Hidden places in Belgium

A tiny medieval town on a canal lined with poplars, near Bruges.

A canal town with a beguinage and an astronomical clock tower.

A Flemish town with a lacy Gothic town hall, in the heart of cycling country.

An onion-domed church squeezed between the Meuse river and a cliff with a citadel.

A tiny cobbled town in the Ardennes, known for its topiary park.

A rebuilt medieval town at the heart of the First World War battlefields.

Huge underground halls carved by a river in the Ardennes.

High moorland crossed by wooden boardwalks, Belgium's highest point.

A grand train station, Rubens's paintings and a soaring Gothic cathedral.

A lacy Gothic town hall and a square lined with student bars.

A grand market square, comic-strip murals and Belgian chocolate.

Medieval guildhalls along the canals, with a young, local feel.

Medieval canals, a belfry and lace shops.