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Flanders: I Craftsmanship Flanders is a tale of impressive at the heart of , ground-breaking craftsmanship, historic heritage, Europe astonishing and an unparalleled gastronomic, drinking and dining culture.

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Art, heritage and the “In Flanders, we enjoy Flemish Masters life and we love good Flanders is able to draw on a centuries-old cultural food. You'll continue heritage that is as rich as it is varied. Its host of world-famous , galleries and art centres to experience that any put this heritage on display, and special events time you’re in Flanders are organised in its honour all year round. Able to boast artists such as Jan Eyck, Pieter Bruegel for a bite to eat”. the Elder, Peter Paul and James Ensor, Chef Peter Goossens - Hof van Cleve Flanders promises art lovers the time of their life when they visit. There’s no better time to visit Flanders and discover the Flemish Masters than from 2021 to 2022, when the Royal of Fine Arts in will be reopened, 450 years of Bruegel's life and work will be celebrated, and the Flavourful Flanders Altarpiece will be restored and returned to With 97 restaurants listed with one or more its home at St Bavo's Cathedral in Ghent. Michelin stars, Flanders is more densely packed with first-class dining establishments than Discover the Flemish Masters route most places in the world. There’s no doubt that anyone interested in treating themselves to a first-rate culinary experience is sure to find what they are looking for in Flanders. That said, Flanders also has an incredibly broad selection for any budget: from chip stands or street food to cafés and brasseries. In addition to chips and chocolate, Flanders has a prolific, exuberant and centuries-old beer tradition that is still very much alive today. Experts adore Flemish for their diversity, real taste and character.

Discover the Beer Route

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In Flanders Fields

For four years, Flanders also set the dramatic stage for some of the bloodiest battles of the First World War (1914-18). To this day the continues to testify to this history of war. There are hundreds of monuments and cemeteries of tremendous historical significance to people visiting from all corners of the world. Visitors can visit any number of different interactive museums. These explain the various aspects of the conflict, A wide array of landscapes such as the battles, what daily life was like, and monuments and the consequences of war in general. Golden fields of wheat, vast polders, dunes and sandy beaches along the kilometre-long coast, with steep climbs in the or the purple moors of the Kempen: it’s a feast of colour and texture for the eyes like no other. Quiet areas, forests, lakes and winding rivers, and a landscape punctuated with hidden abbeys, ancient castles, renowned museums, cathedrals and churches. From picturesque villages to the art cities of Flanders: there is something to do anywhere you go in Flanders, where the landscape and monuments shift from one to the other in just the blink of an eye. In a nutshell, this means that providing your customers with an unforgettable cycling experience is a job easily done. Send them cycling through the water or the placid creeks of Meetjesland, past impressive works of art and panoramic lookouts. Finish the route off with historical monuments, a climb up a belfry or the search for peace and quiet in one of the many nature reserves.

Discover the Best of Flanders route

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97 km Antwerp

24 km 84 km 44 km

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Ghent 66 km 32 km 54 km

Accessibility and transport

Flanders is at the heart of Europe. A host of air and train connections are available in Brussels, and European metropolises such as , , Several city trips with nature or Berlin are nearby. The major Flemish as the backdrop cities aren’t too far from each other and are easily accessible by train, bus, car or bicycle. Flanders is a pioneer in the area of cycle nodes and currently has Mixing and matching trips to the major cities of over 12,000 kilometres of signposted paths Flanders to create a multi-day cycling trip is no trouble at all. The distances between them aren’t too large and nature offers a gorgeous backdrop along the way.

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Cycling in Flanders

II along the node Cycling is more popular than ever and the node network definitely has network: something to do with that. Flanders is the number-one pioneer in the area Attractive, safe and of cycle nodes and currently has over comfortable 12,000 kilometres of signposted paths.

Angle-Right A Flemish first and the craftsmanship behind it

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“Flanders is currently one of the most popular cycling in Europe: there are over 10 million trips made along the cycle nodes.”

A Flemish first and the craftsmanship behind it

The concept of 'cycle nodes' was invented by the Limburg mining engineer Hugo Bollen. Initially, nodes ensured that miners could find their way underground in the coal mines. In 1995 the same principle was applied above ground in Limburg, and that was how the first cycling network was born. Other followed suit and today the high-quality network of cycle nodes has made the whole of Flanders easily accessible. This example of ground- breaking craftsmanship has not gone unnoticed in neighbouring countries, and as a result similar networks can be found › Youtube video in EN with an criss-crossing all of Europe. explanation of cycle nodes

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Simple and ingenious Infinite variation

The loveliest and safest routes have been delineated and The variation is unprecedented: from the flat Kempen the places where two bike paths cross, forms a node. Each with its beautiful towns and canals, to the rugged node has a number and along the routes there are signs Flemish Ardennes and the beautiful coast. pointing to the next node. The entire network is clearly You can take long rides through vast forests, with signposted in both directions. All signs are at eye level and pleasant stops along the way at a Trappist abbey or at fixed distances from each intersection; the same sign is a castle, or perhaps go cycling through cities with also posted again after each intersection. museums to visit or cafés with outdoor terraces where you can enjoy a nice meal or simply savour a glass of something nice. Or maybe you would prefer cycling by the picturesque villages and beautiful river landscapes: it's all possible in Flanders.

Flexible and easy

The major advantage of this system is that as a cyclist you can lengthen or shorten your route depending on the circumstances. Depending on the weather, time, physical condition or travel group, adjustments can still be made along the way based on the clear node system.

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Safe and reliable Traffic rules and safety

The cycling routes within the network As a cyclist you are seen as a vulnerable road user have been carefully arranged, which also in Flanders, which also means that you benefit from means that the safest bike paths in the additional protection by the law. However, there are also most beautiful regions of Flanders have a number of traffic rules that have to be followed, and been selected. The network is regularly customers who bring their own bicycles with them must meet maintained and updated, so that you the following requirements, among others: can always guarantee your customers the best routes along the most beautiful -- A working bell areas of Flanders. -- Good front and rear brakes - one brake is sufficient for children's bikes -- A white or yellow light at the front and a red light at the back -- A white front reflector and a red rear reflector -- Reflectors on the pedals -- Reflectors in the wheels or tyres with a reflective side -- Children's bikes, racing bikes and mountain bikes do not need to be equipped with lights or reflectors unless ridden in the dark

Even if it is not compulsory, wearing a helmet or a fluorescent vest only serves to improve safety, especially where children are concerned.

Special rules also apply to groups.

> Read more about the traffic rules and safe cycling in Flanders

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And so much more

In addition to the routes along the node network there are all kinds of other routes in Flanders, such as the country-wide cycling routes or long-distance cycling routes (LF routes). There are loop-shaped themed routes, cycle highways, or short and long routes along green spaces, villages, and cities.

Discover the regional routes

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Theme and inspirational routes

Discover our three theme and inspirational routes, each of which has been created entirely based on the cycle node network.

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Cycling holidays in In 2017 the project to promote Flanders as a III Flanders: a strong multi-day cycling holiday destination abroad was launched. The five Flemish provincial project tourist organisations and VISITFLANDERS joined forces to develop an even stronger and more varied range: not just for domestic recreational cyclists, but for those from abroad as well.

Angle-Right Serious cooperation between the public and private sectors

Angle-Right The best bike service for bicycle tourists

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1 . Serious cooperation between the public and private sectors

The project is supported by the over 1,600 partners involved and an additional 400 stakeholders. This means that you, as a Flanders cycling holiday organiser, are able to rely on a solid professional network which includes:

-- All five Flemish provincial tourist organisations -- The Flemish Art Cities -- VISITFLANDERS -- The Association of Flemish Provinces -- Travel agencies and tour operators 2 . The best bike service -- Cycling route platforms and travel writers for bicycle tourists -- Bicycle service companies (luggage transport, bicycle rental, insurance companies, bicycle Trade and consumer needs were identified based transport companies, innovative bicycle repair on advice from panels of experts and in-depth companies, etc.) interviews. Innovative companies and cycling -- Tourist enterprises (accommodation, hotels, experts worked together to develop a sustainable campsites, breweries, museums, attractions, etc.) and updated range of products, with additional focus on, among other things:

-- Rental of comfortable, modern bikes -- Efficient baggage transport -- Bicycle repair -- Bicycle insurance -- Custom catering for bicycle tourists

› Discover all partners here

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3 . The most beautiful Flemish 5 . Inspiration and routes along the node network examples of routes

As a professional, you have the option of choosing from A brand new digital platform has been created as over 12,000 km of signposted paths along the most beautiful part of the 'Cycling Holidays in Flanders' project. On landscapes, picturesque villages and art cities that Flanders this B2B website you will find all the information, has to offer. The safest, most beautiful routes for your contacts and inspiration you need to assemble the customers have been carefully arranged based on the finest cycling routes and packages for your customers. principle behind the cycle nodes: › Read more about the B2B inspiration platform -- Attractive -- Safe -- Reliable -- Comfortable -- Flexible -- Experience-rich

› Read more about Cycling in Flanders along the node network

4 . Pictures for your biking holidays in Flanders

As part of the promotional campaign of Flanders as a new top biking holidays destination, we have established a database of pictures. These pictures give a good overview of recreational cycling in Flanders. You can use these pictures freely for the development of your biking holidays in Flanders. Find all pictures on the B2B platform.

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Timeline B2B 4 PILARS

Over the course of three years (2017-2019) the five Sectoral event 2017     2019≤ Provincial Tourist Organisations will work in close Best of Flanders and concert with all cycling holiday specialists, tourist Flemish Masters offices and holiday travel agents, joining forces to Product Trade Sector incorporation Start services Image development Marketing put multi-day cycling holidays in Flanders on the B2B platform international map. The end result is a varied range, launch more bicycle tourists and an image that solidly promotes Flanders as a cycling holiday destination. Sectoral event 1 2 3 4 Holiday makers Kick off Event Beer Route Holiday makers Expert panel 1 Services Event event Start Campaign NL/BE Closing event

Expert panel 2 Workshop and FAM trip

2017 2018 2019 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Innovative Business models for service partners Awareness Holiday makers cycling campaign

Creation of inspirational routes NL/BE TRADE: update offer

Set up B2B platform Creation Digital Trade Brochure

B2B Photography National and Foreign Product Trade Marketing

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B2B platform:

IV Practical, useful The building blocks for putting a multi-day Flemish cycling holiday together can all be and inspiring found on the Cycling Holidays in Flanders B2B platform. The platform has been specially designed for anyone interested in developing the best cycling holidays for their customers.

Angle-Right Infinite possibilities

Angle-Right Routes and useful addresses

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Angle-Right Free content to spark your imagination

Angle-Right Are you interested in finding out how the B2B platform works?

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Routes and useful addresses

The platform doesn’t just provide you with breath-taking, inspirational routes, but also has handy lists of addresses for accommodations, attractions, sightseeing must-sees and a variety of service partners that can round out your cycling package.

Infinite possibilities Bicycle-friendly

Mix and match building blocks or themes accommodations and then update your cycling holiday Accommodations were chosen along range with tourist attractions, gorgeous the different routes based on their close bike paths and reliable service partners. proximity to nodes, bike-friendly offer, Each route is based on the bicycle- sufficient capacity and excellent quality. friendly cycle node network. They are all listed on the B2B platform, and what's more, we also provide you with some great ideas later on in the magazine.

