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Historically Belgium is complex from a cultural, political and regulations perspective. In general, the people are tolerant and reserved. The more South, the more a message will be passed indirectly. Even in a small town, not often seeing tourists, you will be welcome, as long as you stay respectfull.

Béguinages

Belgium Brugge Begijnhof
Picto Unesco World heritage

13 sites across Flanders, where women dedicated their life to God

Along the frontline 

Belgium Flanders War

West-Flanders is scarred by two Wold Wars.  This should forever be remembered, for it never, ever or anywhere, to happen again.

Visit WW I remnants and follow the trail of the WW II allied forces from Omaha beach, along many important places, all the way to where the trains stopped. Fully prepared from Omaha beach till the Ardennes in Belgium.  Work in progress to follow the trail till Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Itinerary

Picto Route Drive 53km and visit 3 musea

Visit a museum and a monument

Picto Route 70km visit 1 museum and 3 cemetries

Visit a museum and a cemetry

Picto Route 138km and visit 2 musea

Beer routes

Belgium Flanders Beer

Trappisten route camperstop

Picto Wiki

Achel, best to combine with other visits to Zilvermeer MolNationaal Park Hoge Kempen and Bokrijk.
Westmalle, best to combine with ... Antwerp region
Click to see good camping spot

Westvleteren can be combined with the "Westhoek". AtlantikwallIeper.

Ooidonk castle

Belgium Flanders Kasteel van Ooidonk
Picto TripAdvisor

Wortel Colony

Belgium Wortel
Picto Unesco World heritage

De Haan

Belgium Flanders De Haan

Authentic coastal city

Hosting the largest brocante market and a belle époque re-enacting: Trammelant on the 1st Saturday of August (if 1/8 -> 8/8).

camping

Join us 5-6/8-2023. De Haan

Neolitic Flint Mines

Belgium Flint Mines

Picto Unesco World heritage

Earliest concentration of ancient mines in Europe

De Belgische kust

Belgium Flanders De Kust

From de Famiflora and Plopsaland in the South, driving 100km to Het Zwin in the North.  5 stops on the best locations.

Fully prepared, exclusive for members.

Menenpoort

Belgium Flanders Menenpoort Last post, especially on amistice day, November 11th.

Ieper

Click to see good camping spot + 5min. picto bike or 30min. picto walker

Provinciale domeinen

Belgium Flanders Provincie domein Every province has its domain for recreation.  Mostly accompanied by a camping.

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Brugge

Belgium Flanders Brugge

Picto Unesco World heritage

Brugge Venice of the North.

History & authentic.

Click to see good camping spot

Limited places

Click to see good camping spot + Picto Stappen17min. + picto train  14min. Beernem - Brugge

Zimmertoren

Belgium Flanders Zimmertoren
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Gaasbeek Castle

Belgium Flanders Gaasbeek Castle
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Hoge kempen

Belgium Flanders Hoge kempen Once an industrial coal region, now natural beauty protected as National Park.

Hoge kempen

Townhall and belfry

Belgium Flanders Oudenaarde Belfort

Picto Unesco World heritage

The most beautiful townhalls of Flanders.

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Hallerbos

Belgium Flanders Hallerbos

Mid April 500 ha (1235 ac) of blue flowers

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De muur van Geraardsbergen

Belgium Flanders De muur van Geraardsbergen

Iconic hill, part of the cyclist tour "Ronde van Vlaanderen"

Geraardsbergen hosting his "Manneke pis" like Brussels does

Taste de mattentaart

Zilvermeer

Belgium Flanders Zilvermeer
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Het Zwin

Belgium Flanders Het Zwin
Parking Unique nature.

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Atlantikwall

Belgium Flanders Raversyde Parking

Raversyde

Walk thru the bunkers and trenches

Bokrijk

Belgium Flanders Bokrijk Bokrijk open-Air museum.

Cyclist paradise

rijdende wielrenners Many hills of the "ronde van Vlaanderen" close by Oudenaarde and Ronse.

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Gallo romeins museum Velzeke

Belgium Flanders GalloRomein

Velzeke AD 850

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Ronse

Belgium Flanders Ronse Parking

A small city in the green, yet, once the richest city in Flanders with its tapestry museum, Art deco buildings, a basilica with crypte

Boutique hotels and modern bicycle B&B.

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autoroute

120 km/h (74m/h)

tol

Liefkenshoek tunnel near Antwerpen

35T

90 km/h (56 m/h)

Viapass

Exception for touristic vehicles

autoweg

70 km/h (43 m/h)

LEZ

Antwerpen Brussel Gent all city-trip worthy

Or check Mobile App Green-Zones.eu

Bebouwde kom

50 km/h (31 m/h)

car-heavy-traffic

Antwerp Brussel Gent Leuven. 7:00-9:00 and 16:00-18:00

30

30 km/h (18 m/h)

Caution

Buses & trams have priority.

Safety jacket for each traveler.

Winter tyres are not mandatory and max. 1 week in the year useful.

woonerf

20 km/h (12 m/h)

Picto EU Going-Aboard-App EU Going Abroad app

Get help, by driving with a GPS navigation system with speed alert (and up to date maps), I use Waze.


Parking

Most parkings accessible. Around cities, mostly pay (no ride).

car zzz

Sleeping in car allowed only on highway parkings.

wild camping

Not allowed (150€), tolerated outside city zones.  But difficult to find a remote anough calm space.

camping

Good campsite coverage at the coast and in de Ardennes, decent campsite coverage in the rest of the country.

camper service

Limited "services only" locations.

Recommend to go for camper-parkings and campsite's.

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