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French antiques, Dutch paintings and Belgian prices influence the Antiques Diva’s claim that Belgium is the best place to go antique shopping in Europe.My love affair with Belgium began after I moved to Holland from France and found myself delighted with the Dutch penchant of serving butter with their bread.
In Belgium, they have the best chocolate, diamonds and fashion designers. My love affair with Belgium might have been a fleeting, fickle moment that fled when the churn ran dry had it rested only on the laurels of bread and butter, but in this diva’s opinion, Belgium is the best place to go antique shopping in Europe. You have French antiques, Dutch paintings and Belgian prices. The selection of items is impressive for such a tiny country and prices are practically halved by what you might find in Paris or The Hague.
Brussels
In Brussels, I flock to the Place du Grand Sablon where weekends bring an uber-posh flea market on Saturdays from 9am-6pm and Sunday’s 9am – 2pm. Diva’s wander the square, fine-tuning their international shopping skills as they search for ‘the perfect antique’. Around the square, interior shops compete for attention with art and antiques galleries. Though the flagship Flamant Interiors at Place du Grand Sablon 32 is not an antiques shop, I spend an incredible amount of time here, browsing and drinking free samples of Nespresso. At # 39 is the Sablon Antiques Center, with 15 vendors and at least 50 items I want to take home.
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