This is the Belgium chapter from Lonely Planet's Western Europe guidebook.

Stereotypes of comic books, remarkable beers and sublime chocolates are just the start in this eccentric little country, whose self-deprecating people have quietly spent centuries producing some of Europe's finest art and architecture.

• follow fashion to hip yet historic Antwerp
• maps
• be wooed by underappreciated Ghent, one of Europe's greatest all-round discoveries
• transport
• savour the 'world's most beautiful square', then seek out the remarkable cafes and chocolate shops of the capital, Brussels
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Brussels & around, Leuven, Waterloo, Flanders, Antwerp, Ghent, Bruges & around, Ypres, Liège, Bastogne, Understand Belgium, History, People, Arts, Sport, Survival Guide, Directory, Getting There & Away, and Getting Around.