Hasselt is the embodiment of Limburgian hospitality: friendly faces, a lively oldtown with great restaurants, a surprising cultural offer and lots of nature around. Trot Op! booked a little house in the forest bordering the city, and decided to…
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Carnival in Tenerife, taking over the Canary Islands every February, is the largest carnival in the world after Rio de Janeiro. For more than a week, daily life comes to a complete standstill and the locals move and live…
What to do in Roeselare: 8 new tips for your weekend in the Lys Region
Roeselare is a fun town in the West-Flemish part of the Lys Region. It has a pleasant town centre full of beautiful facades, there are plenty of interesting businesses and museums to visit, and it offers surprisingly many things…
Deinze might not be topping the list of touristic hotspots in Belgium, but it’s a surprisingly varied destination with a couple of unique stops on offer. Trot Op! went for a visit in cooperation with Lys Valley Tourism and…
It doesn’t have to be all warm and sunny for Mechelen to be the ideal destination for a city trip weekend. This is why Trot Op! visited the city a second time, to discover seven new interesting places to…
Alternatives for Amsterdam: what to do in Haarlem, Laren and Hilversum
Amsterdam is a wonderful place but it can get kind of busy. This is why you should also consider exploring the area around the Dutch capital. Haarlem, Laren and Hilversum for example, have a lot to offer tourists as…
Fancy a fun, cultural city trip? Try Mons in Wallonia. It’s not only the capital of the Belgian province of Hainaut, it also has a rich history and is bursting with museums. Trot Op! went to visit the Art…
Saxony-Anhalt is a lesser known but interesting state in former East-Germany. Trot Op! continued its cycling trip on the Elberadweg through these parts, and discovered the nicest spots along the way. Are you coming too? Anyone cycling on the…
Cycling along the Elbe from Dresden to Dessau makes for some awesome stops. For miles you can follow the famous Elberadweg flanking the river through the countryside of Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. Trot Op! put on its tightest pair of…
Dresden – the Florence on the Elbe – was almost completely destroyed during WWII. Luckily it’s made an incredible comeback in recent years. The reconstruction of its baroque city centre is finally completed and several world-class museums are awaiting…