It might be Belgium’s number one tourist city but perfectly-preserved Bruges, ‘the Venice of the North,’ is surprisingly small. This is one reason why it is worth venturing to some of the outer canal districts to escape the hordes of tourists. But beyond boat tours and bars plying Belgian brews,...

City park Bois de la Cambre welcomes AfroDisiac this weekend for a colourful and festival celebration of African culture. The biggest free cultural event in Belgium dedicated to the continent and children’s rights stages performances of traditional and contemporary music, a children’s village,...

Another heatwave is due to arrive in Belgium from today, with temperatures climbing past 30°C. Maximum temperatures will rise to 32°C on Friday and 33°C on Saturday, according to forecasts from the Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI). Sunday’s temperatures will also exceed 30°C in most regions,...

Roadworks to replace an old water main have begun on Boulevard Lambermont, the busiest street in the Brussels municipality of Schaerbeek, and are expected to last until the end of October. “Boulevard Lambermont is a major access road,” said Inge Paemen, spokesperson for Brussels Mobility. “Closing...

Belgium’s heatwave from 18 June to 1 July resulted in 1,747 more deaths than normal, according to figures released by the Sciensano health institute. With an excess mortality of 47.8%, this was the country’s deadliest heatwave since analysis began in 2000, it revealed. In the Brussels-Capital...

Two works by Constantin Meunier and Henri Evenepoel have joined the collections of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (RMFAB) thanks to the Isabelle and Philippe Dewez Fund, managed by the King Baudouin Foundation (KBF). Meunier’s Cockfight ( pictured above ) is already on display at the...

Sara Lammens, general director of The Royal Library of Belgium (KBR), will take over the interim general management of the AfricaMuseum in Tervuren from 1 October. Her nomination follows the announcement in May that the mandate for the current director, Bart Ouvry, would not be extended, reports...

The Brussels government is looking for an alternative date for the capital’s second car-free Sunday after learning that the planned 2027 occasion falls on Mother’s Day. Although the coalition agreement stipulates that the second car-free Sunday in Brussels will take place during the weekend of the...

Belgium’s King Philippe will be travelling to the US to watch the Red Devils compete against Spain in the quarter-final of the World Cup. The quarter-final between Spain and Belgium will take place on Friday at 21.00 Belgian time at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Belgium secured its place after...

Ryanair has warned customers of the risk of long queues at passport control during summer, when millions of families go on holiday. The budget airline is calling for implementation of the new European Entry/Exit (EES) system to be postponed until September to avoid delays, stress and missed flights...