The European Commission and the Council of the European Union have their headquaters in Beligum, as do NATO and the Western European Union.
The language frontier divides Belgium into a northern, Dutch speaking, region and a southern, French speaking, region. The Brussels region is officially bilingual. The city, which is geographically situated in the south of Flanders, was mostly Dutch-speaking until the end of the 19th century. Over the years however, more and more French-speaking civil servants and businessmen settled in Brussels and today the majority of its population speaks French.
Highlights: Manneke Pis, [Grote Markt/Grand-Place]?, Belgian cuisine