I’d been wanting to visit Antwerp for years and got the chance when I visited the Netherlands. Timing gave me only one day to enjoy this beautiful city, which I quickly learned would not nearly be enough to explore everything it had to offer. So in this post I’ll cover the things I did do (all of which are amazing) and the things I didn’t quite get to – with lots of reasons to visit in between.

A History of Antwerp

Antwerp’s history goes all the way back to the Franks, but its Golden Age came in the 16th century … Continue reading

Bruges, Belgium is a fairytale city and one of the most unique and charming I’ve been to. Even though millions of people flock to Bruges each year, it’s oddly still a place that some people haven’t heard of. Whether or not you’ve heard of it or not, it’s someplace that should definitely be on your radar.

The History of Bruges

Bruges was founded by the vikings but a lot of Bruges’s history revolves around its high time in the late medieval period to the early Renaissance (1000s-1400s). Because of its location, it served as a large trading port, primarily in … Continue reading

Ghent is one of the most beautiful cities in Belgium, which every history lover should know about (and I’m surprised many don’t). There was a time it was one of the biggest cities in Europe. Today, it looks like a city stuck in the 1400s! Photographs alone can compel someone to go to Ghent, but the city actually has a lot to offer.

Some of Ghent’s History