Our 15 Favourite Long-Weekend Getaways from Belgium by Car
Want holiday inspiration for a long-weekend away? In our 3-part series, we’re sharing our favourite trips from Belgium. First up – our favourite road-trip getaways.
Lille is so close to Belgium, yet we didn’t visit until the end of our expat adventure. What a pity! Lille is a beautiful city and a foodie paradise. We loved the markets, great restaurants, and variety of foodie shops dotted around the old centre.
Beyond Lille, Nord-Pas de Calais has a lot to offer, despite being a region most people pass through on their way somewhere else. The somber battlefields and war memorials around Verdun awed us. As did the extensive Roman ruins at Bavay and the stunning remains of the Abbaye de Vaucelles. We wonder how it’s possible we knew nothing about Cambrai and its UNESCO landmarks, before our accidental visit. Nor did we know of the region’s artistic connections – to native son Matisse, and to the art glass movement.
In all, Nord-Pas de Calais is a slow travel destination just begging to be explored.
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Want holiday inspiration for a long-weekend away? In our 3-part series, we’re sharing our favourite trips from Belgium. First up – our favourite road-trip getaways.
An accidental hotel booking landed us in an undiscovered part of Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. After finding six great things to do in the Cambrai region, we’re ready to return for more.
When was the last time you went to a swimming pool to see works of art? If your answer is never, it’s time you visit La Piscine in Roubaix, France, Lille’s Art and Industry Museum.
Back in December, we took a getaway trip to Lille, France with iDBUS. Despite its proximity to Brussels, we had never visited the French city before and we had no idea it was such a foodie paradise.
The Hotel Chateau Cléry is a gorgeous place to stay in the Boulogne region of France. With its expansive parkland and delicious restaurant, it makes a lovely rural retreat, just minutes from bustling Boulogne-Sur-Mer.
In a rather unassuming concrete building, on the edge of Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, is an aquatic wonderland, waiting to be discovered, just a short drive from Belgium. Its name is NAUSICAA and it is an aquarium like no other.
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