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Car Hire Belgium

A bit about……
Belgium has a claim as being at the heart of Europe both culturally and politically. Its capital, Brussels, is also the home of the European Parliament and as such the focal point of the European union. Belgium is boarded by Holland, Luxembourg, Germany and France and historically has been heavily contested land seeing heavy fighting in both world wars. Aside from politics Belgium is probably best known as the home of chips and as a producer of some of the world’s finest chocolate. Beware when you visit , Belgium is also renowned for its very strong beer which catches many a first time visitor unaware. Belgium itself is a bi-cultural nation with Flemish the language of the north of the country and French the official language of the South.

Despite it limited size geographically Belgium has a lot to offer visitors with incredible landscapes, fantastic restaurants and a rich cultural history.

Things to do…..

Bruges- A medieval city with building dates back the 13th and 14th centaury Bruges offers visitors the chance to see the best preserved medieval city in Europe

Brussels – As the home of the EU Brussesl has developed into one of the most cosmopolitan cities in Europe with a fantastic range of first class restaurants and shops

Ypres - The Menin Gate isa tragic memorial to 55,000 British and Allied troops who lost their lives in Flanders during WWI

How to get there….

Belgium is serviced by 3 international airports, Brussels (Zaventem) the busiest is situated 8 miles northeast of Brussels and handles the majority of the Transatlantic traffics as well as services from Asian, Australia and Africa. Brussels South Charleroi Airport is the capitals second air hub and offers flights to eleven European destinations on a daily basis

Antwerp airport (Deurne) handles mostly traffic from the surrounding European countries.

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