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The 500 Hidden Secrets of Ghent reveals 500 off-the-beaten-track places and interesting details for anyone who’s keen to explore Ghent’s best-kept secrets, including the 5 best restaurants for new Flemish cooking, the 5 most beautiful shop interiors, 5 mysterious places in the Citadelpark, 5 cool bars for jazz & blues, 5 small and unusual shops not to miss, 5 eccentric buildings, 5 strange art installations, 5 safe LGBTQIA+ s...

This affectionate cultural guide celebrates 100 icons that make Belgium different from any other country. In 100 short, informative texts, the author talks about food, people, places, traditions, inventions, buildings, and even expressions, that have shaped what he calls ‘the strangest country in the world’.

The author examines themes that are famously Belgian, like comic books, mussels served with fries, cycle racing, art nouveau architecture and rain. But he also looks at some of the o...