In 1865, agriculturalist Felix Sohie – who had worked among castle gardens of the Belgian aristocracy – built a greenhouse to grow table grapes in Hoeilaart. And the rest, as they say, is history.

More than 150 years later, this part of the green belt to the south and east of Brussels is still known as the druivenstreek, or grape region. The grapes here have been awarded the EU’s Protected Designation of Origin label, which indicates products with a strong link to the place in which they are made.

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Brussels may be home to both world-class and quirky museums, but in the surrounding province of Flemish Brabant, lie many fascinating and lesser-known collections.