Belgium Sights
Belgium - is an ancient, cultural identity and complete various monuments and attractions of the country. Virtually every major city of Belgium has the world-famous attractions, churches and fortresses, castles and buildings of the medieval guilds, preserving the memory of the riches of the medieval trade of Flanders and the Walloon counties. History has left many traces on the ground in Belgium: the medieval city, bell towers, monasteries, centuries-old streets, steeples of churches over every village, gray locks since the heroes of Dumas and even the era of the Crusades.
In the famous capital - Brussels is the Grand Palace, built in XV century and the Cathedral of St. Michael, built in the XIII-XVI centuries in the Brabant Gothic style, famous for its stained glass. Near City Hall is 90 meter high watchtower. The administrative area is located the Palais XVIII century, before him a beautiful park, on the other side of which is a modern royal palace. Not far from the Grand Place, the street Etyuv are the famous fountain, "visiting card of the city," dummy-Peace - "Manneken Pis", dating from the XVII century, and the Palais des Nations - the parliament. To the west of the Grand-Place Market is located 1873 built, one of the most prestigious stages in Europe - Opera Monnet, Rogier Square, the Church of St. Catherine area of the same name, surrounded by old houses of XVII-XVIII centuries. As well as paintings, eternally dammed people Central Avenues.
San Park - is a wonderful tropical park. It consists of a huge territory in which the quarterly constructed houses - villas for holiday accommodation. In the middle of the camp is a giant construction - tropical city under the hood. There is "Terra Park with evergreen winter garden, fountains, giant aquarium, with sitting on the trees parrots of different colors. Here scattered restaurants and shops, toy library for children and administration services.
Liege - the largest and one of the most ancient cities of Wallonia. Here in the first place is worth visiting the square of St. Lambert, at the Palais des Prince-Bishop in the Museum of Walloon Life and the Museum of Walloon Art, see City Hall and the Church of St. James, as well as an ancient symbol of the independence of the city - Platform (fountain and pillar with four lions ), which is on the market square Marche.
Modave - castle of the Counts de Marche. It was first mentioned in 1233 as a building that protects the nearby town. His building, which we see today is the 17 th century, although some buildings were destroyed and replaced again at this place for many centuries. Sam castle stands in the center of a beautiful nature reserve and has 20 richly decorated and furnished rooms. Amazing decorative plaster and tapestries 17 th century, the stunning French faience and crystal 19-th century will inspire every visitor. In the castle hold musical evenings, as well as the Christmas holidays.
Autoworld has one of the best collections of old cars in the world. He proposes to study the history of cars through a unique collection that contains more than 450 copies of different origin. Among exposure horse carriage, two-door sports sedans of the fifties, limousines dreams and popular machines.
Holidays
Most saturated holidays in Bryuselle months of July and August. In the first Thursday of July is a grand theatrical performance Ommegang - is a huge parade of the titled nobility, dressed up in historical costumes.
The colorful spectacle - the day of Belgium. This is a public holiday, which takes place July 21 and is the first day of the celebration of the Brussels fair, which lasts a msesyats. Also during the year held a lot of jazz festivals, religious processions, local fairs, film festivals and days of classical music.
Festive carnival marked the arrival of spring. For most people, it helps to get rid of winter melancholy and buck up, prepare for spring renewal. During the celebration Ipres (Ypres) - Kattenfestival, celebration of cats, with a central bell tower of the city emit a large number of artificial cats directly into a crowd of people.
- July 21 - Day of bringing King Leopold I of the Belgian Parliament oath of allegiance to the Constitution in 1831
- November 15 - Day of the royal dynasty - 1866
- July 11 - Festival of the Netherlands cultural community
- September 27 - Festival Francophone cultural community
- May 25 - Ascension Day
- January 1 - New Year
- May 1 - Labor Day
- November 1 - All Saints Day
- November 11 - Armistice Day
