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Written by Heidi Li Feldman on 2025-01-18 at 08:22

Last call for recommendations of towns/cities to see in #Belgium. I’m already considering Ghent, Antwerp, Bruges. Would appreciate any other suggestions.

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Written by Hans-Cees 🌳🌳🤢🦋🐈🐈🍋🍋🐝🐜 on 2025-01-18 at 08:38

@heidilifeldman Dinant is very nice, but to call it a city is too much

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Written by patrick m. on 2025-01-18 at 08:49

@heidilifeldman my vote would be for Leuven https://mini-adventures.com/one-day-leuven-itinerary/

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Written by Heidi Li Feldman on 2025-01-18 at 09:01

@sfpodge Thank you!

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Written by Knijntje on 2025-01-18 at 08:54

@heidilifeldman @haploc Leuven, Hasselt, but that’s only Flanders you have on your list. Walloon has lots to offer too: Durbuy, Liège,… all depending what you’re looking for. I personally like the smaller towns such as Leuven and Hasselt, or Lier, or idk anything but Gent 🫣 (no Gent is lovely, I just don’t like the attitude of many inhabitants)

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Written by Heidi Li Feldman on 2025-01-18 at 09:03

@knijntje Hasselt looks lovely. Thanks for the ideas. @haploc

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Written by Michaela W. on 2025-01-18 at 08:59

@heidilifeldman I like Ostend - a seaside resort with great beaches and lots of outdated high-rise architecture along the promenade. I found its ambivalence very appealing.

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Written by Pieter on 2025-01-18 at 09:04

@heidilifeldman @haploc Leuven, Dinant and if you're into concrete brutality and failed city transport planning Charleroi.

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Written by Heidi Li Feldman on 2025-01-18 at 09:09

@pfhllnts Leuven and Dinant both look inviting. Thank you. @haploc

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Written by Chris. R. 🎧🎼☕🍍 on 2025-01-18 at 09:15

@heidilifeldman @pfhllnts I was in Dinant last month, it’s cosy and lovely. There’s a citadel up the hill, which can be chilly. But a recommended visit.

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Written by Heidi Li Feldman on 2025-01-18 at 21:04

@haploc thank you! @pfhllnts

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Written by Adrian Tombu 🇪🇺 on 2025-01-18 at 09:22

@heidilifeldman @elaterite I’m probably biased (I was born and lived there for 20 years) but Namur has some nice things to offer, like its citadel between the Sambre and the Meuse 😌

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Written by Heidi Li Feldman on 2025-01-18 at 21:05

@to thank you! @elaterite

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Written by Elizabeth Zagroba on 2025-01-18 at 12:23

@heidilifeldman I’d recommend seeing fewer places and spending more time / exploring the places you are going at a more leisurely pace. How long is your trip?

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Written by Heidi Li Feldman on 2025-01-18 at 21:05

@ez I agree with this approach.

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Written by James Lavin on 2025-01-18 at 23:00

@heidilifeldman My family visited those three (plus central Brussels) in June and loved all three. Don't miss the amazing printing museum in Antwerp!

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Written by Heidi Li Feldman on 2025-01-19 at 02:38

@lavin thank you

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Written by James Lavin on 2025-01-19 at 04:30

@heidilifeldman We used Ghent as a base and visited Bruges as a day-trip. Glad we spent multiple days in Ghent. We stayed centrally (B&B Hotel Gent Centrum), and I walked ALL around. Some lovely small restaurants (wife & I loved Seli's Noodlebar & Asian Corner). The city's architecture & canals are amazing. I had serious acrophobia at the top of the Belfry but worth climbing all the way b/c my mind was blown it was built in the 1300s. Saw a free outdoor concert. Took 1,000 photos. Magical visit!

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Written by Heidi Li Feldman on 2025-01-19 at 04:47

@lavin This is very helpful. Thanks again.

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Written by James Lavin on 2025-01-19 at 05:12

@heidilifeldman Thought I was finished, but I can't stop thinking about the food, esp. the hand-pulled noodles! The whole family enjoyed them in Ghent at Yaki Noodle, IIRC. And my wife and I watched them make our noodles in Antwerp at Ting Kee Noedels Shop. Unpretentious restaurants but super delicious.

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