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Free content to spark your imagination

All information on the platform, to include texts and photos are free to use, subject to notice of copyright. That means you can work out your favourite routes for your brochure, flyer or website quickly and easily. You can select the content you want and download it for free. Are you interested in finding out how the B2B platform works?

Cycling holidays in Flanders B2B platform:

-- Tourist attractions -- 3 themed routes -- The best bike paths -- The most captivating views -- Bicycle-friendly accommodations -- Reliable service partners -- Texts and pictures for promotional use, etc.

> Get started with it yourself!

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3 themed routes Beer route Flemish Masters route The Best of Flanders Route The selection goes beyond Introduce your customers to 2021 - 2022 is the ideal time to provincial borders and a beer culture that has been (re)discover the Flemish Masters. Create a route that passes by is divided up into three declared Unesco World Herita- The programme includes: the unique activities just for cyclists themes: Beer, the Flemish ge. Are you ready to bike your grand reopening of the Royal as well as other Flemish sites. Masters and the Best way through the best beer Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp Send your customers cycling of Flanders. Click the country in the world? Yes? (KMSKA), 450 years of Bruegel, through the water, past im- building blocks, create a Then you’ll be cycling through and the restoration and return pressive works of art and up to route, and download it for golden fields of grain, past hi- of the Ghent Altarpiece to St panoramic lookouts. your own use. dden abbeys and right beside Bavo's Cathedral. unforgettable breweries. > Read more about the > Read more about the Best > Read more about the Flemish Masters route of Flanders Route Beer route > Create your own Flemish > Create your own Best of > Build your own Beer route Masters Route Flanders Route

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ROUTE Beer route 1 This route, created especially for beer aficionados, will provide you with all the inspiration, tools and building blocks you need to put together cycling holidays that pass by the most noteworthy highlights of the centuries-old beer tradition in Flanders, which was listed as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage in 2016.

Angle-Right En route to the heart of the craft

Angle-Right Beer museums and interactive experience centres

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Click on the highlight for the website or on the icon next to 38 the highlight for practical info on the B2B platform.” 39 ROUTE 1: Beer route ROUTE 1: Beer route

What really makes this a sensational cycling route for true beer lovers are the breweries, En route to the heart of beer museums, beer pubs and the craft restaurants located near cycle A visit to any one of the hundred-plus breweries in nodes in the most splendid tourist Flanders will provide your customers with a unique areas of the various provinces insight into the centuries-old Flemish beer tradition, while at the same time giving them a chance to taste exceptional, world-class beers. Along the way, they'll get the opportunity to learn about both authentic and contemporary brewing processes. 1 The Westvleteren brewery is tied to the Saint Sixtus Abbey of Westvleteren , where Trappist beer has been brewed since 1839. In the café just a stone’s throw away from the abbey, visitors discover why it has been voted the best beer in the world three times by the American, ratebeer.com.

2 In addition to the Gruut City Brewery in the heart of Ghent, Huyghe Brewery , on the outskirts of the city, also garners considerable attention, and not least because it is home to the internationally acclaimed pink elephant! 3 For a different experience, the beer city of indulges its visitors with the typical brown beers and Chevron-upHuyghe Brewery, Ghent Chevron-upBrewery Liefmans, Oudenaarde kriek to be found in the Roman , Liefmans , Cnudde and Smisje . breweries. The beer tradition dates all the way back to the 14th century. 40 41 ROUTE 1: Beer route ROUTE 1: Beer route

Chevron-upAbbey of Westmalle

The Abbey of Westmalle was elevated to the status 4 of abbey of the The Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (its followers known as Trappists) in 1836. The brewery and abbey themselves cannot be visited, but you can enjoy a delicious Trippel, Double or Triptrap in the nearby Café Trappisten. Chevron-upBrewery Wilderen

5 Careful watch is kept over the speciality beers that are conceived, brewed and consumed at De Kroon Brewery in Neerijse. The De Kroon Brewery takes a holistic approach to the brewery’s activities, focussing especially on the artisan craft of brewing and taste experience. Pater familias, Freddy Delvaux, is considered 's leading taste expert when it comes to beer. 6 In Wilderen, the old brewery has been fully restored and the contemporary architectural design creates a pleasant tension between the monument of the old distillery and the brewery’s contemporary build. Chevron-upBrewery De Kroon

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Anyone interested in a taste of Flemish red ale should visit the Chevron-DownBrewery Het Anker, Mechelen 7 Rodenbach brewery in . Rodenbach is a certified regional product, with its recipe dating all the way back to the . Only the southern part of brews this one-of-a-kind beer.

Chevron-DownBrewery Rodenbach, Roeselare Family brewery, Het Anker , has been brewing beer for five generations in the Groot Begijnhof (Great ) in 8 Mechelen. In addition to the brewery itself, they also have a brasserie, hotel and whisky distillery.

In the little village of Lot, not far from , the history of the 3 Fonteinen Brewery dates back to the close of the 19th century, in 1887. The brewery is famous for its traditional 9 beers and its geuze distillery. At the lambik-O-droom, you can stop by for a delicious glass of Lambik, geuze or kriek. For even more depth of flavour, there are also vintage bottles available for purchase.

However, the breweries listed above are in no way the only ones in Tip: Flanders. All of Flanders is Group tours can only be punctuated by a host of arranged after acquiring different breweries, each the brewery's permission laying claim to its own in advance. We recommend unique character and style. booking at the earliest They run the gamut from opportunity to ensure that small family businesses to the tour takes place on the large modern breweries. day you had in mind.

Chevron-upBrewery 3 Fonteinen, Beersel 44 45 ROUTE 1: Beer route ROUTE 1: Beer route

Beer museums and interactive Chevron-DownCity brewery De Koninck experience centres

Anyone looking to steep themselves in beer culture has the option 1 of visiting any one of the many museums and interactive experience Chevron-DownBocholter brewery museum centres in Flanders. One such example is Antwerp's city brewery, De Koninck , where the interactive process and innovative approach help immerse visitors in the history of Antwerp's beer and give them an intimate look at how local beers are brewed.

The Bocholter brewery museum in Limburg - Europe's largest 2 brewery museum - provides unique insight into the art of brewing beer throughout the history of the Industrial Revolution, from 1758 to the present day.

At VBDCK VBDCK in Tielrode visitors discover how scientists were 3 able to take the old yeast from two neglected old bottles of Kerelbier from the former brewery and breathe life back into it. That would make it possible for them to later also kick start the brewing process back up again for the original, sour kriek.

And at the Bruges Beer Museum all of the senses are awakened, 4 taking the visitor on a fantastic journey of discovery through every Chevron-upVBDCK captivating aspect of beer there is. The museum takes a holistic approach, with beer's history, brewing processes, types, Trappists and food pairing all playing a key role.

› Discover here a couple of bike friendly lodging near the Beer Route Chevron-upBruges Beer Museum

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Take time to savour the Chevron-DownCafé in ‘t Schippershuis flavours

1 There is nothing more sumptuous than savouring a delicious meal or a refreshing beer during or after a day of cycling. For example,there's “Café in ’t Schippershuis” in to be tried out, with its stunning location on the Scheldedijk.

Or try the “ ’T Hemelrijk” , one of the most famous 2 Limburg beer cafés situated right in the centre of Hasselt. They offer an extensive selection of Belgian beers.

In the cosy café-bistro “Het Brouwershuys” in 3 Bellegem, cyclists can enjoy the warmth of traditional Belgian dishes and taste fantastic recommendations good for those only in the mood for a snack, as well as starving cyclists, ready for a full-course dinner.

4 The Eizeringen café “In de Verzekering tegen de Grote Dorst” [Insurance against Unbearable Thirst] has had the honour of being voted best café in the world, not just once, but several times now! What’s more, it's right on the Beer route!

5 Local pub, “’t Koningsrek Zates” opened its doors in 1838, and ever since it's been welcoming anyone who drops by with a refreshing pint. Due to its idyllic location on the , the café has been known for years as the perfect stopover during a summer bike ride along the dikes. 48 Chevron-upThe Brouwershuys 49 ROUTE 1: Beer route ROUTE 1: Beer route

Colourful Festivals

Is fully immersing your customers in Flemish beer culture what you’re going for? Yes? Then why not plan their trip during one of the many beer festivals in Flanders?

For instance, in the last weekend of April, Leuven is magically 1 transformed into the beer capital of Belgium. During the Zythos Beer Festival visitors get to taste 500 different beers from 100 different brewers. There are also beer walks, beer workshops, Beer routes and tastings. Several hotels offer exciting and unexpected beer packages, and several restaurants serve up delicious beer-based dishes.

2 Beer Pass Weekend in Antwerp attracts loads of beer lovers annually to the Groenplaats, where they get to taste and discover the very best beers of Belgium. Several different new beers are introduced every year.

3 There are also a number of other annual events and beer festivals taking place in other Flemish locations: Bruges and the , for instance. The Flemish Ardennes are known for the Adriaen Brewery Festival and the Augustinian Festival in Meetjesland is not to be left out either, where the beer brewing tradition is brought to life in all its grandeur.

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Facts & figures

ca. 100 Number of breweries in Flanders

ca. 160 Number of breweries in Belgium

Figures 2012 Figures 2012 4.469 Belgium is the crad- 700 le of the beer world 45.000 due to its diversity Number of Belgian flavour profiles and the four dif- Indirect employees 2,2 ferent methods of 75.000 VISITORS Direct employees billion euros fermentation: low, 1.500 to the Belgian beer weekend Number of employees Annual turnover of high, spontaneous working at breweries in breweries in Belgium Belgium and mixed. Number of Belgian beer brands The Belgian Beer Weekend has been included among the 10 best beer festivals Belgium only pro- 18.068.783 HL and is acclaimed for its 72L Figures 2012 duces 1% of world scope and relevance. beer production; Belgian consumption however, as just This boils down to an one country, it Figures 2012 8.023.289 hL annual consumption brews 10x its po- Export: Total amount of Belgian beer produced: of 72 litres per capita pulation. 11.073.469 HL 18.068.783 HL Of which 11,073,468 hL (62%) is intended for export 52 53 ROUTE 1: Beer route ROUTE 1: Beer route

Create your own Beer route for your customers

Don't waste any time discovering our interactive Beer route, full of inspiration, tips, accommodations, must sees, photos and sample texts, all of which can freely* be made use of to create your own unique Beer route.

> Read more about the Beer route

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ROUTE Flemish 2 Masters route This inspirational route introduces your customers to the world and works of the greatest masters of all time, including such greats as van Eyck, Bruegel and Rubens; however, this route also provides them with a glimpse of the Flemish Primitives and local artists.

Angle-Right A world that sparks the imagination

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Angle-Right A journey made in the shadows of cathedrals and castles

Angle-Right Renowned museums to inspire the senses

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Click on the highlight for the website or on the icon next to 56 the highlight for practical info on the B2B platform.” 57 ROUTE 2: Flemish Masters route ROUTE 2: Flemish Masters route

A bike ride past fascinating museums, interactive experience centres, age- old abbeys, churches, monasteries A world that sparks the and castles are all part of the story imagination that transformed Flanders into the cradle of so much of Europe's art and At the height of Europe's artistic and cultural rebirth, culture. There's no doubt about it: it's which followed the close of the Middle Ages, Flanders was the source of inspiration behind the renowned a must for every true art lover! art movements of the time: Flemish primitivism, the Renaissance and the . A glimpse into what shaped their world makes their masterpieces an almost tangible thing.

