If you’ve ever been to Brussels, you’ve probably seen the Atomium. If not up close, then perhaps from afar. It’s hard to miss: A giant steel construction (is it a building? a huge sculpture?) modeled on an iron atom, built for the 1958 World Expo. It’s big and shiny, and…
A list of the top tourist destinations in Belgium includes Bruges, Antwerp, Ghent… and Genk? Perhaps not yet, but Genk aims to become a top draw for Limburg province and even Flanders. One of the main attractions for visitors to Genk is C-Mine, the business and recreation complex created on the site…
A brotherhood of knights, sworn to defend the Holy Land and dedicated to caring for the poor. A powerful military order with strongholds throughout Europe, ruled by a Grand Master. A wealthy organization within the Catholic Church, entrusted with lands belonging to the Holy Roman Empire. If this sounds like…
If you’ve ever driven past Hasselt on the highway linking Luik and Antwerp, you might have noticed a group of stately brick buildings with an imposing gatehouse and ornate corner tower on the outskirts of town. Whizzing by at 120 kilometers an hour, you might not have realized that you’d…