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Getting around Namur

Getting around Namur

Namur has no metro or underground rail network: daily public transport in the city runs entirely on TEC buses and SNCB trains, two distinct systems ...

Sports in Namur

Sports in Namur

Namur's public sports infrastructure covers 13 municipal sports centers, 2 swimming pools, outdoor climbing facilities, river-based water sports ...

Leisure in Namur

Leisure in Namur

Namur covers more ground than its size suggests. As the symbolic capital of Wallonia, it hosts the region's largest civic festival each ...

Eating out in Namur

Eating out in Namur

For anyone settling in this compact Walloon city, eating well is less about navigating a complex restaurant scene and more about understanding a few ...

Studying in Namur

Studying in Namur

The academic offer in Namur is broader than the city's size might suggest: five institutions operating under the Pôle académique de ...

Working in Namur

Working in Namur

Discover job opportunities and work-life tips in Namur for expats.

Buying property in Namur

Buying property in Namur

People often assume that buying property in Belgium as a foreigner involves special restrictions, additional levies, or a more complicated ...

Accommodation in Namur

Accommodation in Namur

Find your ideal home in Namur with this comprehensive accommodation guide.

Education in Namur

Education in Namur

Your first week in Namur, and the school question cannot wait. The city's public and subsidized schools are free to attend and open to expat ...

Living in Leuven

Living in Leuven

Most people assume that a Belgian university city of 100,000 residents will be affordable, easy to navigate in English, and socially straightforward ...

Networking in Leuven

Networking in Leuven

Leuven hosts a world-leading research university, a major semiconductor R&D center at imec, and a dense cluster of life-sciences and deep-tech ...

Education in Leuven

Education in Leuven

Moving to Leuven with children means getting to grips with a school system that may look very different from the one your family knows. As part of ...

Buying property in Leuven

Buying property in Leuven

Foreign nationals face no legal restriction on buying property in Leuven: Belgian law imposes no nationality-based ownership cap or restricted zone ...

Accommodation in Leuven

Accommodation in Leuven

Find tips for finding accommodation in Leuven, Belgium, tailored for expats.

Working in Leuven

Working in Leuven

Work in Leuven: Discover job opportunities in this vibrant Belgian city.

Studying in Leuven

Studying in Leuven

KU Leuven ranks among Europe's top 50 universities and runs more than 100 English-taught programs, yet the city it occupies is a compact Flemish ...

Getting around Leuven

Getting around Leuven

Getting around Leuven without a car is not just feasible; it is the way most residents actually live. The city has no metro or tram network, but its ...

Sports in Leuven

Sports in Leuven

Leuven is a compact university city, yet it fields professional clubs in football, basketball, and volleyball simultaneously, all competing at the ...

Leisure in Leuven

Leisure in Leuven

The first weeks in Leuven tend to reframe expectations quickly. What reads on paper as a university town turns out to hold a UNESCO-listed medieval ...

Eating out in Leuven

Eating out in Leuven

Your first evening in Leuven, you'll likely end up on the Oude Markt without quite planning to: 45 cafés and bars ring the square, and the ...

Renting in Trujillo

Renting in Trujillo

Expats who have settled in Trujillo say the hardest part was not finding a property to rent but knowing what to look for before signing. Renting in ...

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