Sunday, January 2, 2011

Top Attractions in Belgium

Top Attractions in Belgium


1.Royal Museum of Fine Art, Antwerp

The Royal Museum of Fine Art in Antwerp houses a wide collection of paintings from the 14th century onwards. These contain Antwerp's most vital painters - Rubens, Van Dijck and Jordaens. Apart from the amazing art selection, the neoclassical architecture of the museum is magnificent. You will have sufficient time for you to pay a visit to the museum when you keep in some hotel in Antwerp. Note that hotels in Belgium are possibly discounted or luxurious so you are totally free to make a decision.

2.The Groeninge Museum, Flanders

The Groeninge Museum houses an extensive present of six centuries of Flemish, Dutch and Belgian paintings. The museum's many exhibitions consist of the world-famous selection of 'Flemish Primitive' fine art, works by an range of Renaissance and Baroque masters, a selection of paintings from the 18th and 19th-century Neo-classical and Realist periods, milestones of Belgian Symbolism and Modernism, masterpieces of Flemish Expressionism and a variety of parts from the city's collection of post-war contemporary art. There is a great variety of hotel accommodation in Flanders if you need to enjoy the atmosphere of the mentioned museum.


3.Tongeren

Tongeren is the oldest town in Belgium. Originally a most important Roman stronghold, the town was destroyed twice. One of the most amazing monuments of Tongeren is Our Lady's Basilica with its majestic 64-metre-high bell tower. This marvelous Gothic church includes a long history, mainly because its 1st stone was laid in 1240. Furthermore value checking out are the Church of Notre Dame with its Romanesque cloisters, the town's Roman walls and its several houses dating from the 16th and 17th centuries. Tongeren hotels can offer you a friendly stay. You can also make an on line reservation in a hotel in Tongeren. In this way your accommodation in Tongeren will be cheaper.

4.Bruges

Bruges is generally generally known as the "Venice of the North" due to its network of canals and the 50 bridges which span them. In the 13th to the 15th centuries it was one of the most important centres of market in Northern Europe. Nowadays it is a existing document book due to its well-preserved medieval architecture and attractions which span the centuries. Bruges is one of probably the most enjoyable and romantic tourist attractions in Europe and offers plenty of the hotel deals in Bruges are very beneficial and you actually don't have to miss them out.

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