Although potatoes were discovered by the Spanish in the early 16th century, fried potatoes are invented in Belgium in the late 17th. Fried for the first time in the French speaking Meuse valley (hence the name ‘French’ Fries) our national dish is now consumed all over the world. Though, we recommend you to eat them at least once during your visit. The secret behind our delicious frites is the double cooking: first at 150°C in order to cook the inner part and after a few minut

50 years after Magritte's passing, the Royal Museums of Fine Arts are hosting an exhibition to highlight his legacy through a dialogue between original works by Magritte and their interpretation by modern and contemporary artists. Broodthaers, Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha, César, Sean Landers, David Altmejd, George Condo and Gavin Turk renew our understanding of Belgium’s greatest surrealist. Over 150 paintings, sculptures, installations, drawings