There's no better place to catch a glimpse of this than the 1 Open Air Museum Traditional folk games, long- forgotten trades and the typical houses appear to have escaped, as it were, from one or more of Pieter Bruegel the Elder's many paintings. In 2019 it is these works of art that will take centre stage in 2019 for the “The World of Bruegel” exhibition.

2 For those interested in taking a peek behind the scenes in the studio of art giant, and the most masterful Baroque artist north of the Alps, you can visit the Rubens House in Antwerp. It is easily one of the most famous artist's residences in the world, housing myriad masterpieces, such as the portrait of Clara Serena and other works by Anthony van Dyck and Jacob Jordaens. Chevron-upOpen air museum Bokrijk, Chevron-upRubens house, Antwerp

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The Museum Hof van Busleyden vividly brings 3 the Burgundian court culture of the 15th and 16th centuries back to life. The museum was given a thorough facelift and is one of the most splendid city palaces of the European Renaissance that still remains standing. Visitors will meet face-to-face with both Flemish and other masters, and while walking through the Museum and exploring the city centre, they will learn all there is to know about Burgundian Mechelen based on their experiences there. Breath-taking The old Saint John's Hospital in Bruges exudes landscapes and cities 4 eight centuries of history from every pore. The hospital, once the centre of charitable care for the The beautiful Flemish landscapes and sick, the poor and pilgrims, is well-preserved with everyday life in villages and cities also inspired its wards and chapel having been converted into a the Flemish Masters to paint their most museum. These house an impressive collection of beautiful works of art. archive records, artistic masterpieces and medical instruments. However, the main attraction is the A good example, perhaps, is the vast countryside world-famous collection of paintings by Flemish 1 patchworked with green fields, farms, grazing primitive, Hans . horses, stud farms, mills and tradesmen residences in Peer and its surroundings. The name of Pieter Bruegel the Elder can be found everywhere. These days, visitors can get acquainted with his life and work at the museum on the market.

2 Maaseik too, the quaint, picturesque town on the Meuse, inspired the famous brothers van Eyck. The imaginations of visitors can’t help but be captivated by the medieval houses, a Chemists’ Museum full of countless rows of tiny drawers and mysterious pots, and the age-old ecclesiastical treasures to be found in the Church 60 Chevron-upMuseum Hof van Busleyden, Mechelen Chevron-upSaint-John's hospital, Bruges of Saint Catherine (Sint-Catherinakerk). 61 ROUTE 2: Flemish Masters route ROUTE 2: Flemish Masters route

3 Traditional trades often also form a point of interest for visitors, but were also often a common theme among the works of the Flemish Masters. At “The Moment” interactive experience centre, within the walls of the A journey made in the the crafts of yesteryear shadows of cathedrals are practised and given a new lease on life. There is an abbey café with a brewery on the and castles site, along with a cheese cave (where cheese is allowed to mature), bakery and abbey shop Since the Middle Ages, the Flemish Masters where everything can be tasted. The nearby and their artistry, creativity and technical "Lekdreef" is famous miles around for its ice innovations have laid claim to the world’s cream, and tourists often flood the street great esteem. Some of their most awe- looking for just the right ice cream from the inspiring works can be admired in sites many ice cream vans parked along the lane. interspersed all over Flanders; they are housed in locations both as diverse as they are unique. 1 One of these is St. Rumbold's Cathedral in the city of Mechelen. Here, after climbing up the 97 m high tower to the skywalk , visitors have the opportunity to marvel at Anthony van Dijck's painting, The Crucifixion.

2 The Gothic St Bavo's Cathedral , is the oldest parish church in the beating heart of Ghent and is home to one of the most influential paintings ever to made: The Ghent Chevron-up Het Moment, Averbode Abbey Chevron-upSt. Rumbold's Cathedral, Mechelen Altarpiece by the brothers van Eyck. The newly restored masterpiece can be admired in MSK Ghent until the end of 2019. › Ontdek hier enkele fietsvriendelijke logies nabij de Vlaamse Meesters route 62 63 ROUTE 2: Flemish Masters route ROUTE 2: Flemish Masters route

3 If you have your heart set on discovering Bruegel outside of the norm, you can visit the “Feast of Renowned museums Fools” exhibition at . Visitors are to inspire the senses introduced to Bruegel's cynical humour, caricatures and covert messages uniquely, and through the There are also a host of renowned artist’s adulation of landscapes and rural life get an museums where your customers can intimate view of his internal world. bask in the art of the Flemish Masters, both those of international renown and is the only Belgian castle those famed regionally. 4 where both exterior and interior have been preserved in their original state. Baron Charles For example, the collection at the "Museum van Caloen had the castle built between 1859 of and the Leiestreek" (MUDEL) and 1862, and accenting this grand location, 1 consists of works created by artists done up in the then incredibly popular neo-Goth having lived and/or worked in the style, is a uniquely Flemish touch. In addition to surrounding the River . This makes the castle's own grandeur, it houses a lavish art the Deinze Museum a regional museum, collection and a beautifully landscaped park. Chevron-upMUDEL, Deinze boasting not only national, but also even international appeal.

The strength of the Museum of Fine Arts (MSK) in Ghent (lies in its collection's 2 incredible diversity, which is in a class of its own. Never before have the Old Masters and the modernists been so perfectly juxtaposed as in this iconic museum's building. Until the end of 2019, visitors will also be able to watch the restorers of van Eyck's iconic Ghent Altarpiece at work, which will then be returned to its original home in St Bavo's Cathedral.

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The M — Museum in Leuven combines 3 contemporary art with that of the Old Masters, a combination unique in Flanders. This contemporary building designed by the pre-eminent architect, Stéphane Beel, is the perfect meeting spot for young and old alike. Dieric Bouts’ painting, The , the central panel of the Altarpiece of the Holy Sacrament, can also be viewed in the St. Peter's Church. This too belongs to the M-collection.

The Groeninge museum in Bruges and St. John's 4 Hospital have a collection of primitive paintings that is unparalleled in all the world and serves as a true reference for the primitivism movement, with masterpieces by Jan van Eyck, Hans Memling, Hugo van der Goes and Gerard . In addition, it also boasts neo-classical masterpieces of the 18th and 19th centuries, masterpieces of Flemish expressionism and a host of post-war modern art for art lovers to savour.

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ROUTE The Best of 3 Flanders route The many faces of Flanders: that's exactly what your customers will have the chance to discover on this inspirational route. And precisely like the other themed routes, these can be mixed and matched as much as you’d like.

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Breath-taking nature and quiet areas, Breath-taking nature a rich past replete with historic The rustic nature of Flanders isn’t just beautiful to events and intriguing developments, look at, but also provides a sense of peace while extraordinary experiences and the cycling from one major Flemish city to the next. And it’s not only lovely from the saddle of your bike. most picturesque settings are all pit Why not slow down, take a stroll and explore all the stops along their way. It’s a feast for splendour that Flemish nature has to offer? the senses! All of the ideas that go 1 The Kalmthoutse Heide is one of the oldest and largest into making a bike ride to remember nature reserves in Flanders. It is a rare relic of what was once a European landscape covered in heathland. The are right there for the taking. reserve is criss-crossed by several different hiking trails and bike paths along with all kinds of animal and plant species just waiting to be discovered.

Exploring Merksplas and Wortel, where vagrant colonies 2 dwelt long ago, your customers will encounter a striking landscape and an equally impressive heritage that go hand-in-hand with their own riveting stories. The unusual scenery, unadulterated enjoyment of cycling and bucolic picnic spots easily make the Kempen’s old Colonies of Benevolence worthy of being called the best of Flanders.

3 The Zwin area is one of the most remarkable mud flats and salt marches in Flanders, forming a ribbon along part of the Belgian coast. Every day the sea waters rush in and flood the area. The interplay between land and sea has turned the Zwin Nature Park into a biotope that is one of a kind. The land is blanketed with profuse and diverse plant growth and huge numbers of birds can be seen darting and flitting to and fro in search of food, looking for 72 Chevron-upKalmthoutse Heide a mate or a place to stay the winter. 73 ROUTE 3: The Best of Flanders route ROUTE 3: The Best of Flanders route

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The largest natural lake in Flanders is situated in the 4 Vinne Provincial Domain . This nature recreation project, unique in Europe, has a pointed focus on experiencing nature, hiking trails bursting with adventure, corduroy roads, watchtowers, and hides.

Anyone who wants to know what it’s like to experience absolute peace and quiet should visit the sanctuary found at Castle d'Ursel . Away from Extraordinary 5 the sounds of the vroom and honking of cars, this sanctuary guarantees your customers a solitary spot experiences among the natural sounds of the fauna and flora residing there. A picnic in the castle’s landscaped Flanders is synonymous with rebirth and garden is also an experience not to be missed. innovation, and from time to time, you might just bump into a singular surprise waiting just around › Discover here bike friendly lodging near the bend of your cycling route. the Best of Flanders Route 1 For example, your customers in Bokrijk can visit "Cycling through Water" a bike path that stretches across a natural pond over 200 m long. There really is nothing like cycling along a path at eye level with the water’s placid surface, in complete harmony with the unique landscape of the Wijers. It should come then as no surprise that Time Magazine gave it a place among its World’s 100 Greatest Places!

2 Gijs Van Vaerenbergh's piece, Reading Between the Lines in Borgloon consists of 100 steel sheets stacked on top of each other in the shape of a church. The special way in which it has been designed keeps the Haspengouw landscape well within view. According to British newspaper, The Guardian, this is the most jaw- 74 Chevron-upDomain castle d’Ursel Chevron-upCycling through water, Bokrijk droppingly beautiful place in Belgium. 75 ROUTE 3: The Best of Flanders route ROUTE 3: The Best of Flanders route

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The Flemish landscape is littered with monuments and sightseeing must-sees that recall its rich history, a past not only brimming with progress, but one often characterising the region by turbulence Chevron-DownAfricamuseum, and tumult.

1 The colonial section of the Brussels International Exposition of 1897 created the groundwork for the current Africa Museum in Tervuren, which will reopen its doors to the public in December of 2018 after having undergone a thorough renovation and transformation. This museum boasts the world's most prolific and renowned collection of ethnographic objects from Central Africa. The lovely French gardens behind the Neoclassical buildings also appeal to the imagination.

2 Lamentably, Flanders also formed the backdrop for some of the most heated and bloody battles of the First World War (1914-18). The Tyne Cot Cemetry is the largest Commonwealth cemetery on the mainland and also stood as main witness to the bloody .

At Genk’s former mining site, the C-Mine expedition 3 interactively brings to life the area’s industrial past and allows visitors to see what living and working in coal mines was like. Visitors get to find out what it was like to be a miner by going on an adventure through the former mines. Chevron-upC -mine, Genk To top it all off, they can climb the mine shaft, which stands over 60 m high. 76 77 ROUTE 3: The Best of Flanders route ROUTE 3: The Best of Flanders route

Picturesque scenes The Flemish history

There is no better way to explore Flanders than by of cycling bike. The landscapes sail peacefully by, with the It's impossible to ignore: cycling and most picturesque scenes nigh impossible to miss. Flanders are inextricably linked, nearly synonymous in fact. For example, the St Michaels Bridge in Ghent comes to mind as the place to go for romantic Not too far from the Old Kwaremont souls. Whichever way your customers look, they are 1 your customers can cycle or walk through completely surrounded by the historic city centre’s a unique piece of cycling history. On the charming beauty. At dusk the lights of the city only Ronde Van Vlaanderenstraat in Kwaremont enchant it further. they are given the chance to peruse the

tribute gallery with its ten life-size portraits It is utterly impossible to miss the Castle of of Flanders’ Finest cycling heroes, a 1.2 from the idyllic village centres of Laarne and Kalken. It 2 kilometre-long list of champions along the is one of the best-preserved moated castles in Belgium, road and a mosaic of all 76 with its oldest parts dating back to the 18th century. winners decorating the magnificent Karel The natural landscape of the Kalkense Meersen is also Van Wijnendaele monument. incredibly appealing for cycling enthusiasts.

