As an annual habit my boyfriend and I gift each other a weekend getaway as a birthday present. The first year I gifted a trip to Le Sanglier des Ardennes in Durbuy in the Belgian Ardennes as in 2021 COVID restrictions still kept us inside of Belgium. In 2022 I took him to London as…
Month: June 2024
ANTWERP | Steytelinck Castle in Wilrijk to contain brasserie and banquet hall
AG Vespa has found a new operator for Steytelinck Castle in the Antwerp district of Wilrijk. The building will be renovated into a brasserie with accompanying banquet hall, which will open next spring if everything goes according to plan. This summer, visitors to the park will be able to enjoy a summer bar.
Antwerp Queer Arts Festival from 3 to 31 August 2024: programme
Antwerp Queer Arts Festival (AQAF) has released its 2024 programme and schedule. The festival last almost a full month.
SWITZERLAND | Introducing Bern
Switzerland will host the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. But which city in the Helvetic Confederation will welcome the thousands of artists, media people and fans? Geneva, Sankt Gallen, Basel and Fribourg have already expressed their interest. Other obvious options are Zurich and Bern. And why not Lausanne? Swiss broadcaster Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) also…
2024 | Twice as many Belgians will travel by train this summer
The great annual estival exodus of Belgians to their favorite holiday destination will start at the end of this week. Traditionally, Spain and France are the top destinations. The summer school reces starts now in Belgium.
SPAIN | The Mezquita or Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba
Six days. Five overnight stays in five cities in Spain. Lunch in Paris. Stopover in Barcelona. Then Córdoba, Seville, Granada and Málaga. An Andalusia Whirlwind Tour where we visit the Mezquita and the Alhambra. We’re touring Andalusia in October 2023 to follow the trend of travelling to hot spots outside summer, as we did with…
Brussels Airlines is ready for the busy 2024 summer season
Brussels Airlines (SN) is ready for the busy 2024 summer holidays. More than 1.2 million people will travel with Belgium‘s national airline during July and August. Brussels Airlines takes several initiatives to make sure all operations run smoothly, and passengers get a top-notch customer experience.
Antwerp will have a new Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp M HKA
On Friday 24 May 2024, the municipal council of the City of Antwerp approved the scoping note and the preliminary draft for the spatial implementation plan (ruimtelijk uitvoeringsplan, RUP) for the new building of the Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp (Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst, M HKA).
REVIEW | InterContinental Porto – Palacio das Cardosas
As an annual habit my boyfriend and I gift each other a weekend getaway as a birthday present. The first year I gifted a trip to Le Sanglier des Ardennes in Durbuy in the Belgian Ardennes as in 2021 COVID restrictions still kept us inside of Belgium. In 2022 I took him to London as…
ANTWERP | Community centre coStA to become ANDRS in 2027 after major revamp
For 30 years the cultural meeting centre of Sint-Andries (St. Andrew), coStA, at Sint-Andriesplaats in Antwerp, has served as the beating heart of the neighborhood, where various cultural, sporting and youth organizations have had their home. However, the center’s buildings are outdated, so a thorough renovation is underway. On the last day of the anniversary…
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