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  • Maker of luxury chocs, with branches worldwide.

  • The almshouses (godshuizen ) of Bruges are easily identified by their humble whitewashed walls, inscribed with names and dates. This pretty example dates from 1643.

  • Groot Vleeshuis

    This centre for East Flemish food – part restaurant, part delicatessen – is sensationally located in a medieval butchers’ hall.

  • Lambic of various ages can be blended, and then fermented a second time in the bottle. This produces a beer called gueuze , fizzy like champagne and matured a further year or two to accentuate the winey qualities of the original product.

  • Over the last two decades, Belgium – Antwerp in particular – has shot to the forefront of the fashion world, with designers such as Ann Demeulemeester, Dries van Noten, Raf Simons and Walter Van Bierendonck. Many of the major designers have their own shops in Antwerp (see Shopping), but there are plenty of outlets elsewhere, notably in the Rue Dansaert in Brussels (see Rue Antoine Dansaert).

  • A welcoming café and tearoom, specializing in wholesome bread and pâtisserie. Open for breakfast, light lunches and tea.

  • The history of diamonds explained.

  • This much-restored house – a medieval inn where merchants exchanged credit notes – is the site of the world’s first stock exchange.

  • Follow the beer-making process at this small brewery, in operation since 1856.

  • A small, visitable brewery – producers of Straffe Hendrik (“Strong Henry”) (see Huisbrouwerij De Halve Maan).

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