Places to Explore

• Dinant

  Simultaneously hanging off and tucked under spectacular cliffs on the Meuse, Dinant's dramatic setting has been the stage for a turbulent history. The town has been attacked more than 200 times in the course... (more)

• Durbuy

  Surrounded by deep forests in the Ourthe river valley, an 11th-century castle towers over this tiny, picture-perfect town. Ever since John the Blind deemed it a city in 1331, Durbuy has taken pride in... (more)

• Haute Fagnes

  Twenty-one kilometers (13 mi) northeast of Spa sits Eupen, the gateway town for the Haute Fagnes. Here, in the heart of the German-speaking part of Belgium, is a marvelous 722 square km (279 square mi)... (more)

• Huy

  Huy (pronounced we), where the Hoyoux joins the Meuse, is a workers' town, and the main employer is the power industry. It dates back to 1066 and contains some sights of historical interest.... (more)

• Liège

  The bustling city of Liège—Luik to the Flemish and Dutch, Lüttich to the Germans—sits deep in the Meuse valley at the confluence of the Meuse and Ourthe rivers. After Belgian independence... (more)

• Malmédy

  Malmédy and its neighbor, Stavelot, formed a separate, peaceful principality, ruled by abbots, for 11 centuries before the French Revolution. The Congress of Vienna, redrawing the borders of Europe... (more)

• Namur

  In Namur, remnants of the Roman empire stand side by side with the contemporary regional seat of government. The majority of the city's points of interests lie in the historic center, and the best way... (more)

• Rochefort

  In the 12th century, the Count of Rochefort had the most important feudal estate in the province of Liège. Today, Rochefort is a quiet tourist town on the border of the Namur and Luxembourg provinces... (more)

• Spa

  The Romans came here to take the waters, and they were followed over the centuries by crowned heads, such as Marguerite de Valois, Christina of Sweden, and Peter the Great. Less welcome was Kaiser Wilhelm... (more)

• Stavelot

  Although Stavelot is practically a twin town of Malmédy, its traditions differ. Here Carnival is celebrated on the fourth Sunday in Lent and is animated by about 2,000 Blancs-Moussis (White Monks)... (more)

• Tongeren

  Tongeren (Tongres in French) started life as a Roman army encampment. It is one of Belgium's two oldest cities (the other being Tournai) and is visibly proud of the fact. This is where Ambiorix scored... (more)