"On its own" Belgium is visited not so many tourists: most often this country turns out to be one of the points in the route of the excursion trip to Benelux (where, we recall, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg), with a visit to Brussels and two or three more towns that deserve attention .In general, Belgium is a prosperous European state with a large number of well-preserved architectural monuments of the Middle Ages (particularly interesting are local castles - real gothic!), High-quality hotels, high standard of living (according to which Belgium successfully competes with Switzerland) - and corresponding prices ±​​$ The .

However, speaking of Belgium, it would be unfair to reduce the country's dignity to "open" sights .A large part of the tourist interest in Belgium is occupied by tours of interests: someone is crazy about chocolate (as an option - beer), and others come to the country in order to buy quality diamonds - which is very reasonable, as Belgium provides a fantastic choice of these precious stones at reasonable average European prices .Finally, do not write off the country's beach wealth: Belgium boasts magnificent beaches and modern spa centers in the main resort of Ostend .

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The capital is Brussels. Large cities - Charleroi, Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, Ostend, Liège.

No less interesting are the ancient castles of Belgium: Bouillon, Belei, Dinant, Freire, Sten, Van Oydonck, d'Assonville and the castle of the Counts of Flanders.

How to get to Belgium?

Regular direct flights Moscow - Brussels are carried out by Aeroflot (evening flights only) and Brussels Airlines. Time in the air is about three hours.

From Minsk to Brussels can be reached by train or Belavia by plane, Austiran Airlines flies here via Vienna.

There are buses and trains running from Kiev and Lviv to Brussels. "International Airlines of Ukraine" fly directly with a transfer in Amsterdam and Warsaw - KLM and LOT.

Citizens of Kazakhstan can get to Brussels either by direct flights KLM, or via Frankfurt am Main with Lufthansa.

• Moscow - Belgium: are there any direct flights
• Brussels - Moscow: are there any direct flights

Visa to Belgium

Belgium is included in the list of countries that are parties to the Schengen Agreement. To travel to the country you need to issue a visa.

Customs

Duty-free import of 200 cigarettes, two liters of alcohol, 50 g of perfume, 250 g of cologne, half a kilo of coffee and 100 g of tea is allowed. It is forbidden to import unprocessed meat. Other non-canned food products must be declared without fail.

Useful phone numbers are

• Embassy of Belgium in Moscow: st. Malaya Molchanovka, 7; tel .: (495) 780-03-31, 780-03-41 (visa department)
• The Russian Embassy in Brussels: avenue de Fre 66; tel .: (2) 374-34-00, 374-68-86; website
• The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Antwerp: Della Faillelaan 20; tel .: (3) 827-04-64; website
• Police: 101
• First aid: 100

Transport

A convenient way to travel around the country is by train: from Antwerp to Brussels you can get in 40 minutes, to Ghent - for half an hour, to Bruges - in 55 minutes. The trains run exactly according to the schedule, they are very comfortable and almost noiseless.

Rent a car in Belgium.

Car rental in the country, as in all Europe, is very profitable. In Belgium and Luxembourg, one of the lowest prices for fuel. For rent you will need a driver's license of international standard, a valid plastic card. The driver must be at least 21 years old.

Safety of tourists

In general, Belgium is quite a safe country. It is worth to be on guard in Brussels at the three main stations of the city, in the metro, buses and trams. And especially - in the vicinity of the Rondpoint Schuman quarter (in it, by the way, are the institutions of the European Union). In Antwerp, Liege, Ostend and Bruges one can feel more secure. But valuable things, large sums of money and documents should always be left in the hotel safe.

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The climate of Belgium is

The climate in the country is temperate sea, rather mild. The average temperature in July is +14 .. + 18 ° C. In the country there are often periods when the weather "breaks" out of the framework of the seasonal rhythm - in the summer cold cool winds from the Atlantic often come, bringing prolonged rains and relatively cold weather, in winter the same sea cyclones bring warm and damp weather. Precipitation falls mainly in the autumn-winter period in the form of rain, the rainiest months are April and November.

Actual information: weather forecast for the main Belgian resorts for the coming days.

Belgium hotels - $

In Belgium - typical city hotels. The rooms, as a rule, have a telephone and a minibar. The country has famous world "chains" from 2 * to 5 *, but private hotels are still the majority. They should be chosen at least in order to feel the local color.

Banks and exchange points

On weekdays, banks are usually open from 9:30 to 15:30 or 16:00. On Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays, banks are closed. Many currency exchange offices are open on weekends. The most profitable exchange rate is in the branches of banks.

Shopping in Belgium is

The best Belgian souvenirs are chocolate and fruit beer, first-class Brussels lace and tapestries from Bruges. Shops are open from 10:00 to 18:00, Sunday to the weekend.

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Fortress in Antwerp

Atomium in Brussels

Types of Bruges

Cuisine and restaurants in Belgium - $

Belgian cuisine in general is similar to French cuisine and can not surprise anything particularly exotic. Recently, the Belgians have become addicted to Asian cuisine - literally in every city you can find Thai, Chinese or Vietnamese restaurants.

Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Belgium

Attractions in Belgium are more than enough! The main "must see" countries are Brussels with its "Writer Boy", Antwerp with the Royal Museum of Art and the beautiful cathedral of the Virgin, Ghent and the Cathedral of St. Bavo, Liège and its futuristic station Calatrava, "Queen of the Belgian coast" Ostend, and Bruges with his the famous Belfort tower, castles of Belgium and a lot of interesting museums.

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