Belgium is not only about chocolates, beer and waffles, but about castles too
Belgium is not only about chocolates, beer and waffles, but about castles too Belgium is believed to be the country with the highest density of castles per square meter in the world. The country boasts majestic and beautiful castles too as much as it does its beverages around the world. From its northern region (Flanders or Dutch-speaking region) to the south (Flemish or Wallonia, largely French-speaking region) has almost 3,000 castles dating from medieval time to the modern days. The castle as a concept may not be as interesting as it is for people in the eastern part of the world where most English textbooks have plenty of fantasy stories revolving around castles and lords residing in them. Power, politics, magic, and glory are all that most students in the east have read and heard in movies and dramas. However, the story and legends are not always as it is written or shown to us. As per some estimates, the...