28 castles... making Belgium claim to have more castles per square mile than anyplace in the world.

2,000 chocolate shops

500 Types of Beer

So touts the Belgium Tourist Office which also touts its Frites (fries), mussels, Art Nouveau (more than 500 in Brussels itself that are all or part Art Nouveau)

35 UNESCO World Heritage Sites

visitbelgium.com

That's funny - the Unesco site list only 9 World heritage sites in Belgium.

It might depend on what you count as a castle, but I thought Luxembourg had the most per square mile.

Can't wait! We're going in May.

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Perhaps they count every town house by Horta (which is 4, though they're included under ONE listing), and every beguinage, and every Belgian Belfry???