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Travel Tips to European Countries: Belgium

Date Added: September 02, 2008 09:33:46 AM
Author: george
Category: Belgium: Travel and Tourism
About the Country

Belgium is a low lying country on the North Sea coast in Western Europe.
Its immediate neighbours are France to the southwest, Luxembourg to the south east, Germany to the east and the Netherlands to the north.


Culture

Belgians are English-friendly and will make every attempt to speak in English with a foreigner.
Moreover, Belgium has three official languages: Dutch, French and German.This off course does not mean that all of them are official everywhere!
The only official language of Flanders is Dutch; Brussels has both Dutch and French as its official languages. The only official language of Wallonia is French, except for the eastern cantons where the official language is German



Shopping

Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges, Ostend, Namur, Mons, Liège, Ghent and Mechelen are the main shopping centers. Belgian chocolate has a long tradition of superior refinement process that is recognized worldwide: it is a real "must" for every tourist!


Eating Out

However as a small country in the centre of western Europe, the cuisine is influenced not only by the surrounding countries, but also by many others.
Once said that, there are a number of dishes considered distinctly Belgian specialities.
The specialty of most of the restaurants is horse and rabbit meat dishes. Moreover, we have to recommend Mussels, mayonnaise and Waffles.

Electricity

Voltage is 230 V and frequency is 50 Hz.

Main Cities

Brussels, Belgium's capital
Antwerp, Belgium's most populous municipality, and the most thriving city.
Liege
Bruges

Duty Free Items

Visitors can carry alcohol, tobacco, cigarettes, coffee and tea without getting customs duty levied on them, but only the goods should be limited. Check out for the limits before carrying such goods. Food items that are not preserved are better avoided.
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