Flemish Food
Fresh Innovation. To be honest, Belgium isn’t a country best known for its food. Granted, Belgian chocolates and beer have long been prized, but there...
The Ghent Altarpiece
Restoration and Discoveries. St Bavo’s Cathedral is the oldest parish church in the centre of historic Ghent in Belgium. It houses the justly celebrated Ghent...
A Dog of Flanders in Antwerp – travel review
‘A Dog of Flanders’ is a novel by English-French author Marie Louise de la Ramée and was published under her pseudonym “Ouida” in 1872. It...
To End all Wars- Ypres
In Flanders Fields Museum – To End all Wars – Ypres 27 October – 15 November 2019 To End all Wars – Ypres Timed with...
The Year of Pieter Bruegel
Pieter Bruegel produced unique works which are still easily recognised today. They reflect the reality of the 16th Century in northern Europe – and that...
Rubenshuis in Antwerp – travel review
Antwerp is often overlooked, visitors to north-west Europe gravitating to its more celebrated cousins of Paris and Amsterdam. It is, however, a treasure-trove of history,...