Belgium

<!DOCTYPE html>     <html class="no-js">  <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"> <title>Belgium</title> <meta name="description" content=""> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link href="/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.0.3/css/font-awesome.css" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="/css/main.css" rel="stylesheet"> <script src="/js/vendor/modernizr-2.6.2.min.js"></script>  <script type="text/javascript"> window._mNHandle = window._mNHandle || {}; window._mNHandle.queue = window._mNHandle.queue || []; medianet_versionId = "121199"; (function() { var sct = document.createElement("script"), sctHl = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0], isSSL = 'https:' == document.location.protocol; sct.type = "text/javascript"; sct.src = (isSSL ? 'https:' : 'http:') + '//contextual.media.net/dmedianet.js?cid=8CU7PO5YH' + (isSSL ? '&https=1' : '')+''; sct.async = "async"; sctHl.parentNode.insertBefore(sct, sctHl); })(); </script>  <script type="text/javascript"> window._mNHandle = window._mNHandle || {}; window._mNHandle.queue = window._mNHandle.queue || []; medianet_versionId = "111199"; (function() { var sct = document.createElement("script"), winObj = window.top || window, sctHl = winObj.document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0], isSSL = 'https:' == document.location.protocol; sct.type = "text/javascript"; sct.src = (isSSL ? 'https:' : 'http:') + '//contextual.media.net/nmedianet.js?cid=8CU7PO5YH' + (isSSL ? '&https=1' : '')+'&crid=647705877&size=316x150&refresh=1'; sct.async = "async"; sctHl.parentNode.insertBefore(sct, sctHl); })(); </script>  <script type="text/javascript"> window._mNHandle = window._mNHandle || {}; window._mNHandle.queue = window._mNHandle.queue || []; medianet_versionId = "151199"; (function() { var sct = document.createElement("script"), winObj = window.top || window, sctHl = winObj.document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0], isSSL = 'https:' == document.location.protocol; sct.type = "text/javascript"; sct.src = (isSSL ? 'https:' : 'http:') + '//contextual.media.net/inslmedianet.js?cid=8CU7PO5YH' + (isSSL ? '&https=1' : '')+'&crid=185204133&size=641x481'; sct.async = "async"; sctHl.parentNode.insertBefore(sct, sctHl); })(); </script> </head> <body class="destination destination has-map ">  <script type="text/javascript"> (function(){ var bsa = document.createElement('script'); bsa.type = 'text/javascript'; bsa.async = true; bsa.src = 'http://s3.buysellads.com/ac/bsa.js'; (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]||document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(bsa); })(); </script>   <div class="container" id="wrap"> <header>  <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6" id="logo"> <h1><a href="/"><span>Sacred</span> Destinations</a></h1> <h2 class="sr-only"><a href="/">Sacred Sites, Religious Places, Pilgrimages</a></h2> </div> <div class="col-sm-6" id="search"> <form action="http://www.sacred-destinations.com/search" id="cse-search-box" role="search"> <div class="input-group"> <input type="text" class="form-control" name="q"> <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-3007722683096311:2386286988" /> <input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:10" /> <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="UTF-8" /> <span class="input-group-btn"> <button class="btn btn-sd" name="sa" type="submit">Search</button> </span> </div> </form> <script src="https://www.google.com/coop/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&lang=en"></script> </div> </div>  <div id="menu"> <nav class="navbar navbar-default" role="navigation"> <ul class="nav navbar-nav"> <li id="home_link"><a href="/">Home</a></li> <li><a href="/destinations">Destinations</a> <ul> <li><a href="/regions/africa">Africa <i class="icon-caret-right"></i></a><ul><li><a href="/egypt/sacred-sites">Egypt</a></li><li><a href="/ethiopia/sacred-sites">Ethiopia</a></li><li><a href="/ivory-coast/sacred-sites">Ivory Coast</a></li><li><a href="/morocco/sacred-sites">Morocco</a></li><li><a href="/tunisia/sacred-sites">Tunisia</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="/regions/americas">Americas <i class="icon-caret-right"></i></a><ul><li><a href="/belize/sacred-sites">Belize</a></li><li><a href="/bolivia/sacred-sites">Bolivia</a></li><li><a href="/brazil/sacred-sites">Brazil</a></li><li><a href="/canada/sacred-sites">Canada</a></li><li><a href="/dominican-republic/sacred-sites">Dominican Republic</a></li><li><a href="/guatemala/sacred-sites">Guatemala</a></li><li><a href="/mexico/sacred-sites">Mexico</a></li><li><a href="/peru/sacred-sites">Peru</a></li><li><a href="/usa/sacred-sites">USA</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="/regions/asia">Asia <i class="icon-caret-right"></i></a><ul><li><a