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With its almost intact medieval street plan Bruges is certainly an evocative open air museum. Having survived the two World Wars, Bruges luckily preserved all its art treasures and museums. The Groeninge Museum for example ranks among Belgium’s top three. We need about eight hours to show you all the highlights of Bruges. Morning: We start our day with a cruise on the canals of Bruges. Being seen from a different angle Bruges’ loveliest places look even more charming. In the Groeninge Museum we find an excellent survey of works by Belgian painters from the 15th century till today. This museum boasts a complete collection of the Flemish Primitives like Van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden, Hugo van der Goes, Hans Memling and Pieter Brueghel. In the modern art section we find Paul Delvaux, René Magritte, Constant Permeke and Gustave van de Woestyne . We continue over the Dijver. There we find the College of Europe that offers lectures and seminars on all aspects of the European Union...

Minimum number of participants: XX Maximum number of participants: XX ENQUIRE TODAY Delvaux and Ensor: learn about their influence on Belgian modern art Leaving from the tram depot in De Panne, a historical coastal tram will take us to Koksijde to visit the Paul Delvaux Museum. You will be able to immerse yourself in the life of this world-famous surrealist painter (1897 – 1994). Not only do they show the largest collection anywhere of his work, but you’ll find many of his personal belongings as well. Delvaux admired women, trains and railway stations and the museum shows many of his model trains and artefacts. In Ostend we’ll visit the James Ensor house (1860 – 1949), where we’ll find an evocative exhibit of this major innovator of modern art in Belgium. Visit Nieuwpoort The coastal tram will take us to the fishing port town of Nieuwpoort, known for the King Albert I monument and its locks that played an important role during WWI. Ostend and De Haan: maritime sights and...

Discovery of Antwerp and ….gin! Welcome by our guide at the Central train station (or on another location chosen by you in the center of Antwerp). Meet and greet by our guide at the Antwerp Central station (or another location to be agreed). We start with a visit of the Central Station, built late 19th century in eclectic style and by the Antwerpers also known as ‘The Railway Cathedral’. We then walk through the diamond district. For centuries Antwerp has been synonymous with diamonds. Although diamond processing has been largely relocated to other continents, the diamond trade still plays a very important role in Antwerp. It is a colourful neighbourhood where all kinds of nationalities are at home and in high the Jewish community is dominant. We continue our walk over the Keyserlei and the Meir (Antwerp’s shopping street) into the direction of the old city center. We pass the “Rubenshuis’, the former home and atelier where the famous painter Pieter Paul Rubens lived for 25 years...