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TOURIST INFORMATION
believe it is something special. The other part,
www.brussels.info/tourist-informa on
Wallonia, is French-speaking: People there have
different a tudes, poli cs, and cultures. But there
is one thing that unites both parts of the country.
THINGS TO DO WHEN YOU LIKE BEER... And that is, believe it or not: beer. Flemish people
respect Wallonian ales – and their love for beer
Brussels Museum of the Gueuze
implies that they even give their na ve beers
@ Can llon Brewery
Rue Gheude 56, 1070 Brussels (Anderlecht) French names like "Grand Cru" (which stands for
www.can llon.be the wines from the best vineyards in French) or
"Duchesse", which is the French word for
“Beer & Chocolate Tours” "duchess". Vice versa, the Wallonians not only
There are a lot - too many to name them here! produce great interpreta ons of styles that some
consider being genuine Flemish – but they also love
those sour beers from the Payo enland, the region
of Brussels. The most well-known beers from that
area are called Lambic (again a French term derived
belgium and beer from the Flemish town name Lambeek) and
You may have heard of the fact that the Belgian Gueuze, a blend of lambics from different vintages.
na on consists of two very different groups of One other thing you will no ce: regardless if you
people: The north-western part of the country is find yourself in the Wallonian or the Flemish part of
called Flanders and is inhabited by people who speak the country – everyone speaks English reasonably
their own language – that language is in fact, well. So you won't have difficul es ordering local
Netherlands. However, the Flemish people s ll beers and get them explained by the bar staff.