Snail in the City

Originally the area now known as Hoogstraten was a part of Rijkevorsel. It was likely settled from that place.   Hoogstraten is first r...

Some plants are true survivors , they naturally grow in inhospitable situations , for instance rocky crevasses or windswept costal clif...

The Catherinastraat used to be called Katerstraat (literally Tom-cat Street, although the name was originally derived from c...

At the edge of the historic city of Breda, not far from the Park Valkenberg one can still enter an old Beguinage through an ornate gate. ...