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The Jenever Museum in Hasselt
The Jenever Museum in Hasselt re-opened its doors on September 19 after being closed for ten months and undergoing a complete transformation. Every aspect of the museum experience has been overhauled, from the buildings and exhibition spaces to the logo, website and even the name. The result is a fresh,…
Industrial past meets a green future
Belgium’s only national park has a new gateway, and it’s unique in many ways. For one thing, it’s not actually located in Hoge Kempen National Park, but adjacent to it. And that’s not the only way in which Connecterra is different from the other five recreation areas that provide access…
The pier in Blankenberge turns 120
It’s an icon of summers spent at the seaside, a protected architectural monument and a testament to the Belgian coast’s long history as a tourist destination. It’s survived two world wars, destruction by fire and damage by wind and water. The Blankenberge pier is 120 years old this year and…
Friends with excellent taste
On a perfect spring day in early May, my husband and I stood in the courtyard of a seventeenth-century farmhouse, sipping hand-mixed cocktails and chatting with our fellow guests. Our host, Didier Bastiaens, mounted an overturned apple crate and welcomed us to Vrienden van de Smaak, a moveable feast that travels…