href="/cambodia/sacred-sites">Cambodia</a></li><li><a href="/china/sacred-sites">China</a></li><li><a href="/india/sacred-sites">India</a></li><li><a href="/indonesia/sacred-sites">Indonesia</a></li><li><a href="/japan/sacred-sites">Japan</a></li><li><a href="/nepal/sacred-sites">Nepal</a></li><li><a href="/pakistan/sacred-sites">Pakistan</a></li><li><a href="/south-korea/sacred-sites">South Korea</a></li><li><a href="/sri-lanka/sacred-sites">Sri Lanka</a></li><li><a href="/thailand/sacred-sites">Thailand</a></li><li><a href="/tibet/sacred-sites">Tibet</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="/regions/europe">Europe <i class="icon-caret-right"></i></a><ul><li><a href="/austria/sacred-sites">Austria</a></li><li><a href="/belgium/sacred-sites">Belgium</a></li><li><a href="/bosnia-herzegovina/sacred-sites">Bosnia-Herzegovina</a></li><li><a href="/czech-republic/sacred-sites">Czech Republic</a></li><li><a href="/england/sacred-sites">England</a></li><li><a href="/finland/sacred-sites">Finland</a></li><li><a href="/france/sacred-sites">France</a></li><li><a href="/germany/sacred-sites">Germany</a></li><li><a href="/greece/sacred-sites">Greece</a></li><li><a href="/hungary/sacred-sites">Hungary</a></li><li><a href="/iceland/sacred-sites">Iceland</a></li><li><a href="/ireland/sacred-sites">Ireland</a></li><li><a href="/italy/sacred-sites">Italy</a></li><li><a href="/malta/sacred-sites">Malta</a></li><li><a href="/netherlands/sacred-sites">Netherlands</a></li><li><a href="/norway/sacred-sites">Norway</a></li><li><a href="/poland/sacred-sites">Poland</a></li><li><a href="/portugal/sacred-sites">Portugal</a></li><li><a href="/scotland/sacred-sites">Scotland</a></li><li><a href="/spain/sacred-sites">Spain</a></li><li><a href="/switzerland/sacred-sites">Switzerland</a></li><li><a href="/wales/sacred-sites">Wales</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="/regions/middle-east">Middle East <i class="icon-caret-right"></i></a><ul><li><a href="/iraq/sacred-sites">Iraq</a></li><li><a href="/israel/sacred-sites">Israel & Palestine</a></li><li><a href="/jordan/sacred-sites">Jordan</a></li><li><a href="/lebanon/sacred-sites">Lebanon</a></li><li><a href="/saudi-arabia/sacred-sites">Saudi Arabia</a></li><li><a href="/syria/sacred-sites">Syria</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="/regions/oceania">Oceania <i class="icon-caret-right"></i></a><ul><li><a href="/australia/sacred-sites">Australia</a></li><li><a href="/new-zealand/sacred-sites">New Zealand</a></li></ul></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="/categories">Categories</a> <ul> <li><a href="/categories/biblical-sites">Biblical Sites</a></li> <li><a href="/categories/buddhism">Buddhism</a></li> <li><a href="/categories/cathedrals">Cathedrals</a></li> <li><a href="/categories/roman-catholic">Catholicism</a></li> <li><a href="/categories/hindu">Hinduism</a></li> <li><a href="/categories/new-age">New Age</a></li> <li><a href="/categories/pyramids">Pyramids</a></li> <li><a href="/categories/protestant">Protestant</a></li> <li><a href="/categories/shrines">Shrines</a></li> <li><a href="/categories/megaliths">Standing Stones</a></li> <li><a href="/categories/synagogues">Synagogues</a></li> <li><a href="/categories">view all categories</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/photos">Photos</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> </header>  <div class="clearfix has_sidebar" id="content"> <div class="row pagemain">  <aside class="col-md-3 col-md-3-custom" id="sidebar">  <div id="bsap_1300153" class="bsarocks bsap_dd1a9f8d392b9f68b3742dd630c0aed1" style="width: 130px; margin: 0 auto;"></div>   <div id="menus"> <h4><a href="/belgium">Belgium</a></h4> <ul> <li ><a href="/belgium">Belgium Overview</a></li> <li ><a href="/belgium/map">Belgium Map</a></li> <li ><a href="/belgium/photos">Belgium Photos</a></li> <li ><a href="/belgium/books">Belgium Books</a></li> <li ><a href="/belgium/sacred-sites">Belgium Sacred Sites</a></li> <li class="submenu-header"><a href="javascript:null;">Belgium Destinations</a> <ul class="submenu"> <li ><a href="/belgium/antwerp">Antwerp</a></li> <li ><a href="/belgium/bruges">Bruges</a></li> <li ><a href="/belgium/brussels">Brussels</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul>  <div class="ad" id="ad-sidebar-sm-1">  </div> </div>  <div id="tours"> </div>  <div id="books"> <h4>Related Books</h4> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/product/0349112061?tag=sacreddestin-20" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Tall Man in a Low Land: Some Time Among the Belgians" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MMNEGF17L.jpg">Tall Man in a Low Land: Some Time Among the Belgians</a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/product/039332012X?tag=sacreddestin-20" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Blue Guide Belgium, 9th ed." src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/513126W86RL.jpg">Blue Guide Belgium, 9th ed.