Before you go on vacation to Belgium, Read some basic tourist tips for traveling to Belgium:
- Belgium's weather is notoriously unpredictable, so it's essential to pack warm clothing, waterproof shoes, and an umbrella in your suitcase before traveling.
- Sundays are typically observed as a day off in Belgium, with exceptions for large shopping centers and grocery stores.
- An improper road crossing can result in a fine of 50 EUR.
- It is not customary for Belgians to remove their shoes indoors
- Signs on cafes about lunches for 10 EUR are a scam. You will be billed for at least 30 EUR.
- On the Belgian coast, in cities such as Ostend and Zeebrugge it is forbidden to feed birds. The fine for violating this rule is 250 EUR.
- Smoking in public places is prohibited. For a cigarette butt thrown past the trash can you will have to pay about 50 EUR fine.
- The Belgian police transmit data on unpaid fines to the general Schengen system and there may be difficulties in obtaining the next visa.