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Green Belt

In the green belt around Brussels you will discover magnificent castle estates and generous parks, soft lambic beers and Brabant draught horses in a Bruegelian landscape.

Castle parks and wild yeasts

The Green Belt embraces Brussels with a wreath of castle parks, gardens and forests. You stroll through Tervuren's Warande Park and step right into the impressive AfricaMuseum. In Gaasbeek, Marquise Arconati Visconti had her dream palace decorated, while Rose Garden Coloma treats you to a sea of roses and Botanical Garden Meise to flora from all continents. Among all this noble splendor, Brabant draught horses graze in a Bruegelian landscape. The region tastes as rich as it looks, from the White Gold of the chicory growers to the unique brewing tradition of Lambic Country. Furthermore, you walk past the abbeys of Grimbergen and Affligem, through pilgrimage town Halle and along the fresh urban renewal along the Zeekanaal in Vilvoorde.

"In the Castle of Gaasbeek you wander through the dream world of the marquise."

Groene Gordel op de kaart

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