accessible travel – accommodation, museums, zoo, highlights
Capital – Brussels | Currency – Euro | Timezone – GMT +1
Belgium – accessible places to visit
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Antwerp
Belgian beer brewery the Koninck
Middelheimmuseum
Red Star Line museum
Two million passengers traveled from Antwerp, the Red Star Line’s main European port, to North America on board Red Star Line ships. The museum focuses on their stories.
Antwerp
Antwerp Zoo
Ieper
Parc Bellewaerde
Bruges
Lace Museum
Historium
Cozmix (planetarium)
Brussels
Parlamentarium the European Parliament Visitors’ Centre
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Magritte Museum
(Rate and review this place) (recommended for its tailor made experience for people with disabilities)
Old Masters Museum
The Great War Centenary
2018 marked the 100th year after WW1. For all history fans, VisitFlanders created 2 brochures: brochure Great War centenary – Tips for visual impaired visitors (also available in Braille, large print and audio) and the brochure The Great War Centenary – accessible to everyone.
Visa – all information on applying for a visa to Belgium you find on this website.
Language – the official languages are Dutch, French and German. In tourist areas people know also English.
Accessible accommodation
ATO Travel Sheets – Download in Dutch (Flanders) or French here
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Public Transport
Eurostar – excellent services. Trains go to France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Via this link you can read all you need to know, even about connecting to other trains in other countries.
Any station via Brussels (Brussels Midi and Brussels) and 8 other cities. Use this app to manage your booking or use this: email contactus@eurostar.com or call +44 3432 186 186 (choose option 4).
Use the Flanders and Brussels Public Transport Guide.
