Things to do in Belgium, Belgium: The Best Gardens

Het Vijverkafee in Diepenbeek is Limburgs leukste pop-up bar. Zowel in de winter als zomer geniet je van een heerlijke keuken en ongedwongen sfeer in het groen.

Arboretum Kalmthout is a wonderful place. The area has one of the most diverse plant collections in Europe. A walk is a true discovery of the lush and diverse vegetation. Enjoy the appeal of flowers, the structures of leaves, the bark of trees, .... Arboretum Kalmthout in all seasons is worth a visit. More than 7,000 different plant species are grown here, from which the oldest specimens were planted over 150 years ago.

Beervelde Park is situated near the City of Ghent, in the very heart of an area famous for its horticulture. Spread over an area of 25 hectares, its stunning architectural features, copses, woodland, meadows, walled gardens and lake, create a splendit unified landscape full of superb vieuws. The estate was designed in 1873 in what is called (at least in France and Belgium) the English Landscape style. It was intended to serve as a display for what was at the time, a young Belgian horticulture. Ever since, Beervelde Park has been the property of the Counts de Kerchove de Denterghem. Today, 135 years later, it is remarkable to note that the de Kerchove de Denterghem name is still linked to the promotion of horticulture. Count Andre is the former chairman of the Royal Society for Agriculture and Botany, the non-profit organisation which organizes the world famous 'Floralies of Ghent' every five years. His brother, Count Renaud, is today's curator of the estate and organiser of the Beervelde's Garden Days, a fair which takes place every second weekend of May and October.

Meise Botanic Garden is more than two centuries old and is a feast for the senses. It is a place enchanting to the local hiker as well as to the tourist looking for something more. You wander through 92 hectares of nature, with 18,000 plant species from all over the world and with world-class botanical and horticultural collections! You visit the castle, the gigantic glasshouses, the gardens and you can learn all about wood in the WOODlab. Different every day and every season at its best. Here, science and nature meet each other in a picturesque historic domain. A botanical pearl in the heart of Europe.