</a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/product/0756653711?tag=sacreddestin-20" rel="nofollow"><img alt="DK Eyewitness Travel Guide to Belgium and Luxembourg" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51oDEMVC-XL.jpg">DK Eyewitness Travel Guide to Belgium and Luxembourg</a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/product/0761424873?tag=sacreddestin-20" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Culture Shock! Belgium: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51sCmUytAAL.jpg">Culture Shock! Belgium: A Survival Guide to Customs and...</a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/product/1400008816?tag=sacreddestin-20" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Fodor's Belgium, 4th ed." src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519twxpZVgL.jpg">Fodor's Belgium, 4th ed.</a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/product/1403948283?tag=sacreddestin-20" rel="nofollow"><img alt="History of the Low Countries" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Q7KN0QKVL.jpg">History of the Low Countries</a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/product/1741042372?tag=sacreddestin-20" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Lonely Planet Belgium & Luxembourg" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JVqOsK5ZL.jpg">Lonely Planet Belgium & Luxembourg</a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/product/1843538563?tag=sacreddestin-20" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Rough Guide to Belgium and Luxembourg, 4th ed." src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61VY-0NnlRL.jpg">Rough Guide to Belgium and Luxembourg, 4th ed.</a> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/product/1857333225?tag=sacreddestin-20" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Belgium - Culture Smart!" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51imvlDKD4L.jpg">Belgium - Culture Smart!</a> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="ad" id="ad-sidebar-sky"> </div> </aside>  <article class="col-md-9 col-md-9-custom" id="main">  <header class="pagehead"> <div class="ad" id="ad-leader-top"> <script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:100%;height:90px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3007722683096311" data-ad-slot="3878306983"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> <ol class="breadcrumb"> <li><a href="/">Sacred Destinations</a></li> <li><a href="/destinations">Destinations</a></li> <li class="active">Belgium</li> </ol> <h1>Belgium</h1> <div class="share">  <a class="fb" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sacred-destinations.com%2Fbelgium" title="share on Facebook"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a> <a class="tw" href="https://twitter.com/share" target="_blank" title="tweet this"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a class="gp" href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sacred-destinations.com%2Fbelgium" target="_blank" title="+1 this"><i class="fa fa-google-plus"></i></a> <a class="std" href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#be81cdcbdcd4dbddca83fcdbd2d9d7cbd398dcd1dac783d6cacace9b8dff9b8cf89b8cf8c9c9c990cddfddccdbda93dadbcdcad7d0dfcad7d1d0cd90ddd1d39b8cf8dcdbd2d9d7cbd3" target="_blank" title="e-mail a link to this page"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> <a class="std toggle" href="#link" target="_blank" title="short URL"><i class="fa fa-link"></i></a>  <div class="toggled well well-sm" id="link"> <button type="button" class="close" aria-hidden="true">×</button> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8"> <small>share full URL</small> <input class="full" type="text" value="http://www.sacred-destinations.com/belgium"> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <small>share short URL</small> <input class="short" type="text" value=" http://sdest.co/d/21"> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <small>embed link code</small> <input class="embed" type="text" value="<a href="http://www.sacred-destinations.com/belgium">Belgium</a> - Sacred Destinations"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header>    <div class="modules row"> <div class="mod-map col-sm-6"> <div id="map_canvas"></div> <small><a href="/belgium/map">view larger map of Belgium</a></small> </div> <div class="mod-ad col-sm-6"><div class="ad" id="ad-rect-top"> <script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:100%;height:280px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3007722683096311" data-ad-slot="6831773382"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <small>advertisement</small> </div> </div> <div class="mod-site col-sm-6"> <a href="/belgium/bruges-basilica-of-holy-blood"> Basilica of the Holy Blood</a> <div>This beautiful 12th-century basilica on Burg Square houses a very sacred relic - a vial said to contain the coagulated blood of Christ, collected at the crucifixion by Joseph of Arimathea.