Why travel to Belgium?
Belgium offers 3 curated city guides, 54 attractions and 21 signature dishes hand-picked by Korean travelers. Below you'll find essentials Korean passport holders actually need — visa requirements, daily budgets in USD, best season, and on-the-ground transport tips.
Best Season
April-October is the best time to visit. In even-numbered years, the Grand Place hosts the Flower Carpet festival in August, and the December Christmas markets are also famous.
Budget
Daily budget around $85-155 (accommodation $50-100; food $20-35; transport and admissions $15-20).
Visa
Korean passport holders can enter the Schengen Area visa-free for up to 90 days.
Transport
About 20 minutes from Brussels Airport to Brussels Central Station by train. Get around the city by metro, tram, and bus — a STIB/MIVB day pass is recommended. Prepaid SIMs are available at the airport (Proximus, Orange, etc., about EUR 10-15/week). Card payments are widely accepted. Service is included in restaurant bills; leaving small change is appreciated but not required.
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🗺️ Attractions Across the Country
Grand Place
A UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most beautiful squares in Europe.
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Manneken Pis
Brussels's iconic small bronze statue, dressed in a variety of costumes.
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Atomium
An iconic structure shaped like an atomic crystal, built for the 1958 World Expo.
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Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
A museum complex housing masterpieces by Belgian masters including Bruegel, Rubens, and Magritte.
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Place du Grand Sablon
An elegant Brussels square lined with upscale chocolate shops and antique stores.
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Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert
Europe's first glass-roofed shopping arcade, opened in 1847.
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Belgian Beer World
A Belgian beer culture experience housed in the former Stock Exchange building on the Grand Place.
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Cinquantenaire Park
A grand park in eastern Brussels featuring a triumphal arch and museums.
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Belgian Comic Strip Center
A museum celebrating Belgium's comic culture, home to Tintin and the Smurfs, inside an Art Nouveau building.
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Autoworld
Belgium's largest classic car museum, located in Cinquantenaire Park.
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Horta Museum
A UNESCO World Heritage museum in the former home of Art Nouveau architect Victor Horta.
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Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Koekelberg
A green-domed basilica, one of the world's largest Art Deco buildings.
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Museum of Musical Instruments (MIM)
A museum in an Art Nouveau building housing a collection of some 7,000 musical instruments from around the world.
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Train World
Belgium's railway museum, housed in the historic Schaerbeek train station.
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Choco-Story Brussels
A chocolate museum exploring cacao's history with a live praline demonstration and tasting.
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René Magritte Museum, Jette
The preserved house where surrealist painter René Magritte actually lived and painted.
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Coudenberg Palace
The underground ruins of Brussels's former royal palace, buried after a fire and rediscovered centuries later.
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Halle Gate
Brussels's last surviving medieval city gate, now a museum on defense and guild culture.
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Belfry of Bruges
An 83m medieval belfry — climb 366 steps for a sweeping view of the city.
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Markt Square
Bruges's main square, ringed by colorful guild houses.
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Basilica of the Holy Blood
A medieval basilica said to house a relic of the Holy Blood of Christ.
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Bruges Canal Boat Tour
A canal boat tour through medieval buildings — the best way to experience the 'Venice of the North.'
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Béguinage (Begijnhof)
A UNESCO World Heritage Site founded in 1245 — serene convent gardens and white buildings.
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Gruuthuse Museum
A museum in a 15th-century palace telling 500 years of Bruges's history.
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Church of Our Lady
A church with a 122m brick tower and Michelangelo's 'Madonna and Child' sculpture.
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Minnewater Park
A romantic Bruges park famous for its 'Lake of Love' where swans glide across the water.
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Choco-Story Bruges
Bruges's chocolate museum, tracing cacao's history with a live praline demonstration and tasting.
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Frietmuseum
The world's only museum dedicated to the history of fries.
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Historium Bruges
An immersive experience on Markt Square recreating the golden age of medieval Bruges.
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De Halve Maan Brewery
A family-run traditional brewery in central Bruges, operating since 1856.
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Groeningemuseum
Bruges's premier art museum, home to Flemish masterpieces.
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Sint-Janshuismolen
Bruges's only working windmill, in its original spot since 1770.
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Kantcentrum (Lace Centre)
A museum on Bruges's traditional bobbin lace, with live-making demonstrations.
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Jerusalem Church
A mysterious private church modeled on Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built by the Adornes family.
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Stadhuis (City Hall)
Belgium's first Gothic city hall, completed in 1420, famous for its ornate Gothic Hall.
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't Zand Square
Bruges's largest modern square, built on the site of the old train station.
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St. Bavo's Cathedral
Belgium's signature cathedral, home of the Van Eyck brothers' Ghent Altarpiece.
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Gravensteen Castle
The medieval Castle of the Counts of Flanders, standing right in the city center.
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Graslei
Ghent's most beautiful canal-side street, lined with medieval guild houses.
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St Michael's Bridge
The photo spot where you can see Ghent's three towers (St. Bavo's, the Belfry, and St. Nicholas) in one view.
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Belfry of Ghent
A 91m UNESCO World Heritage belfry — an elevator takes you to the observation deck.
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St. Nicholas' Church
A beautiful 13th-century Scheldt Gothic church — one of Ghent's oldest.
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Patershol
Ghent's most charming old quarter, with narrow cobblestone streets and medieval buildings.
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Design Museum Gent
A museum in an 18th-century mansion exploring Belgian design history and contemporary design.
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STAM - Ghent City Museum
Ghent's city history museum, blending a 14th-century abbey with contemporary architecture.
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Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK)
One of Belgium's premier art museums, home to works by Hieronymus Bosch and restoration work on the Ghent Altarpiece.
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S.M.A.K. (Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art)
Ghent's contemporary art museum, housed in a former casino building.
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Vrijdagmarkt Square & Dulle Griet Cannon
Ghent's historic heart, home to a market dating to 1199 and a giant medieval cannon.
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St. Peter's Abbey (Sint-Pietersabdij)
A former Benedictine abbey in Ghent with a vineyard and gardens, now restored as an exhibition space.
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House of Alijn
A folklore museum on 20th-century daily life, housed in Ghent's only surviving almshouse.
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Ghent University Botanical Garden
Ghent University's free-to-enter greenhouses and gardens, a quiet retreat in the city centre.
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Klein Begijnhof (Small Beguinage)
A UNESCO World Heritage beguine community founded in 1235, with red-roofed cottages around a quiet garden.
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Citadelpark
Ghent's oldest and largest park, built on the site of a former military citadel.
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Rabot
A fortified sluice gate with two round towers, completed in 1491.
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