The Tourist Office for Flanders, Belgium

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The Tourist Office for Flanders, Belgium

The Tourist Office for Flanders-Brussels
Flanders House
620 Eighth Avenue, 44^th Floor
New York, NY 10018
ph: 212-584-2336
fax: 212-575-3606
www.visitflanders.us
e-mail: info@visitflanders.us
Facebook: www.facebook.com/visitflandersus

Flanders is a true treasure in the heart of Europe:

•   History: 37 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, medieval cities and towns, WWI Battlefields and memorials, most beautiful squares in the world.
•   Fashion: Antwerp is one of the most important fashion design centers in the world.
•   Food: Known for the best beer (over 650 brands) and chocolate. World famous cuisine.
•   Family Friendly: Such sites as the Atomium, Mini Europe, Oceade, Plopsa, and medieval Bruges.
•   Easily Accessible: good air service from US. Small and easy to get around when you arrive. Short distances, excellent rail connections and great highways.
•   English Spoken: 90% of Flemings speak fluent English!
•   Art: Home to Rubens, van Eyck, Magritte, Ensor, Delvaux, van Dyck, Memling.
•   Architecture: From authentic medieval treasures to the birthplace of Art Nouveau, we have it all!

Medieval Bruges-entire center is a UNESCO world heritage site. Explore by horse drawn carriage, by canal boat or on foot.
The Grand-Place, Brussels. UNESCO World Heritage site, with outstanding architecture.
Magritte Museum, Brussels. World’s largest collection of his works.
The Atomium, Brussels. Built for the 1958 World’s Fair.
Antwerp: Europe’s second largest port and Flanders’ most cosmopolitan city.
Charming city of Ghent—perfect mix of medieval and modern.
Manneken Pis, Brussels.
WWI battlefield sites and monuments in Flanders Fields area. (Centenary 2014)
Flower Carpet of Brussels (every 2 years, next time 2012)
Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (Ghent)
Local foods: beer, chocolate, waffles, mussels and fries
Authentic family owned breweries
Local specialties: diamonds, lace, tapestries
Beguinages and belfries of Flanders
Antwerp museums: Rubenshuis: home of world famous artist Peter Paul Rubens, the Plantin-Moretus Museum possessing the two oldest surviving printing presses in the world and “People on the Move”- The Red Star Line Museum of Immigration opening in 2013.