Belgium Backpackers' Guide
Belgium Facts
Population: 10,419,000
Currency: euro (EUR)
Religions: Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25%
Government: federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarch
Languages: Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French)
Climate: temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy
Phone Code: 32
Photos of Belgium
Photos of Belgium that we found just lying about the web so we decided to pilfer from Observations of an Unimportant Man.
Festivals in Belgium
Festivals in Belgium courtesy of 2camels Festivals.
Ommegang article International Regatta of Bathtubs - La Regate des Baignoires article Brussels Jazz Marathon snippet Laundry Day - Antwerp photos Laundry Day photos Procession of the Holy Blood video International Kite Festival Oostende video Fête de la Musique web site Brussels Festival of the Arts web site
Check out more festivals in Belgium
Or take a look at festivals in these cities in Belgium:
Belgium Hostels and Budget Hotels
Belgium Hotels
An Aussie in London features hotels in a number of locations across Belgium.
Belgium Flights
An Aussie in London has scoured the web for airlines that fly to Belgium. We feature only hand picked links (like the one above to VLM Airlines) through to airline sites that feature flights to Belgium.
European Train Travel
An Aussie in London has teamed up with Rail Europe to provide our readers with fabulous fares on all European rail passes - EuRail, BritRail, ScanRail, France, German, Swiss and Eastern Europe rail passes and more - as well as individual train tickets spanning Europe from Norway to Greece.
Belgium Car Hire
- Holiday Autos, the world's leading leisure car rental company providing low cost car rental in over 4,000 locations worldwide through quality providers. Prices start from just £8 per day and they monitor competitor prices daily to ensure lowest prices in all European "low cost" flight destinations and the USA.