KOERS in Roeselare is far and away the In the town of , also known as the ‘City best place for both young and old to catch of Orange’ , visitors have the opportunity to 3 the cycling bug and even racing fever too. experience the peace of its Beguinage, which dates It’s a spot for cycling enthusiasts to share back to the 17th and 18th centuries and is listed as their passion for racing and experience it UNESCO World Heritage. Located in Diest's ‘Xaverius’ all at the same time. After a visit to the house, the Flemish Centre for Food and Dining Culture museum, it really doesn’t get any better has an herb garden, culinary museum and library, > than relaxing out on the spacious terrace where a book and antiques market is held every first in the child-friendly museum gardens. Sunday of the month. 78 79 ROUTE 3: The Best of Flanders route ROUTE 3: The Best of Flanders route

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80 81 A compendium of regional cycling routes

A compendium of regional In addition to this project, which introduces cycling routes you to a number of multi-day, cross-provincial inspirational routes, there are many more gems to be discovered by your customers at the regional level. These work perfectly as day trips or combined with one of the themed routes. To make things just a touch easier, you will find a compendium of routes for each below.

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Duvel Route (45 km)

A relaxing bike ride with a refreshing beer along the way: it just doesn’t get better than that. The Duvel Route gives your customers an extra special treat thanks to its stunning and varied scenery. The Scheldeland is sure to enchant your customers as they cycle past a mix of rivers, canals, marinas, bridges and ferries. This region is all Antwerp about water. Your customers can learn all about Duvel's brewing process as they read the notice boards stationed along the route. And naturally this wouldn’t be the Duvel Route if it didn’t include — tasting! Your customers can take their pick from any one of the route’s charming restaurants and pubs.

Scheldt River Dyke Route (43 km)

High and low tide, the ferry timetables and the level of the locks create the rhythm of the Scheldeland's beating heart. For centuries the lives of the townsfolk played out on or near the water. The movement of the tides created a unique landscape of mudflats and salt marshes. The river itself was also an inexhaustible source of inspiration for writers, poets and sculptors. This cycling route tells the story of the Scheldt, both past and present. The paved and car-free dike roads make for comfortable, relaxed cycling. And waiting at the end of the bike ride, there's a plate of eel and a local beer to be had on a scenic waterfront terrace.

Strawberry Route (40 km)

The Strawberry Route illustrates just how important agriculture and horticulture are to this region. It combines the historic centre of Hoogstraten with the beautiful Markvallei and the vast countryside of the Dutch-Belgian borderlands. Your customers will cycle past strawberry fields and greenhouse after greenhouse filled to the brim with delicious strawberries. As a matter of fact, if they want to sample some, all they have to do is buy them fresh — straight from a vending machine!

> Contact the Province of Antwerp for more information

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River Lys Route (51 km)

The River Lys route is a journey of discovery, where your customers will see the loveliest nooks of the Lys Valley between Ghent and Deinze, situated in a landscape that has served as inspiration to countless artists. It goes without saying that this is the perfect route for admiring their works in the museums along the way. A bike ride along picturesque villages such as Deurle and Sint-Martens-Latem and a visit to the majestic Ooidonk Castle are all part of this route.

Castles Route (49 km)

The rich industrialists of the past century built huge mansions and imposing castles on the banks of the River Scheldt. The Castles Route, which shows cyclists in and around Destelbergen, is just a stone's throw from Ghent and will escort your customers past meadows and beautiful parks with charming houses. The top attraction is the Castle of Laarne, a moated castle dating back to the Middle Ages.

Plan Beer - Oudenaards Brown Route (31 km)

This route combines cycling with beer brewing in the beer capital of the Flemish Ardennes. It’s a trip that spans beautiful landscapes and hilly roads with Flemish cobblestones, steep 'mountains' and fantastic views. Your customers can stop at one of the 11 authentic pubs or one of the four breweries (Liefmans, Roman, Cnudde and Smisje).

> Contact the Province of East Flanders for more information

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Flemish Beer and Wine Route (27km) Take a bike trip through nature, along the banks of the , over the hills of the and into the River Valley. It’s the perfect route for tasting a Jack-Op beer or sampling one of the Hageland’s delicious wines.

Blossom Route (42 km)

This cycling route takes you past endless rows of fruit trees that are absolutely stunning in full bloom. From one historical attraction to the next, cycling along this route brings the promise of colourful scenery and the crisp, sweet scent of thousands of blossoms along the way. Your customers will also pass by Het Vinne Provincial Domain, where they can walk across Flanders’ largest natural lake on corduroy roads or around it passing its different watchtowers and hides.

Geuze Route (38 km)

Visit a brewery; taste a geuze; cycle up past Beersel Castle or through the enchanting Hallerbos. Or why not take a stroll about Halle or spend a spell relaxing on the sun terrace of Boelekewis in Huizingen? The delicious things to be tasted and the beautiful and varied nature more than make up for the gruelling stretches punctuating this incredibly hilly landscape!

> Contact Tourism for more information

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Discover ’s Ancient Past (45km)

Tongeren, the first city in Belgium, provides an endless source of fascination with its Roman and medieval relics and its gorgeous basilica. Winding its way through the De Kevie nature reserve, this rugged cycling route characterised by some seriously steep climbs passes through scenery that is punctuated with impressive castles and Limburg fortresses. However, it also goes through Herstappe, Belgium’s smallest municipality.

Cycling in (25km)

This route packs the very best of the Voer region into a single bike trip. It takes cyclists through rustic villages and tiny, quiet hamlets, including the picturesque Veurs which consists almost entirely of timber-framed houses and several castles and mills in the green, among which include the Sint-Pieters-Voeren Castle. Your customers will even get to spring across the border into the for a tick. Handy tip: not a single metre of this cycling route includes level ground. The hilly character of this region, however, does reward your customers with the most impressive panoramas.

From Herkenrode through De Wijers Route (35 km)

This bike ride makes its way through the rich past and present of this region. Starting from , your customers will pedal eagerly out into the green. For those who love water, there's no lack of it here. The trip includes cycling past the canal’s waters and into the land of 1001 ponds (Wijers!), otherwise known as the De Wijers nature reserve. From the vantage point of the watchtower, your customers get a spectacular view across the ponds. In Bokrijk, there is a 212m long bike path that will even take them “under” the water level. The Time's listed Cycling Through Water will have your customers cycling at eye level with the water’s surface.

> Contact the Province of Limburg for more information

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Green Belt Bruges (53.2km)

This cycling route introduces your customers to the diverse surroundings that encircle the World Heritage City of Bruges. The tour offers a diverse mix of forests, castle parks, open landscapes with fields and meadows, straight canals and West Flanders picturesque villages. There are also numerous historical sights to discover such as the Fortress of Beieren (a former military site that has been transformed into a recreational park), St. Trudo’s Abbey and Tillegem castle. Picnic areas, play areas and natural sites make the Green Belt Bruges a site not to be missed!

Cogge-Geeraert (41km)

This cycling route highlights how the Yser basin was flooded during the First World War and explains what the role of historical figures Karel Cogge and Hendrik Geeraert was in this gripping episode of the Battle of Yser. The route connects places and monuments that bear witness to this singular event and recall the great suffering of war: the King Albert I Monument in Nieuwpoort, the Town Hall and Country Estate in , the Belgian military cemeteries of Steenkerke and Ramskapelle, the bust of Karel Cogge, the Ganzepoot and the Frontzate (Belgian Railway Line 74).

The Waterhoek Cycling Route (50 km)

The Waterhoek Cycling Route takes your customers to the Upper Scheldt that divides and . The route starts out from the Pumping Station in Bossuit, where it goes on to trace the Bossuit- canal and the old Kortrijk- Railway Line 83 to Avelgem. From there your customers will start cycling towards Tiegemberg. On their way back they will pass by Kerkhove, Waarmaarde and the towpath along the River Scheldt.

> Contact the Province of West Flanders for more information

92 93 V. Accessible tourism

Accessible To achieve this goal, the government is also V tourism encouraging and training holiday travel agents, tour operators, accommodation providers, the hotel and catering industry, etc. to make their offer available to The goal of Flanders is to be a holiday as many people as possible. destination that appeals to a broad To this end, the following are key: audience: visitors who are young or -- complete, accurate and up-to-date information somewhat older, special needs tourists or -- accessible accommodations those living with or without a disability... -- smooth transfers and adapted transport -- aids, such as, e.g., wheelchairs everyone is welcome! -- medical assistance -- trips adapted to those who have special needs

Flanders offers a broad range of holiday accommodations, day trips, drinks and dining locations, events, etc. that are fully accessible and include adapted transport, care or additional aids on holiday. These options also extend to a great many adapted cycling routes.

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Are you still unable to find what you are looking for and could you use assistance in planning a trip for your customers with special needs? If so, please contact one of the five Flemish provincial tourist organisations.

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VI Partner overview Trade partners Have you been bitten by the cycling bug and does it have you interested in developing your own exciting cycling holiday in Flanders for We have selected a variety of different trade your customers? We would love to help you on partners with an interesting and versatile range of cycling holidays in Flanders. In your effort to your way by connecting you to a wide array of create the perfect cycling holiday, partnering in partners to which you can go for ready-made the area of ready-made packages or coming up with custom plans are both viable options that packages, inspiration or individual building you can pursue. There is a short description of blocks to plan everything on your own. each partner along with their contact details.

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Phone-Square +32 (0) 53 80 98 18 Phone-Square +32 (0)3 331 33 30 Envelope-Square [email protected] Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.aab-allaboutbelgium.be  www.brilliantideas.travel Map-marker-alt Stationsstraat 30B, B-9340 Lede, Belgium Map-marker-alt Lambermontplaats 12, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium

Incoming DMC: the Benelux countries DMC (incoming)

Activity Activity The company got its start in February of 1997 with a focus on B2B and specialising Brilliant Ideas is your high-end, specialist in tailor-made (group) travel in Belgium, the Netherlands and .) boutique incoming partner for Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and the North of USP . We are proud to offer top-notch, tailor-made travel services for discerning -- Years of experience as an incoming DMC since travellers. 1990 -- Extensive network USP -- Especially experienced when it comes to the services provided, along with the provision of -- Great authentic hotels accurate information -- Impeccable personal service -- Specialist on site (also in case of emergencies! -- Personalised, exclusive experiences

Selection Selection Our focus is on tailor-made travel, based on the specific preferences of our From exclusive access to Antwerp’s Diamond district to a fully tailored customers in the tourism industry. This applies both to leisure and business private bike trip through the hilly forests of the Ardennes, or even meeting segments, with a key focus on group travel. Our specialisations are thematic trips a world famous contemporary artist: Brilliant Ideas provides your customers such as cycling holidays, educational trips, art and culture, gastronomy, music, with exciting and unparalleled experiences. As a high-end boutique DMC sports, architecture, gardens, castles, and so much more. we dedicate ourselves to each and every single file, taking your customers’ travel experiences to the next level and providing them with the personal Synergies attention they not only need, but deserve. All About Belgium is active in the area of resale and creating synergies for B2B Synergies groups. Brilliant Ideas focuses on creating synergies in the area of high-end travel experiences. 98 99 VI. Partner overview: Trade Partners VI. Partner overview: Trade Partners

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Multi-day sailing holidays for 1 to 8 guests DMC

Activity Activity Our one-of-a-kind barge provides every comfort for up to eight guests. With 20 Focus Flanders is Omnia Travel’s Incoming Travel Agency. Omnia Travel is a years of experience, the captain and cook can easily guarantee a holiday where subsidiary of KBC Bank. you can leave your worries at home. Selection USP Focus Flanders specialises in customising holidays for leisure and MICE -- 20 years of experience groups travelling to Flanders. -- Comfort -- Fun and flexibility Synergies -- Variety Focus Flanders is active in the area of resale and creating synergies, both for -- Tailor-made B2B and B2C. Selection What sounds better: a full day of cycling or going exploring in the afternoon? How about a long trip requiring true endurance, or would a short, lazy trip with lots of pit stops along the way be more your style? Or maybe you’d like to take a break from cycling and spend the day lazing about. Your customers get to decide what they’d like to do every day. Individuals and groups (1 - 8 pers.) are able to pick and choose all the details: the dates and duration, the marina, the route, etc. It’s all made to measure! We sail from April up to and including October.

