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BELGIUM
TONGEREN
As Belgium's oldest town, Tongeren naturally abounds in cultural and architectural benchmarks, not least of which are its remnants from the Roman era. Tongeren was also the first town to be christianised, as appears from its rich heritage of religious monuments. The brightest of all the crown's pearls, the O.L.Vrouw Basilica proudly stands as the bearer of Belgium's richest treasure-chamber.
The Statue of Ambiorix
Author: Weichselbaum
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The statue of Ambiorix, leader of the Eburons, is a reminder that you may by no means fail to visit the enthralling Gaulo-Roman Museum, the archaeological museum of Flanders, with its unique collection of artefacts taking the visitors way back to the earliest civilisations of Western Europe.
Also recommended is a visit to the weekly antique and flea market, the largest of its kind in the Benelux, which not only draws countless onlookers and buyers from Flanders, but also from the Netherlands and Germany, who converge towards Tongeren's Maaseikse Leopoldwal and Veemarkt every Sunday morning.
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Festivals & Events
Jan Van Eyck and the Mediterranean World
24 March - June
The first exhibition dedicated to early Netherlandisch painting and its influence on the Southern European art scene of its days looks at works commissioned from Jan Van Eyck and other Flemish Primitives working abroad. Major works from all over Europe will be brought together in one of the finest museums in Bruges.
Brussel jubel park
Author: d. de Kievith
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The Brueghel Enterprise
22. March - 23. June 2002
The exhibition will bring together about forty paintings by this artist who is well-known for having made an abundant number of copies after the works by his father Pieter Bruegel the Elder. The exhibition aims to juxtapose different versions of the same composition and to study and analyse them with state-of-the-art laboratory techniques.
It will be the first time ever that such an important number of versions is gathered. The exhibition is designed around four themes, each of them centred on a reference work: Census in Bethlehem, Winter Landscape with Bird Trap, The Adoration of the Magi in the Snow and The Farmer’s Advocate.
Brugge lace-maker
Author: d. de Kievith
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Adriaan Brouwer Beer Festival
Yearly festival on the market square of the beautiful town of Oudenaarde.
Tel: (32-55) 31-7251
Brussel Grand Place
Author: d. de Kievith
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Jazz Brugge 2002
August - 15-18
De Werf's European Jazz Festival is to be held alternating with the Middelheim festival, i.e. every second year.
Its venue will be the newly built, for the Brugge 2002 festivities, concert centre, a modern building with the largest stage in Belgium and capacity of 1400 seats.
Its emphasis will be on European jazz and artists.
There will be 3 to 4 groups per day, concerts starting around 15h and ending at 23h.
Brugge scenic view
Author: d. de. Kievith
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Diamon Museum - Antwerp
Where the entire process of diamond mining and processing can be viewed.. Antwerp is the very centre of the world's diamond industry. More than 70% of the world's diamonds are cut, polished and traded here.
Brussel procession
Author: A. Koprianov
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The Royal Greenhouses
April 19 - May 5
The Royal Greenhouses in Laeken cover six acres of neo-classical rotundas, domes and galleries. Twenty full time gardeners tend the giant ferns, fruit-bearing banana trees, grottoes, glades and grassy vistas. Highlights include the Azalea House, the rotunda, a colony of birds and the orange trees. Walkways are filled with climbing geraniums and fuschias, whose blossoms form an overhead canopy. The visit ends with a short walk through the Royal Park.
Brussel Grand'Place flowers
Author: J. J. Soenen
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The Abbey of Villers-la-Ville
The Cistercian Abbey dates back to the 12th century. In the 19th century, a large number of artists, painters and writers, such as Victor Hugo, were attracted by the beauty of the majestic ruins, which are still sometimes used as a dramatic setting for French drama and classical concerts.
Oostende Mercator
Author: d. de Kievith
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