There’s more than just food and drink on the menu at one Brussels restaurant. As well as some tasty dishes you will also find a large serving of “can do” spirit. The Belgian owner of Callens Café has found a novel solution to the “triple whammy” that’s hit the horeca trade in the city and…
The Belgian Ardennes can be a magical place at this time of the year and one of its most popular tourist attractions is providing yet more reason to pay a visit to the region over the holiday season. Domaine Des Grottes de Han, at Han-sur-Lesse, will be mounting a Christmas spectacle this year to provide…
Are you looking for ideas to keep the kids (and yourself) entertained over the upcoming holiday season? The festive period beckons and all of us are likely to benefit from a much-needed break, particularly with the pandemic depressingly still very much with us. In fact, that necessity is probably greater than ever before, with Belgium…
News about the Omicron variant has cast yet more gloom and dismay and thrown Christmas plans into disarray for countless people. The developments threaten to scupper arrangements made for the festive season. But, thankfully, a couple of top Belgian tourist attractions are doing their bit to ensure that the much-awaited (and needed) holiday is not…
Christmas is calling – so what better time of the year to help a particularly good charitable cause? Folk here are being asked to support the Fetal Medicine Foundation, a registered charity that aims to improve the health of pregnant women and their babies through research and training in fetal medicine. A Christmas Carol Concert…
2021 is the year of a double anniversary for the Euro Space Centre in Belgium’s Ardennes. The only theme park dedicated to space in Europe celebrates its 30th anniversary and the first anniversary of its reopening this year. After an investment of €13 million and a year of work, the centre has been given a…
Over 100 artists from more than 20 European and Asian countries will present cultural events in Brussels, Phnom Penh and online until 26 November to mark the ASEM Cultural Festival, which celebrates the cultural diversity and artistic exchange between Asia and Europe. Over 30 events will showcase the rich cultural diversity and brilliant creative collaborations…
Today, 35% of Belgian households consist of one person. In large cities such as Brussels, half of all households are already single-person households. All population projections point to a further increase in this group in the coming decades. So let’s be silly for once. Let’s turn the world upside down and take single people – and…
Whisper it quietly but a quite remarkable sporting story is unfolding in Belgium. At the end of last season, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, one of the most historic clubs in the country, located in one of Brussels’ 19 communes, was promoted to the top tier of Belgian football. Amazingly, it now stands proudly on top of…
Thierry Vanholsbeek is arguably the “Mr Fixit” of Belgium cuisine. If there is a problem that needs sorting at a new or relaunched restaurant, the well-connected Thierry is your man. Thierry has forged a career moving around the country trying to provide that much-needed spark to a new business culinary venture. It was Thierry who…
