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Hi!

I%26#39;m a student from Greece and i%26#39;going to visit Belgium in July. Is it a good idea? My holidays will last 2 weeks. what do you reccomment me to visit? I heard there are three communities in Belgium, three language communities, the Flemishh, the French and the German Speaking Community. which of them is the best destination? where do you recommend me to go??are there any differences (not only the languare) in these Communities? ???

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You asked an identical question on Virtual Tourist nearly 2 weeks ago, and both respondents effectively recommended you consider the country as a whole and not by %26quot;language community%26quot;, and pointed to ways in which you could research what there is to see and do in Belgium.

As you are in the Brugge forum, if you look in the list on the left you will see %26quot;Brugge attractions%26quot;, listing what there is to see in Brugge, from which - together with previous questions/comments in this specific forum - you can work out for yourself whether it is worth visiting FOR YOU. The same applies if you go to the forum for Belgium (click on %26quot;Belgium forums%26quot; just above the question box), where you will find %26quot;Belgium Overview%26quot; and %26quot;Belgium attractions%26quot;. The most recommended destinations for Belgium both on VT and TA tend to be, in this order, 1) Brugge, in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking region; and 2) Brussels which, as I explained on VT, is officially bilingual French/Dutch so it does not make much sense to consider it in terms of visiting one or the other language community.

As for differences between the Regions (which as I also explained don%26#39;t entirely correspond to %26quot;language communities%26quot;) yes of course these exist, if only because of their geographical location: Wallonia is inland so if you want to go to the seaside you would have to go to Flanders! Whereas the Ardennes is in the South-East of the country so if you want to see some hilly countryside and the valley of the Meuse you would have to go to Wallonia. In addition, Wallonia is saddled with declining industries e.g. around Charleroi, whereas Flanders is booming economically - apart from anything else, it has all the country%26#39;s ports and the main airport! But I am not sure how these factors would influence your decision as to where to go.

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