But often it can be much colder and rainy. Our inclination is to visit Ghent and Antwerp.Hi Clementine, if your choice is between Ghent or Antwerp on a Sunday, then I’d go for Antwerp. “Budget” is our middle name and location would be important, close to everything and the train station.Hi Valerie, there are lots of trains from the airport to the Central Station in Brussels. I strongly suggest that you spend the whole day in Antwerp.Since we live nearby, I have quite a few more detailed blog posts highlighting While some people choose to spend the whole day in each Ghent and Bruges, you can see the very best these cities have to offer in just half a day as well. I am looking for accessible tips for someone in a mobility scooter that loves chocolate. A lot depends on the year and obviously beginning of October is very different than the end of the month. I will check out your recommendations for hotels. Also I know many things are not open around Christmas. Are the trains in that part of Europe accessible?Hi Jon, I have to tell you that accessibility isn’t as it should be, anywhere in Europe.
Your blog is really helpful, and your photographs are so professional!We plan to visit Belgium for 4 days in mid-February. You can also just see the main landmarks in the center in a couple of hours. Both towns are good, but from Ghent, you’ll be somewhat faster in the other towns than from Bruges.Hello Jurga!
Do you have any recommendations/tips for visiting these three towns during Christmas? Could you help?Hi Rina, unfortunately, I have no time to help each of our readers individually.
We will visit Ghent on Monday and trying to decide which place on Sunday and Tuesday between Bruges and Antwerp.. Suggested Itineraries in Belgium The quintessential Benelux experience is a city one. The shops are also open every day and there are some nice restaurants. Of course I would like to visit Ghent and Bruges and since my grandparents were born in Lotenhulle and Ruiselade I was hoping to visit these smaller towns too. Belgium looks so beautiful. It’s not as big as Brussels, not as touristic as Bruges or Ghent and therefore has a more authentic feeling. Unless you want to change hotels less often – in that case, skip staying in Ghent and add one night in Brussels – you can easily visit Ghent from there. Beautiful Bruges is known as one of the loveliest small cities in Europe, and, if you ask some residents, as the “Venice of the North”. A day trip to Bruges is an absolute must for doing Belgium in 3 days. I’m a solo traveler and I would like to have some tips on where to go and how safe is walking in the evenings for a woman. One thing I know is that traffic is really busy here and parking a big van in the cities will give you headaches. ?