommegang: Brussel’s Medieval Festival
Ommegang means ‘walkabout’ in Flemish and is a medieval-style procession across Brussels to the Grand Place that takes place each July
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Belgium
Art Nouveau in Brussels
At the end of the 19th century, Victor Horta broke with the dominant, traditional architectural styles in Brussels, giving birth to the iconic Art Nouveau genre.
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Steamed Mussels and Frites – a Belgian delicacy
Walk into any restaurant in Belgium and you’ll almost certainly be confronted by lots of people tucking into huge dishes
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Belgian Beer
Belgians are the world’s fifth biggest beer drinkers; they drink all colors of beer and brew almost 500 different varieties made in 115 breweries of all sizes.
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In Flanders Fields
The ancient town of Ypres, once the centre of the medieval wool trade, was completely destroyed during the First World War (1914 to 1918) when it was used as a supply depot for the British forces fighting in the trenches just to the east.
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