Magical cupboards, dining tables, vintage Hermès scarves, pretty wild tea dresses and long-lost comic books galore!
Care to catch a movie? Bruges has a highly efficient movie machine called Kinepolis, but if you’re looking for a local classic, head over to Ciné Lumière, one of the last arthouse cinemas in town. It does showcase some box office hits, but mainly focuses on indie movies, always aired in their original language, and surprising documentaries. At first sight,…
Fancy the smell of old books? You’ll find the sleepy village of Redu in the Ardennes entirely to your taste!
As far as flea markets go, you won’t find them more elegant than the second hand book market in Lille’s prestigious Vieille Bourse. The 17th-century building consists of 24 identical housings surrounding an elegant courtyard. Upon entering, you’re meeting the intimidating gaze of Mercurius, god of trade. Every afternoon, from Tuesday till Sunday, the courtyard comes alive with countless stalls…
You wouldn’t be surprised at all to find Marie-Antoinette chilling in one of the two barn suites, nor to have Elisabeth Bennet and other Jane Austen drama queens bursting into the kitchen. Even the house dogs and resident donkeys look like they just leapt out of a neoclassic painting.