Synergies De 4 Vaargetijden is active in the area of resale and creating synergies, both for B2B and B2C. New customers brought in by travel agencies are based on commission.

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Keolis Travel including De Boeck Incoming and Brussels City Tours offices

Activity De Boeck Incoming (DBI) is a reliable partner that introduces you to the Benelux and makes all the necessary arrangements for your group.

USP -- Excellent partner network -- Years of experience -- Sightseeing tours

Selection -- Groups and individual travellers -- Incentives -- Conferences and seminars -- Sightseeing tours Flanders is one of the world leaders in the field of environmentally-friendly tourist agencies. Synergies 130 locations have been awarded the Green Key Keolis Travel focusses on reselling various programmes, including bicycle certificate. Water, energy and waste are handled programmes to foreign groups. with due care, taking into account the social conditions of staff and guests, and all without compromising on comfort.

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Tailor-made, private guided bike tours Niche tour operator in the area of cycling and hiking holidays

Activity VOS Travel is a Belgian tour operator/incoming agent that specialises in active holidays in Flanders and Europe, both for individuals and groups. Activity Tailor-made, non-competitive bike tours with support vehicle USP USP -- Predominately three and four-star hotels with bicycle storage -- Luggage transport from hotel to hotel & 24/7 emergency assistance -- Personal tour guide with interpretation by a licensed guide (and author) -- Detailed directions including information for tourists, GPS tracks and maps -- Flanders Fields: the military history (The Great War) and scenic rides available in different languages (NL,FR,EN,GE,SP) -- Based near Lille + optional shuttle service to and from Lille Europe station Selection Selection -- Straight-shot cycling holidays from point A to point B (e.g. Brussels - Bruges) -- Both single-day and multi-day tours -- Loop cycling holidays where the trip starts and ends in the same place, -- Flanders and Picardie such as, for example, Bruges and Flanders Fields with start and end points -- Accommodations must be booked by a travel agent in Roeselare -- Cycling holidays with cycling trips that start out from a single fixed hotel Synergies location such as Brugge Fietsstad [The Cycling City of Bruges] Cycle the Western Front is active in the area of resale and creating synergies. Synergies VOS Travel is active in the area of resale and creating synergies, both for B2B and B2C. 104 105 VI. Partner overview: Trade Partners VI. Partner overview: Trade Partners

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Guided and self-guided bike tours Cycling holidays in Belgium

Activity Activity At Biking Box: Bike rental & cycle Belgian Bike Tours specialises in cycling holidays in Belgium. We offer tours you can opt for guided or relaxing cycling holidays from hotel to hotel where tourists get to see all the self-guided cycling tours. top sights that Belgium has to offer with luggage transport free of charge.

USP USP -- Touring bikes, e-bikes, racing -- Years of experience bikes, tandems, kids bike -- Flexibility trailers, etc. -- Efficiency -- Professional guides -- Customer-oriented -- GPS devices for self-guided tours Selection -- Seven and eight day Selection trips throughout the Our selection covers half-day or full day to weekends, 3-day and even 4 or 6-day whole of Flanders cycling holidays including luggage transport, all based on the three key themes: based on the following themes: beer, the Flemish Masters and the Best of history with WWI (Western Front) playing the lead role, delicacies (beer Flanders and wine in particular), and sports challenges centring on ‘racing and mountain -- Luggage transport included biking events’ (Kemmelberg area, cobblestones and other bicycle highlights, etc.) -- Bike rental option -- Reservations can be made between 1 April and 30 September. Synergies Synergies On a regular basis, Biking box: Bike rental & cycle tours enjoys partnering with foreign tour operators who rely on us for their finished cycling product in this region. Foreign resellers can book the trips with us and sell them on commission.

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Phone-Square +32 (0) 14 75 71 16 Phone-Square +32 (0)9 233 50 00 Happy Envelope-Square [email protected] Envelope-Square [email protected] Weekends.be   actieve weekends www.happyweekends.be www.zuiderhuis.be in groep Map-marker-alt Stationsstraat 93, 2440 Geel, Belgium Map-marker-alt Sint Annaplein 34 – 9000 Ghent, Belgium

Travel agency Niche tour operator

Activity Activity Happy Weekends specialises in With its 20 years of experience active, short holidays for groups organising high-quality cycling in Belgium and its bordering trips, ZuiDERHuiS is the place countries. All travel and to be. In addition to the 'classic accommodation arrangements cycling holidays' we offer recreational cycling holidays all over Europe, with are carried out in-house. or without luggage transport, as well as family, culinary, sports and wellness holidays. USP USP -- Quality -- Experience -- Top hotels -- Surprises -- Luggage transport -- Directions Selection -- Rental bikes, e-bikes We welcome groups arriving from abroad and provide them with guided Selection bike tours through Flanders, which includes guidance and support, hotel bookings, luggage service, lunches, etc. As part of our current range, we have two cycling holidays in Flanders, and even more routes are in the works: Synergies -- Limburg in Style, 3d/2n or 5d/4n -- In Flanders Fields, 5d/4n or 8d/7n Happy Weekends is active in the area of resale and creating synergies, both for B2B and B2C. Synergies Zuiderhuis has a focus on incoming tourism related to customers and/or partners abroad.

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The cycle nodes in Flanders are Phone-Square +31 40 20 30 320 among the best in the world. The Envelope-Square [email protected] concept was invented by a Flemish  www.aktivatours.nl mining engineer from Limburg. Map-marker-alt Kerkhofstraat 21, 5554 HG Valkenswaard, In 1995, this navigation method The Netherlands originally intended for use in the mines came to be used for the very first time above ground. And so the Tour operator cycle node network was born!

Activity › Read more about Cycling in For 24 years now, Aktiva Tours has operated as Flanders along the node network one of the largest Dutch providers of cycling and hiking tours in Europe and Flanders.

Selection Aktiva Tours cycling holidays can be arranged for single, group or individual trips, and includes door-to-door hotel transport including luggage transport or with a single hotel as base. Options include own bike, rental bike or an e-bike.

Synergies Cooperation with partners abroad

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Phone-Square +31 (0) 20 72 35 400 Phone-Square +31 (0) 24 324 47 12 Envelope-Square [email protected] Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.boatbiketours.com  www.dutch-biketours.com Aambeeldstraat 20, 1021 KR Map-marker-alt Map-marker-alt Marithaime 13b, 6662 WD Elst, The Netherlands Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Tour operator for ready-made cycling holidays We organise cycling holidays in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Activity Activity At Boat Bike Tours, we do Cycling holidays: including one-way trips, such as Amsterdam-Bruges (bestseller) our utmost to offer a unique and Amsterdam-Paris. This means upscale cycling holidays, where we take care cycling cruise experience. We do of the accommodations, including breakfast. Every day, we ensure door-to-door this by providing well-defined luggage transport between hotels. Bike rentals are also an option. routes, skilled and experienced tour leaders, tasty food, and USP wonderful service aboard our -- Upscale cycling holidays ships, where our crews are -- Based on accommodation + breakfast ready and waiting to provide -- door-to-door luggage transport between assistance with a smile. hotels -- Bike rentals Selection We offer cycling holidays with accommodation (and relaxation) on board Selection a comfortable ship. We offer tours from March through October, with an Our cycling holidays last from 4 to 14 days. average length of eight days, aboard motorized ships and sailing ships, Supper can be booked as an extra, as can varying from a maximum capacity of around 20 passengers up to 150 guests. bike rental and additional nights. Synergies Synergies We are interested in partners who can offer our tours in different parts Dutch Biketours is active in the area of resale and creating synergies, both for of the world. Depending on the number of tours offered and sold, and B2B and B2C. We sell directly to customers, but also work with travel agencies. years of experience working in the sector, we are able to reward partners Our website is available in six different languages, so that we can provide as for bringing in new business on a commission basis. Additionally, we are many customers as possible with assistance in their own language. interested in other travel agencies that operate in the same market, which allow for the possibility of reselling their tours.

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Phone-Square +31 (0)78 692 01 13 Phone-Square +31 (0) 653 15 28 40 Envelope-Square [email protected] Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.fital.nl  www.dutchparadise.com van Hennaertweg 4, 2952CA Alblasserdam, Map-marker-alt Dorp 69-1, 2382 Poppel/Ravels, Belgium Map-marker-alt The Netherlands

Organiser of Bike & Boat Holidays / Fleet owner / Tour operator Cycling holiday tour operator

Activity Activity Since 1969, Dutch Paradise Travel has been organising 7-day Bike & Boat holidays Fitál Vakanties arranges well-organised cycling holidays. The customer gets to put embarking at Kanne/ and travelling in and through Limburg’s beautiful his or her own holiday together and we arrange all the details from A to Z: cycling landscape on the Luxury Hotel holidays by bike bus with your own bike on the bike rack trailer free of charge, or Yacht Miró. ***** go on holiday by plane, on a cruise, or on a cycling holiday by yourself to the most beautiful cycling routes in Europe. USP -- E-bikes too! USP -- Directions -- Fitál Vakanties has been a cycling holiday specialist for 15 years now, offering: -- Full service -- bike buses managed and run by Fitál -- Luxury Hotel Yacht with full -- your own bike transported in the bike rack trailer free of charge range of amenities -- Multilingual Travel Guide & Crew on board

Selection Selection 7-Day Bike & Boat holidays through Limburg and the rest of Flanders are Cycling holidays near to the historical city part of the range, which includes multi-day trips/ charters/ bike trips on the of Bruges with several routes in the whole Hotel Yacht Miró. ***** Individuals and small groups of max. 10 people can be region. accommodated with all routes available in Dutch, English, German and French. Synergies Synergies Fitál Vakanties is active in the area of resale Dutch Paradise focusses on working with domestic and foreign tour operators, travel and creating synergies, both for B2B and providers, small groups and single travellers. B2C. 114 115 VI. Partner overview: Trade Partners VI. Partner overview: Inspirators

Phone-Square +31 (0) 547 38 09 45 Phone-Square +31 (0)3 232 72 18 Envelope-Square [email protected] Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.ade.nl  www.groteroutepaden.be Map-marker-alt Veldweg 4, 7475S Markelo, The Netherlands Map-marker-alt Beatrijslaan 72, 2050 Antwerp, Belgium

Non-profit organisation responsible for the promotion of Travel agency long-distance cycling and hiking in Flanders

Activity Activity ADE Actief door Europa is the specialist when it comes to individual Grote Routepaden vzw is responsible for the design, signposting, description cycling holidays in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, , Italy, and promotion of a network of long-distance cycling routes (LF-routes) and and Portugal. long-distance hiking trails (GR-routes) in Flanders. This network is part of the European network of long-distance cycle and hiking paths. USP Selection -- Luggage transfer -- Comfortable hotels, including breakfast Grote Routepaden focuses on multi-day cycling holidays across long-distance -- Flexible routes routes and provides all the information and documents needed to take this -- Own bike or rental bike (to include e-bikes) kind of trip on your own.

