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Experience the Magic of a Day in Bruges

Friday 30 March 2012

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Thinking about Belgium, the first place that comes to mind is usually its Capital City, Brussels. However, there’s at least one more reason why this country is worth a holiday: the lovely town of Bruges. About 1 hour by train from Brussels, far from being a boring place – although very peaceful and quiet – this town is the perfect destination for a day trip during your holidays – or business trips – to Belgium.

Yummy destinations around Europe: the Food Museums

Monday 6 February 2012

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A quite different approach to the concept of museum. History, science, technology, nature, art and… taste, all together, to teach us everything, absolutely everything on the foods – historic and not – that we are accustomed to eating mechanically every day (or almost, depending on our nationality). The true lovers of taste can’t miss these yummy destinations! The food museums. In Europe, of course!

The Medieval Magic of Bruges

Monday 16 May 2011

One of the most beautiful places in Belgium, and perhaps in Europe, Bruges is the capital of West Flanders, well preserved from a historical point of view, insomuch as that the entire historical centre has been recognized as a world heritage site by UNESCO.

Christmas in Bruges, a romantic open-air museum

Wednesday 8 December 2010

Bruges, amazing city in West Flanders, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000. Completely surrounded by canals, the Reien, Bruges preserves its original medieval architecture, well-rendered in the ancient church of Our Lady, in Gothic style with a bell tower of 122 meters, rather than in the Town Tower of the XIII century with a 47-bell carillon.…