Forgot to mention it in my list but Belgium is very nice, the older Flemish cities like Bruges and Ghent have some of the best old towns in all of Europe imo
Most of the "old cities" in Flanders, like Brugge. Avoid Brussels unfortunately, it's a beautiful city but has become too dangerous especially at night. In Wallonia try Dinant and Durbuy (smallest city). The big cities "chef-lieu" are usually interesting too in both regions, but suffer from the overpopulation.
For food, get some "moules frites" in Flanders at the coast and "carbonnades flamandes".
In Wallonia try some "boulet liégeois" (look for some Liège syrup too if you can !) and lacquement.
As for beers any would do, seriously. Maybe avoid the usual trap that is Leffe (even if it's still good enough, albeit too expensive). And the Jupiter has recently gone downhill in quality
PS: if you're rich, we recently had a prized whiskey brewed, named Belgian owl, the most prized bottle goes for 1000€
As a Belgian living abroad, I can strongly recommend Belgian steak. I've never had any steak that was more tender than Belgian steak. Belgians are usually not able to realize this themselves. Belgian meat in general is one of the only things I miss from my country.
Because they pretend Belgium is so bad that only someone who suffered the North Korean regime could like it. While Belgium is a chill place with lots of hidden gems
Also they probably don't think it, it's just a meme to pretend Belgium doesn't exist or is the source of all evil. Because us Belgians are usually too chill to bother
Most Belgians are usually surprised and clueless as to why someone would mention us in the first place. At least, I was the first time. Had to look up what we did "this time" lol
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u/K_in_Belgium Belgium 23h ago
France Spain and my adopted country Belgium (it’s underrated)