Tourist attractions: Flanders in the north, a flatland criss-crossed by canals, is proud of its medieval art cities, Antwerp, Bruges and Ghent. To the south in Wallonia, you will find the rolling hills of the Ardennes, countless castles, and the cities of Liege, Namur, and Tournai. The city of Brussels is one of the world's great cosmopolitan capitals, home to both the European Union and NATO, as well as a wealth of international trade and finance companies. Belgium, has its point of force in the beauty of some historical cities like Bruges (Brugge), Antwerp, Gent. Other beautiful and interesting rich history cities are the capital city Brussels, Leuween, Mechelen, Mons, Wavre, Namur, Liege, Arlon, Charleroi, Dinant, Tournai, Tongeren, Oostende, Ieper.
Unesco has inscribed 10 Belgian sites in the World Heritage List: Palais Stoclet (2009), Belfries of Belgium and France (1999);
Flemish Béguinages (1998);
Historic Centre of Brugge (2000);
La Grand-Place, Brussels (1998);
Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) (2000);
Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) (2000);
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai (2000);
Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex (2005);
The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainault) (1998).