Selection Synergies ADE Actief door Europa offers individual For information on long-distance cycle routes in Flanders, Grote cycling holidays from hotel to hotel and Routepaden is the place to go. Not only this, it also functions as a platform a number single hotel-based trips. The for others to advertise their products to this specific target audience. We six-day Belgian Coast cycling holiday are also experts in developing products and publications for long-distance takes customers past Bruges, through cyclists and hikers. the Ysermonde nature reserve and along the coast. Trips can be booked from April up to and including December.

Synergies ADE is active in the area of resale and creating synergies where cycling holidays are concerned.

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Phone-Square +31 (0)477 356 532 Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.routeyou.com Map-marker-alt Kerkstraat 108, 9050 Ghent, Belgium

Cycling route planner

Activity With a RouteYou cycling route planner you can put together your own Building Blocks cycling holidays. You make the routes and all their corresponding details available to your customers on your own website.

Selection This extensive and varied selection of building The focus is always on the type of cyclist in your target group: blocks will help you put together your own -- the relaxed, recreational cyclist cycling holiday. There are hotels, B&Bs and -- the adventurous mountain biker holiday homes, all of which have primarily -- the sports and racing enthusiast. been selected based on whether the sleeping accommodations meet the needs of your own Choose from the following individual networks: customers. Interactive experience centres, tourist -- the tried and true, incredible cycle node network offices, excursions, etc. are all situated along -- the popular Flanders MTB network Flanders’ most magnificent cycling routes. -- the racing bike routes that form the cycling classics

Set up different POIs along the route of a specific theme: -- art -- beer -- cycling classics, etc.

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Antwerp Phone-Square +32(0)3 288 33 33 Envelope-Square [email protected] Hostel Bed MUZET - Youth hostel  www.hotelessenza.be Map-marker-alt Essendries 2, 2870 Kalfort- Phone-Square +32(0)3 488 60 36 Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.bedmuzet.be Map-marker-alt Volmolenstraat 65, 2500 Lier Hotel Essenza

Corbie Hotels - Hotel Activity Phone-Square +32(0)14 31 98 71 Envelope-Square [email protected] Hotel Essenza is the ultimate  www.corbie.be combination of small-scale authenticity Map-marker-alt Corbiestraat 64, 2400 Mol with all the trappings of a luxury hotel. It’s the perfect place to call base camp for endless hikes and bike trips along Hampton by Hilton Antwerp Central Station - Hotel the tranquil waters of the Scheldt and Phone-Square +32(0)3 303 71 79 rivers, which can be followed Envelope-Square [email protected] up by a dinner replete with culinary http://hamptoninn3.hilton.com/en/hotels/belgium/ delights in the hotel restaurant, which always puts pure, fresh and seasonal products  hampton-by-hilton-antwerp-central-station- ANRCSHX/index.html first in its cooking and presentation. Map-marker-alt Pelikaanstraat 10-16, 2018 Antwerp From this location your customers also have the opportunity to visit any number Campervan site Siesta – La Cantina - Campervan site and outdoor weekend pub of well-known or lesser-known breweries, or to go in search of Belgium's wartime history at one of the many forts or barracks. Phone-Square +32(0)478 23 17 84 Envelope-Square [email protected] Four special packages  www.caravanparksiesta.be Map-marker-alt Corsicabaan 9, 2275 Wechelderzande (Lille) All packages include meals at our restaurant.

-- 40-45 package: experience the impact of war on two Flemish brothers and De Lilse Bergen - Campsite and recreation area their families in this Studio 100 musical theatre special

Phone-Square +32(0)14 55 79 01 -- cycling and hiking package: for infinite avenues of exploration of the region Envelope-Square [email protected] -- discovery package: immerse yourself in the wartime history of both WWI  www.delilsebergen.be and WWII. Map-marker-alt Strandweg 6, 2275 Lille -- wellness package: take the time to catch up and enjoy one another's company

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Phone-Square +32(0)472 22 20 73 B&B Molmento - Bed & Breakfast Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.piknikfabrik.be Phone-Square +32(0)14 75 68 51 +32(0)498 61 41 31 Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.molmento.be Map-marker-alt St.-Leonardusstraat 12, 2400 Mol Piknikfabrik

Monnikenhoeve - Holiday home The Piknikfabrik makes freshly prepared picnic baskets available in nature. By using a unique Phone-Square +32(0)475 29 75 34 code, your customers can open one of our Envelope-Square [email protected] giant picnic baskets, eat what’s inside, and then  www.monnikenhoeve.com pack what's left back in again. Our baskets are Map-marker-alt Monnikenhofstraat 265, 2040 Antwerp-Berendrecht delivered year round for groups of 10 people or more. The picnic baskets include a selection of APB Zilvermeer - Recreation park warm and cold dishes, drinks and local products.

Phone-Square +32(0)14 82 95 00 Your customers can explore every corner of the Kalmthoutse Heide cross-border Envelope-Square [email protected] park by bike and enjoy a cosy open-air lunch along the way.  www.zilvermeer.be Map-marker-alt Zilvermeerlaan 2, 2400 Mol

Hotel Vé - Hotel (Mercure) Gagelhof - Youth Hostel

Phone-Square +32(0)3 385 16 42 Phone-Square +32(0)15 700 700 Envelope-Square [email protected] Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.jeugdherbergen.be/en/zoersel  www.hotelve.com Map-marker-alt Gagelhoflaan 18, Zoersel Map-marker-alt Vismarkt 14, 2800 Mechelen

B&B Tspijker - B&B Toerisme Zoersel - Tourist Office

Phone-Square +32(0)14 32 12 23 Phone-Square +32(0)3 312 27 61 Envelope-Square [email protected] Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.tspijker.be  www.toerismezoersel.be Map-marker-alt Volmolenheide 57, 2400 Mol Map-marker-alt p/a Parklaan 3, 2980 Zoersel

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Phone-Square +32(0)479 379 832 Phone-Square +32(0)14 88 96 00 Envelope-Square [email protected] Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.domussilva.be  www.corsendonkhotels.com Map-marker-alt Bossen 16, 2500 Lier Map-marker-alt Korte Vianenstraat 2, 2300 Turnhout

Domus Silva Corsendonk Hotels & Clubs

Having been listed as immoveable heritage and situated on a 500 acre piece of land, Domus Silva is a farm drenched in character and history. The rooms, located in the Corsendonk Hotels has six hotels in Flanders adjoining stables, have a contemporary design and are lavishly furnished. Each room with over 500 rooms in total. Five of the six has its own style. What’s more, the art cities of Antwerp and Mechelen are less than hotels are located in the flat, green region of 20 km away by bike. Guests are always personally welcomed on arrival and in their the Kempen, with each hotel an unparalleled own language, wherever possible. Our mission is to provide our guests with an site for a cycling holiday. The 6th location is authentic experience, adapted to their specific needs. located on the coast.

Extensive offer For groups, a cycling package that tours through the Kempen, including luggage Our offer includes short holidays that allow for a stay in the beautiful tranquillity transport is an absolute must. This allows of nature. It's also where local products, regional beers, Belgian cheeses, etc. can be your customers to stay in different hotels sampled and enjoyed. Our guests usually come for a mix of exercise (cycling, hiking) and discover all the magnificent sites the and relaxation (gastronomy, wellness). We have four basic packages for a one-night Kempen has to offer. stay: All of our hotels offer customised cycling packages. Bike rental, secure storage of -- a wellness package including three hours of sauna your own bikes and the charging of any e-bikes are also options that the hotels -- a culinary package including a four-course menu make available. The hotel group offers different types of hotels for every budget, -- a cycling package in cooperation with Visit Lier (Cycling Dinner) so that everyone can find something to their liking. -- a hiking package that traces the double ring of defensive forts surrounding Antwerp

On the way to the Best of Flanders Hotel Karmel - Hotel Domus Silva is situated on the Best of Flanders Route, between nodes 35 and 49. Phone-Square +32(0)14 21 60 20 Its positioning is what motivated us to develop a multi-day package (3 nights, incl. Envelope-Square [email protected] breakfast) for foreign guests that is based on this route and which includes visits to  www.hotelkarmel.be the art cities of Mechelen and Antwerp. Map-marker-alt Grote Markt 39, 2200 Herentals

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There’s no better time to visit Flanders and discover the Flemish The Brewery bvba – BeerWalk - Cultural beer walks Masters than from 2021 to 2022, Phone-Square +32(0)3 366 21 00 when the Royal Museum of Fine Envelope-Square [email protected] Arts in Antwerp will be reopened,  www.beerwalk.be 450 years of Bruegel's life and work Map-marker-alt Hemelshoek 235, 2590 Berlaar will be celebrated, and the Ghent Altarpiece will be restored and Limburg returned to its home at St Bavo's Cathedral in Ghent. Lanaken - Municipality

Phone-Square +32(0)89 73 07 02 › More about the Flemish Envelope-Square [email protected] Masters route  www.visitlanaken.be Map-marker-alt Neerharenweg 12, 3620 Lanaken

Genk - City

Phone-Square +32(0)89 65 44 90 Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.visitgenk.be Map-marker-alt C-Mine 10 bus 2, 3600 Genk

Maas & Mechelen - B&B – Massage – Wellness

Phone-Square +32(0)487 17 50 51 Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.maasenmechelen.be Map-marker-alt Grotestraat 94, 3631 Maasmechelen

Holiday Suites - Holiday rentals

Phone-Square +32(0)2 588 03 03 Envelope-Square [email protected] www.holidaysuites.be/en/accommodation/holiday-  suites-limburg/ Map-marker-alt Hengelhoefdreef 5, 3530 Houthalen-Helchteren

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Phone-Square +32(0)89 44 01 31 Phone-Square +32(0)11 42 15 52 Envelope-Square [email protected] Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.differenthotels.com  www.toerismeberingen.be Map-marker-alt Europlaan 38, 3600 Genk Map-marker-alt Koolmijnlaan 203, 3582 Beringen

