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Belgium travel guide

Our route team has mapped 3 destinations in Belgium across 1 curated route, adding up to 30 places to eat, see and do. Its route is filed under rail-friendly. It runs 8 days end to end.

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St Bavo's Cathedral in Ghent, Belgium
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Destinations
3
Places
30
Curated routes
1
Trip lengths
8 days
Routes favor
Apr – Jun and Sep

Where our routes go in Belgium

Tap a dot to open that destination's guide.

BrugesBrugesBrusselsBrusselsGhentGhent
Dots show the 3 destinations from our curated routes, plotted by latitude and longitude. Not to scale for borders.

3 destinations in Belgium

Ordered by how many of our curated routes stop there, then by how many places we have picked.

Best of Belgium

Our curated picks by theme, drawn from the places our route editors chose for their routes.

Places worth planning around

A short sampler from the 30 places in Belgium, starting with those featured on the most of our routes.

Curated routes through Belgium

One curated route stops here. Open it for the day-by-day plan.

Best time to visit Belgium

Our route here recommends Apr – Jun and Sep.

Climate averages (NASA POWER, 2001–2025) for 3 of our destinations here: July is the warmest month, with average highs near 73°F (23°C), and January the coolest at about 42°F (6°C). August is the wettest, around 3.1 in (80 mm) of rain, and April the driest at about 1.5 in (38 mm).

NASA POWER is a gridded model (roughly 50 km cells), so coastal and mountain spots read as regional averages.

42°F6°CJan2.7 in
44°F7°CFeb2.3 in
50°F10°CMar2.2 in
58°F15°CApr1.5 in
65°F18°CMay2.3 in
70°F21°CJun2.5 in
73°F23°CJul3.0 in
73°F23°CAug3.1 in
67°F20°CSep2.2 in
59°F15°COct2.6 in
50°F10°CNov2.9 in
43°F6°CDec3.1 in
Average daily high in °F (°C below) and monthly rainfall in inches (bars), NASA POWER 2001–2025 averages across 3 destinations.

Weather by destination

Getting around Belgium

Legs between consecutive stops on our routes. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.

Planning a trip to Belgium

How many days do you need for a trip to Belgium?

Our curated route here is planned as a 8-day trip. Shorter visits work if you focus on one or two destinations.

What are the best places to visit in Belgium?

Going by how often our route team includes them, the most-featured destinations in Belgium are Bruges, Brussels and Ghent. Bruges alone has 10 hand-picked places in our guides.

When is the best time to visit Belgium?

Our route here recommends Apr – Jun and Sep. NASA POWER averages put the warmest weather in July and the most rain in August.

Where can I find the best restaurants in Belgium?

See our curated picks: best restaurants in Belgium, chosen from 6 places in our curated routes. We also have lists for things to do.

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