7 Things To Know Before Visiting Belgium

These 7 things to know before visiting Belgium are what I wish I knew before visiting Bruges and Brussels, Belgium.

Hopefully these travel tips will help you from making some of my mistakes when traveling through Belgium! These travel tips are for Bruges and Brussels but should be helpful for any trip to Belgium :)

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[riccardoattilia]

Correction. Every national train that passes through central also goes through midi and north. Only international trains don't stop in central and you can easily take a 6 minutes train from central to midi.

[mdesmet]

I live just outside Bruges, but personally I prefer Ghent and Leuven. As for chocolate, you should try Neuhaus. Jean Neuhaus opened a pharmacy in the Queen's Gallery (Royal Gallery) in Brussels in 1857, but he covered his medicines in a thin layer of chocolate. In 1912 his grandson invented the first real belgian chocolate as we know them today. The shop in the Queen's Gallery still exists and it's only meters away from Pierre Marcolini.

[RenataMahmud]

I'm going tomorrow. For one day. Booked it yesterday. This is by far the most spontaneous thing I have ever done!!

[lodehaegemans]

+1 to add Leuven to the list. Some nice historical buildings and a great bar and Restaurant scene. Also the Ardennes as a region is very worthwhile of a visit for the nature lover.

[SkywalkFPV]

The nightlife in Belgium is actually enormous and active if you know where to look, as for most things in Belgium.. While Brugge indeed closes at around 6 pm is because that is more like a Belgium experience 'amusement park' mostly to attract tourism, not so much a true fully functional city like, Antwerpen, Ghent or Brussel for example..

[myrtlebeachsara]

Subscribed. Thanks for getting right down to the point and sharing what you skip. We want to take our kids, and this will be the fussy time in Europe for us. We are excited!

[cescwr]

About the nightlife: it's a common mistake to stay in the center of Brussels and do day trips from there. I always recommend to stay in Ghent and do the day trips from there because Ghent has a great and diverse night life which is more accessible than Brussels because everything is more central. And you still have the advantage of the great connections to Bruges, Antwerp, Brussels.

[azmiboonmalert]

I'm an international student here in Belgium. I watched half of your video and had to subscribe right away. Very straight to the point and informative.

[marcvandenbroecke]

You forget mentioning the huge variety of beers in Belgium.

[LG-tevh]

Perhaps consider adding Leuven to your list for this summer. You could spend half a day in the city itself (some beautiful buildings) and you could perhaps spend the rest of the day in the beautiful forest near Leuven. It's not very touristy at all and a great place to cool down on a hot summer afternoon (it is called Heverleebos by the way). If you are interested, feel free to ask for more information.

[Sarah-uvwb]

This was really helpful. I'm planning a trip to Europe and had only scheduled 2 days in Brussels. Now I know I should plan for a couple more.

[kragonstudio]

Hey Camden, I don't comment often, but I wanted to let you know that you earned a new subscriber, I love your style, informative and nice to listen to! Continue your good work!

[johnt]

You are so much fun to watch and I will definitely take your advice on board when I visit next month.

[TheKristofdv]

You should visit Leuven! It contains nice old buildings/architecture, like Gent, as well as the biggest and oldest university in Belgium (one of the oldest in whole Europe), namely KU Leuven. The city is not that big, but because it is a real student town (half of the inhabitants are actually students), it has a very active night life ;-)

[flitsertheo]

One to add : if you want a typical Belgian day-at-the-seaside on a sunny day take a train to Blankenberge. Exiting the station the main (shopping) street leading to the "Dijk" (dyke), beach and sea is straight in front of you. Watch out for the nearly silent trams though. The old pre-1980 trams used to be so loud you could hear them coming for miles but the new er ones are so silent they have to use a blaring claxon instead.

[Elvavdal]

Number 8 is that you never may say there “French Fries” because we don’t like that in Belgium. Because Fries are invented in Belgium in Brugge

[matthiasbeyen]

As a belgian you made a great video! Btw I don't even know why tourist would assume piere marcolini is popular under locals😂. We are the most proud of our beers and fries with side dishes

[garryclark]

Why not visit the Wallonie region of Belgium, you have Dinant, Namur, Bastogne, and many more beautiful places to visit, it’s not just about the Flemish part of Belgium, as beautiful as it may be!

[MetDaan]

Wow, I really liked this video. The tips are actually useful and I like your enthusiasm. You've got yourself a new subscriber!

[sirgalahad]

I spent a month in Brussels in the summer of 2022 working remote, and you are dead on with your comments. This country is freakin' awesome, and you can get to every major city in no time for a day trip. I mean, the battle of Waterloo (where Napoleon met his demise) is less then 20 minutes from Brussels. And you were right about Ghent. Hands down my favorite town in Belgium. Also, you can get to Paris in less than 2 hours, London is less than 3 hours, Amsterdam in 3 hours. Heck, If I move to Europe I'm going to live in Brussels. It is the perfect location.