Different Hotels - Hotel Beringen - City

There are ten hotels and a It's become more or less the standard to hear Beringen and the be-MINE uttered in B&B in the Different Hotels the same breath. As a city, Beringen is inextricably linked to its mining past and chain scattered throughout be-Mine really is its best tourist asset. Nowhere else has a mining site been preserved Limburg, each of which has in such excellent condition, and there's no other place where the mix between its own unique character and heritage, recreation and tourism has been such a resounding success. approach. And naturally, they are all...different! be-Mine There are so many things for your customers to do in Each of the group’s hotels will Beringen: go on a shopping extravaganza on be-MINE indulge your customers with Boulevard, take a swim in Sportoase's diverse water its own characteristic touch. recreation facilities, have a climbing and bouldering No one hotel does it the same adventure at Alpamayo, practice diving and snorkelling way. Or perhaps... they all want at Todi, explore the Mine Museum, play on Adventure to make something special out Mountain (de avonturenberg), take a stroll or go of their guests’ stay. cycling across the Coal Track or take the mountain bike out for a spin on the sides of the slag heap. Fietsvriendelijke arrangementen Bike Valley Experience Eurotel Lanaken, Hotel Atlantis, Eburon Hotel and M Hotel are especially good For groups, there is also an option of booking a visit to Flanders' Bike Valley and options for a successful cycling package. Ridley: min 10 persons and max 20 persons. Reservations are required. -- Locked bicycle parking facilities including charging points for e-bikes -- Signposted cycling routes and a number of different cycling maps available -- Individual bicycle packages on www.differenthotels.com/en Camping ’t Soete Dal - Campsite and chalet rentals -- Bike rental between April & October Phone-Square +32(0)89 61 18 11 -- Located next to or on a cycle route network Envelope-Square [email protected] -- Special rates for cycling groups/bicycle clubs  www.soetedal.be Map-marker-alt Molenblookstraat 64, 3690 Zutendaal 128 129 VI. Partner overview: Building Blocks VI. Partner overview: Building Blocks

Phone-Square +32(0)11 60 69 99 Phone-Square +32(0)11 57 55 84 Envelope-Square [email protected] Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.terdolen.be  www.villachristina.be Map-marker-alt Eikendreef 21, 3530 Houthalen-Helchteren Map-marker-alt Stad 4, 3930 Hamont-Achel

Villa Christina - B&B Ter Dolen - Brewery

Beer lovers have been able to enjoy Located at the heart of Hamont, Villa Christina is the Ter Dolen Blond since 1994 at the a listed and protected tradesmen residence exudes Ter Dolen castle brewery. 24 years authenticity and has been equipped with every later, what started out as a small- modern comfort. scale effort expanded to include the seven Certified Belgian Abbey When it comes to enjoying the idyllic natural Beers that can now be found on the surroundings while travelling the level paths of brewery's menu. The ultramodern the area, either on foot or by bike, there’s no better place to start out than from brewery is located within the walls Villa Christina. Bike maps are provided free of charge. Secure bicycle storage is also of a medieval square farm, with available and owners or renters of e-bikes can charge their bikes for free. By making a castle forming its impressive a reservation in advance, bike rental is also an available option. backdrop. These elements create a lovely and coherent whole out of Dienst Toerisme Borgloon - Tourist Office the De Dool brewery grounds. Phone-Square +32(0)12 67 36 53 Nestled in the middle of its lush green surroundings, the Ter Dolen castle Envelope-Square [email protected] brewery provides visitors with an opportunity to relax and enjoy one of its  www.borgloon.be beers on the rustic and homely terrace. A guided tour of the brewery is also Map-marker-alt Stadhuis Markt z/n 3840 Borgloon possible on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays starting at 3 p.m. All are welcome. Just visit the website www.terdolen.be and sign up. East Flanders Hotel Stiemerheide - Hotel Den Hof - Restaurant – bar – party room Phone-Square +32(0)89 35 58 28 Phone-Square +32(0)9 345 60 48 Envelope-Square [email protected] Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.stiemerheide.be  www.denhof.be Map-marker-alt Wiemesmeerstraat 105, 3600 Genk Map-marker-alt Stationsstraat 22, 9060

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Phone-Square +32(0)474 57 58 78 Phone-Square +32(0)55 69 99 65 Envelope-Square [email protected] Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.vbdck.be  www.premgroup.com Map-marker-alt Antwerpse Steenweg 12, 9140 Tielrode Map-marker-alt De Ham 14, 9700 Oudenaarde

Verbeeck-Back-De Cock Brewery (VBDCK) - Brewery Leopold Hotel Oudernaarde - Hotel

The VBDCK Brewery is a young, The hotel is located in the centre of innovative brewery with a unique Oudenaarde, just a 3 minutes walk selection. The brewery’s location is from the Tour of Flanders Centre lovely and is made striking by its and the Grote Markt (large, central carefully curated synthesis of old market). It's easily accessible by and new. car and has free parking in front of the hotel. It also has a locked Guided tours of the brewery with bicycle garage in the hotel itself and beer tasting can be arranged is equipped with a hose to spray subject to reservation. down bicycles. Free WiFi is available throughout the hotel. Lozer Lodge - Holiday homes/seminar rooms/events De Zonnebrug – B&B De Dijkhoeve - B&B Phone-Square +32(0)477 40 92 72 Envelope-Square [email protected] Phone-Square +32(0)495 58 42 31  www.lozerlodge.be Envelope-Square [email protected] Map-marker-alt Spiegelstraat 1, 9770  www.dezonnebrug.be Map-marker-alt Beoostereedepolderdijk 6, 9982 Sint-Laureins

Villa Emma - Small-scale accommodation (B&B) De Kleppe - Holiday home Phone-Square +32(0)9 259 21 95 Envelope-Square [email protected] Phone-Square +32(0)55 42 37 53  www.villa-emma.eu Envelope-Square [email protected] Map-marker-alt Waterdreef 13, 9040 Ghent  www.dekleppe.be Map-marker-alt Everbeekplaats 4, 9660 Everbeek

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Phone-Square +32(0)53 211 01 00 Phone-Square +32(0)9 282 31 44 Envelope-Square [email protected] Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.towerhotelaalst.com  www.auberge-du-pecheur.be Map-marker-alt Vrijheidstraat 62, 9300 Aalst Map-marker-alt Pontstraat 41, 9831 Sint-Martens-Latem

Tower Hotel - Hotel Auberge du Pêcheur

We offer our guests the bicycle storage they Auberge du Pêcheur is located on the banks of the Lys and serves as an ideal base need, based on the kind of bicycle is brought in. for sports-loving hotel guests. During their stay, your customers will discover the Lys We also have a large car park adjacent to the Valley on foot, by bike or by boat. In the lush greenery of the auberge's surroundings hotel with 24/7 camera surveillance. Would you they'll have the opportunity to kick back and relax after a hard day's cycling, hiking rather park your bike inside? It's our pleasure to or any other activity. Our brasserie will then pamper them with the mouth-watering make our meetings rooms available during the dishes on its menu. weekend. Tower Hotel is also the place to go for the customers you have who need to charge their Auberge du Pêcheur borders on node 68, from which point the whole of the Lys e-bikes. Valley is ready and waiting to be discovered by bike. The hotel offers:

The perfect location -- 21 charming hotel rooms -- a brasserie open every day of the Aalst is the perfect place to start a cycling holiday in the Denderland. week What’s more, Tower Hotel is also a great base for cycling routes through the -- a full breakfast buffet Pajottenland, , Scheldt Valley and the Flemish Ardennes. -- a lovely garden on the banks of the Lys Group facilities -- a bicycle garage Groups are able to enjoy half board where the hotel provides a varied buffet -- pets are allowed for a fee consisting of house-made quiche, house-made soup, pastas, salads, sandwiches -- family rooms and various desserts made with regional products and prepared on site.

De Boerekreek Provincial Sports Centre Recreation and accommodation centre Treck Hostel - Youth Hostel

Phone-Square +32(0)9 218 96 72 Phone-Square +32(0)9 310 76 20 Envelope-Square [email protected] Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.boerekreek.be  www.treckhostel.be Map-marker-alt Sint-Jansstraat 132, 9982 Sint-Jan-in-Eremo Map-marker-alt Groendreef 51, 9000 Ghent 134 135 VI. Partner overview: Building Blocks VI. Partner overview: Building Blocks

Artisan - Restaurant Phone-Square +32(0)473 87 07 73 Envelope-Square [email protected] Station Racour.be Phone-Square +32 (0)50 66 00 20 Logeren in het station, de trein en de spoorweghut  www.stationracour.be  www.restaurant-artisan.be Map-marker-alt Racourhalte 1, 3400 Map-marker-alt Moerhuizestraat 50, 9990

Flemish Brabant Station Racour

Hippo-Droom - Bed & Breakfast + event location The restored Racour train station is Phone-Square +32(0)477 52 46 58 located at the southernmost point of Envelope-Square [email protected] the Hageland, bordering Haspengouw B&B Hippo-Droom  www.hippo-droom.be and right on the language border. Map-marker-alt Tumulidreef 7, 1560 -- Holiday home: a former workshop Park 7 - Family B&B decorated as a distinctive 5-star accommodation for five people Phone-Square +32(0)488 401 577 with every amenity at hand. Envelope-Square [email protected] -- Train holiday homes: two restored  www.park7.be Belgian railway carriages on Map-marker-alt Kasteelpark 7, 3040 the former railway bed. Each of these rail cars have been furnished as unique 4-star, 6-person accommodations offering every possible comfort. Hotel Axis - Hotel -- Hiker’s cabin: the old railwayman's cottage where the railway workers used to

Phone-Square +32(0)2 759 30 33 store their tools, eat their meals, and even sleep on occasion has been converted Envelope-Square [email protected] into a hiker’s cabin with a small kitchen.  www.hotelaxis.be Map-marker-alt Leuvensesteenweg 749, 3071 Racour Station is located at node 19 of the Flemish Brabant cycling network. Guests (from 1 person to 19 persons) can stay one or more days in the holiday homes or in the hiker's cabin. Free bikes are available for all guests. Belevingscentrum 14-18 Tildonk Interactive experience centre/Tourist Visitor Centre

Phone-Square +32(0)471 97 36 42 Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.toerismevlaamsbrabant.be/oorlog Map-marker-alt Kruineikestraat 5 A, 3150 Tildonk ()

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Sportimonium - Sports & Olympic Museum Phone-Square +32(0)16 41 72 68 Envelope-Square [email protected] Phone-Square +32(0)15 61 82 22  www.svennyscyclingcenter.be Envelope-Square [email protected] Map-marker-alt Balenbergstraatje 11, 3128 Baal  www.sportimonium.be Map-marker-alt Trianondreef 19, 1981 Hofstade-

Sven Nys Cycling Center Hotel Pluimpapaver - Hotel

Phone-Square +32(0)16 50 22 19 Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.pluimpapaver.be Map-marker-alt Nopstal 51, 3202 Rillaar ()

Park Inn by Radisson Leuven - Hotel

Phone-Square +32(0)16 61 66 00 Envelope-Square [email protected]  parkinn.com/hotel-leuven Map-marker-alt Martelarenlaan 36, 3010 Leuven

Meise Botanic Garden - Botanical gardens The Cycling Center is a one-of-a-kind location where all spotlights are on the bike. Your customers will discover everything there is to know about Phone-Square +32(0)2 260 09 20 off-road biking in the interactive, experience centre, where the history of cyclo- Envelope-Square [email protected] cross legend Sven Nys can be found woven throughout as the common thread.  www.plantentuinmeise.be Map-marker-alt Nieuwelaan 38, 1860 Outside, up against the flanks of the Balenberg, they'll be able to have the time of their lives on the famous Grand Prix Sven Nys cyclo-cross trail or on the BMX, trial and mountain bike trail. The trails are accessible at all times, free of charge. Wisteria - B&B Afterwards, they can bask in the afterglow looking out on the unparalleled panorama visible from the terrace of the bike-friendly Velo restaurant. Phone-Square +32(0)494 59 26 39 Envelope-Square [email protected] Visits are possible with or without a tour guide (For guided tours, please reserve  www.gastenverblijfwisteria.be in advance). The exhibition is available in NL, FR, DE and EN. Map-marker-alt Stationsstraat 67-69, 1540 Herne

