Activities in Belgium
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Antiquing in Brussels
To go antiquing in Brussels is to bask in civility and ease. Stay hard by the Gothic, gilded Grand Place - a square called on of the most beautiful in
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Antwerp Diamond Jewellers Association
The association vets dealers and has strict membership criteria—to be eligible, you have to have been in the market for at least 10 years.
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Baby Beluga
A fuchsia-and-black jewel box filled with froth dresses and accessories.
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Belle Époque Mansions
The houses in Zurenborg - along Cogels-Osylei, Transvaalstraat, and Waterloostraat - are unique in Europe; more than 150 are designated landmarks. The
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Biscuiterie Dandoy
Treat yourself to a package of speculoos (traditional Belgian spice cookies) to snack on as you descend back toward the Grand Place.
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Cantillon Brewery
One of the few active breweries remaining in Brussels is the family-run Cantillon Brewery, built in 1900 in an old warehouse and famous for its acidic... More -
Congo Gallery
These dealers in African art and relics as well as the adjacent Congo Basin Art History Research Center can be found on a charming lane off the Place
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Costermans
Established in 1839, this antiques store is one of the few still holding on to its spot on the Place du Grand Sablon. Its salons are filled with 18th-
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Design Museum Gent
A building in two parts: the old wing, an 18th-century mansion that showcases re-creations of domestic life in that era; and next door, a modern exten
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Diamond House
Diamond House sits the heart of Antwerp's jewelry district.
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Diamond Museum
Here, an exhaustive history of the diamond trade is offered but most come for the dark corridors that hold brightly lit cases filled with 19th-century
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Diamondland
The exhibition space and salesroom lets the public observe cutters and setters through windowed booths.
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FotoMuseum Antwerpen
The small museum's collection of vintage cameras and photgraphy equipment offers a comprehensive history of the craft. Don't miss the bookshop which h
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Furniture and Clothing Selection
A well-edited collection of 20th-century ceramics and furniture, plus the odd Pucci foulard.
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Galerie Pierre Mahaux
An ormolu-mounted fruit-wood desk and a bench of thick rubber molded to resemble giant blocks of chocolate front a huge painting of African dancers. A
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Haute Antiques
Haute Antiques houses 40 dealers whose wares span the full range of styles and periods, from a fanciful iron birdcage and a mod trapezoidal fireplace,
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