</div> </div> <div class="mod-site col-sm-6"> <a href="/belgium/tournai-cathedral"><img src="http://static.sacred-destinations.com/img/391/gohistoric_21193_m.jpg"> Tournai Cathedral</a> <div>Begun in 1141, the Cathedral of Our Lady in Tournai is a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the most striking examples of Romanesque architecture in Europe.</div> </div> <div class="mod-site col-sm-6"> <a href="/belgium/bruges-church-of-our-lady"> Church of Our Lady</a> <div>Built from the 13th to 15th centuries, the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk has a soaring spire that can be seen for miles around. And inside is a great treasure: the only sculpture by Michaelangelo outside Italy.</div> </div> <div class="mod-site col-sm-6"> <a href="/belgium/brussels-abbaye-de-la-cambre"><img src="http://static.sacred-destinations.com/img/232/gohistoric_21232_m.jpg"> Abbaye de la Cambre</a> <div>This peaceful abbey dates from medieval times but has been used for government offices since the French Revolution. The abbey church has a beautifully simple barrel-vaulted nave.</div> </div> <div class="mod-site col-sm-6"> <a href="/belgium/antwerp-cathedral"> Antwerp Cathedral</a> <div>Built from 1352 to 1520, Antwerp's magnificent Gothic cathedral is the pride of the city. It is the largest church in the Low Countries and houses four original Rubens masterpieces.</div> </div> <div class="mod-site col-sm-6"> <a href="/belgium/antwerp-jewish-quarter"> Jewish Quarter</a> <div>Antwerp is home to about 15,000 Jews and one of the largest ultra-Orthodox communities in the Diaspora. The city's 30 synagogues are all Orthodox.</div> </div> <div class="mod-site col-sm-6"> <a href="/belgium/brussels-sainte-marie-church"><img src="http://static.sacred-destinations.com/img/067/gohistoric_21760_m.jpg"> St. Mary's Church</a> <div>The Église Sainte-Marie is a large Byzantine-style Catholic church near the Royal Palace. Now located in a predominantly Muslim neighborhood, it is mainly used for concerts and ecumenical functions.</div> </div> <div class="mod-site col-sm-6"> <a href="/belgium/brussels-great-synagogue"><img src="http://static.sacred-destinations.com/img/890/gohistoric_42098_m.jpg"> Great Synagogue</a> <div>Built in 1878, the Great Synagogue of Brussels is housed in a building often described as "stately Romanesque." The synagogue is active and hosts several Jewish organizations as well.</div> </div> </div>   <br> <div class="ad" id="ad-leader-bottom"> <script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3007722683096311" data-ad-slot="8448107380"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </article> </div> </div>  <footer> <div id="footer_menu"> <ul> <li><a href="/">Sacred Sites & Religious Places</a></li> <li><a href="/about">About</a></li> <li><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bedfdad3d7d0fecddfddccdbda93dadbcdcad7d0dfcad7d1d0cd90ddd1d3">Contact</a></li> <li><a href="/privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a></li> </ul> <p>Sacred Destinations is an online travel guide to sacred sites, religious travel, pilgrimages, holy places, religious history, sacred places, historical religious sites, archaeological sites, religious festivals, sacred sites, spiritual retreats, and spiritual journeys. </p> <p>Sacred Destinations is an independent editorial publication. It is not the official website of any sacred site or religious building listed here.</p> <p>Except where indicated otherwise, all content and images 漏 2005-2024 Sacred Destinations. All rights reserved. </p> </div> </footer>  </div>  <div class="hidden"> <div id="lat">50.509519</div> <div id="lon">4.691742</div> <div id="maptype">terrain</div> <div id="zoom">3</div> </div> <script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script><script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.2/jquery.min.js"></script> <script>window.jQuery || document.write('<script src="js/vendor/jquery-1.10.2.min.js"><\/script>')</script> <script src="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.2/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="/js/plugins.js"></script> <script src="https://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyBPI2lSGc3gEHeCJd2gsvLVzJokXbFEoCk&sensor=false"></script> <script src="/js/main.js"></script> <script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-56749211-1', 'auto'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> </body> </html>

CINXE.COM

Belgium