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Phone-Square +32(0)16 43 81 44 Phone-Square +32(0)52 31 53 30 Envelope-Square [email protected] Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.leuvenrides.leuvenleisure.com/en  www.hoteldenberg.be

Map-marker-alt Tiensestraat 5, 3000 Leuven EVENTS • HOTEL • MORE Map-marker-alt Bergkapelstraat 98, 1840

Leuven Leisure Hotel Den Berg

Leuven Leisure offers high-quality Hotel Den Berg is a homely, 4* family hotel in activities and seeks to excel at all Londerzeel, just a stone's throw away from the A12 things creative and innovative. connecting Brussels and Antwerp. Mechelen is also only a few km away. This region boasts a some truly The day-to-day operations of lovely cycling routes crossing the Scheldt River Valley Leuven Leisure are managed by and passing through the green belt. E-bikes can also four historians, all graduates of be hired from the hotel. the KU Leuven. They direct a team of around twenty guides The hotel is also just a few minutes’ drive from a few and supervisors, and a steering cultural activities to be experienced, such as Fort group is dedicated to fine-tuning Breedonk, and the Palm and Duvel Moortgat Breweries. the content and guide-related technological aspects of the tours. West Flanders Quality is found in the bigger picture and in the details! Het Oud Gemeentehuis - Hotel – restaurant

Our tours are: Phone-Square +32(0)50 60 62 10 -- High-quality: our professional team is ready 24/7 to organise and follow up Envelope-Square [email protected] activities from points A to Z.  www.hetoudgemeentehuis.be -- Creative: we are constantly creating new content and new programs. Nothing Map-marker-alt Processieweg 1, 8340 Oostkerke- new under the sun? No, there’s always something new under the sun! -- Innovative: guide-related technological aspects are also always being re- Visit - Public administration evaluated. We never stop innovating by drawing on relevant, valuable technology to improve the experience. Phone-Square +32(0)57 34 66 76 Envelope-Square [email protected] Leuven Rides offers many guided bicycle tours for groups and individuals alike.  www.toerismepoperinge.be Tours can be customised or selected from our permanent range. Map-marker-alt Grote Markt 1, 8970 Poperinge

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Phone-Square +32(0)56 27 74 70 Phone-Square +32(0)57 30 05 98 Envelope-Square [email protected] Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.texturekortrijk.be  www.hoppecruyt.be Map-marker-alt Noordstraat 28, 8500 Kortrijk Map-marker-alt Provenplein 69, 8972 Proven

TEXTURE, museum of flax and river Lys ‘t Hoppecruyt

Texture, museum of flax and river On our village farm, we make our way back through more than 500 years of the Lys, gives cyclists an unusual look at history of hops and its medicinal properties. During a one and a half hour tour of sports equipment. That’s because in its the hop house, we try to determine whether hops still has a role to play at today's composite form, flax fibre can be found chemist. Visitors learn about contemporary cultivation techniques and get to take in used in all manner of applications, the breath-taking hop landscape. which includes sporting equipment and materials. No element of the flax Every season is hop season plant is wasted, a fact made tangible in the Wonder Room, where visitors Hop grower Benedikte takes visitors on an engaging guided tour through the hop can interactively discover all of the flax field and around the hop harvester and oast house. During the hop shoot season plant's end products. In the Leie Room, (March to early April) visitors can sample the freshly-cut hop shoots straight from flaxworkers tell the story of a difficult life, the hopfield, and in May the insects making the hop plants their home become a fraught with the ups and downs of their point of focus. The hop plants begin flowering in the summer and as of September trade. For those with an appreciation the hops (also known as flower cones) harvest is in full swing. In listening to age- of both history and the finer things in life, a selection of exclusive lace, linen and old hop-picker songs, visitors are transported back to what life was like in the hop damask from the museum collection may be viewed and admired in the Treasury. growing days of yore. To conclude the tour, visitors are treated to tasting a unique hop brandy. Texture is the perfect starting point for cyclists to explore not just Kortrijk, but the Lys Valley as a whole. That's because the museum is found right on the banks of Guided tours are available in Dutch, English, German and French. the Lys River, between cycle nodes 10 and 18.

Salons de Vrede - Restaurant – Hotel

Phone-Square +32(0)51 58 92 68 Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.salonsdevrede.be Map-marker-alt Moerdijkstraat 94, 8480

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Phone-Square +32(0)50 25 25 25 Phone-Square +32(0)50 83 37 80 Envelope-Square [email protected] Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.hotelvelotel.com  www.hotelbrugge-oostkamp.be Map-marker-alt Handboogstraat 1B, 8000 Bruges Map-marker-alt Kapellestraat 146, 8020

Hotel Velotel Hotel Van der Valk Brugge Oostkamp

Cyclists and cycling -- Family-friendly hotel enthusiasts adore our -- Super cosy bar with a fireplace hotel. Its proximity makes -- Fantastic à la carte restaurant it a fantastic starting point -- The hotel boasts spacious rooms with several free facilities such as: WiFi, coffee for a relaxed bike ride or and tea making facilities, an espresso machine, soup options, an iron and ironing a serious lap through the board, a safe and a free mini bar. enchanting hinterland. -- The bathroom is also spacious and has not only a bath, but also has a separate Velotel has an enclosed walk-in shower with a rain shower head. bicycle storage area and -- Brief description of its selection (holiday types, type of platform, etc.) for bicycle rents out bicycles too. tourists. Signposted cycling routes -- spacious, free parking (bike racks are easily accommodated) are available. -- various cycle nodes in the area -- the green countryside of Bruges The fitness room allows -- charging point for e-bikes guests to hone their physical condition and rejuvenate and relax later in the sauna. -- lockable bicycle storage Velotel also serves meals to order that meet cyclists’ specific nutritional needs. -- fitness and wellness with jacuzzi and sauna

We offer rooms and have a breakfast service, with restaurant opening hours from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. There are also quite a few people who choose to book the dinner package (2 nights including breakfast and 1* dinner).

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De Machuut - Holiday home

Phone-Square +32(0)0476 98 47 49 Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.demachuut.be Map-marker-alt Pollinkhovestraat 24, 8647 Pollinkhove

VVV Lo-Reninge - Tourist Office

Phone-Square +32(0)58 28 91 66 Envelope-Square [email protected] Service Partners of  www.lauka.be Biking Holidays in Map-marker-alt Markt 17a, 8647 Lo-Reninge Flanders ’t Kasteel & ’t Koetshuys - Bed and Breakfast

Phone-Square +32(0)58 31 53 72 Envelope-Square [email protected] Organising a cycling holiday also involves arranging a  www.kasteelenkoetshuys.be significant number of practical issues to ensure that Map-marker-alt Lindendreef 5-7, 8630 Veurne the trip runs smoothly. The following partners can be contacted for luggage transport, insurance, bike rental, bike storage, repairs, and more.

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Europ Assistance - Roadside assistance and insurance

USER-ALT Marjolijn Peeters Envelope-Square [email protected] Gridbox bvba - Bicycle storage Phone-Square +32 2 533 76 65  www.europ-assistance.be USER-ALT Piet Dijkmans Map-marker-alt Triomflaan 172 – 1160 Oudergem Envelope-Square [email protected] Phone-Square +32 487 38 94 73 Click & Bike nv  www.gridbox.be supplier of electric ebikes, equiped with a digital gps guide, available via a network of local rental partners in Flanders Just Cargo - Luggage transport USER-ALT Johan Vanswijgenhoven Envelope-Square [email protected] USER-ALT Michiel van den Boogaert  www.kingo.bike Envelope-Square [email protected] Map-marker-alt Industrielaan 1029 bus 1 – 3730 Hoeselt Map-marker-alt Leeghwaterlaan 50 B – 5223 BA ’s-Hertogenbosch – The Netherlands  www.justcargo.com BizBike bvba Bike rental / group purchase including maintanance and reparations on location. Fiets.be - Bike repair and maintenance USER-ALT Lander Tibergyn, Anton de Clercq Envelope-Square [email protected] USER-ALT Philip Duyck Phone-Square +32 56 900 655 Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.bizbike.be  www.fiets.be Map-marker-alt Rijksweg 442 – 8710

Eeuwenhout Fietsenverhuur - Bike rental (e-bikes – e-scooters) Fiets & Werk USER-ALT Lode Provost (+32 475 26 94 83) Bike rental / maintenance, reparation and luggage transport USER-ALT Stefaan Lapere (+32 476 53 71) Envelope-Square [email protected] USER-ALT  www.eeuwenhout.info/fietsenverhuur Jos Vandikkelen Map-marker-alt Dikkebusstraat 244 – 8951 Dranouter Envelope-Square [email protected] Phone-Square +32 16 29 87 43 New Customservice NCS nv - Your luggage transport in qualitative own management  www.fietsenwerk.be Map-marker-alt Hollestraat 1 – 3001 Leuven USER-ALT Vanina Beeckman Phone-Square +32 2 253 67 00 Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.newcustomservice.be 148 149 Map-marker-alt Leuvensesteenweg 41 – B-1800 Contact us

Province of Flemish Brabant

USER-ALT Tina Huybrechts Contact us Phone-Square +32 (0)16 26 77 81 Envelope-Square [email protected] We hope to have inspired you about bike holidays in Flanders.  www.toerismevlaamsbrabant.be Do you have more questions or are you looking for specific information? Did you develop your own package and would you like to share that with us? Are you missing pieces in the creation of Province of West Flanders your bike holidays? Do not hesitate to contact us via: USER-ALT Véronique Victor Phone-Square [email protected] +32 (0)50 305 558 Envelope-Square [email protected] Sjantal Sillius +32 (0) 3 240 63 46  www.westtoer.be

Do you wish to get in touch directly with one of the Provincial Tourist Organisations (for regional information and regional routes)? Below you can find the contact Would you like to get in touch directly with VISITFLANDERS details of the bike holidays coordinator in each of the provinces. (for collaboration and promotion)? Contact the responsible for recreational biking at VISITFLANDERS. Province of Antwerp VISITFLANDERS USER-ALT Eveline Sierens Phone-Square +32 (0)3 240 63 84 USER-ALT Ewoud Lagring Envelope-Square [email protected] Phone-Square +32 (0)2 504 03 25  www.provincieantwerpen.be Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.visitflanders.com

Province of Limburg

USER-ALT Jan Pirard Phone-Square +32 (0)11 30 59 56 Envelope-Square [email protected] Colophon: Copyright Photography:  www.visitlimburg.be Responsible publisher: ©Jokko, ©Lander Loeckx, ©Toerisme Leuven/Jan Kempenaers, Tourism Province of Antwerp ©Toerisme Vlaams-Brabant Province of East Flanders on behalf of the five Flemish ©David Samyn /©Toerisme Oost-Vlaanderen Provinces & Visit Flanders ©Gijs Van Vaerenbergh USER-ALT Deborah Ongena ©Luc Daelemans. Phone-Square +32 (0)9 267 70 51 ©Westtoer; ©Toerisme Brugge Cel Fotografie; ©Jan D’Hondt Envelope-Square [email protected]  www.tov.be ©Mie De Backer

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