{"id":16111,"date":"2018-03-30T17:50:31","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T15:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/?p=16111"},"modified":"2018-03-30T17:50:44","modified_gmt":"2018-03-30T15:50:44","slug":"blue-forest-belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/blue-forest-belgium\/","title":{"rendered":"The magic of a blue forest in Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><em>In the heart of Belgium there&#8217;s\u00a0the Halle Forest, also known as Blue Forest\u00a0&#8211; a magical destination for this spring<\/em><\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_16116\" class=\"thumbnail alignnone\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-16116\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/8707384583_05c1986941_k-870x490.jpg\" alt=\"The magic of a blue forest in Belgium\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/8707384583_05c1986941_k-870x490.jpg 870w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/8707384583_05c1986941_k-570x320.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><div class=\"caption\">Photo by Christophe Couckuyt via Flickr<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Just over 30 minutes from Brussels, in the center of <strong>Belgium<\/strong>, there is an extensive forest of <strong>giant<\/strong> <strong>sequoia<\/strong>, it\u00a0is the <strong>Halle<\/strong> <strong>Forest<\/strong>, a wonderful place that in spring becomes even more magical.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16117\" class=\"thumbnail alignnone\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-16117\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/7171839501_92d519391a_h-870x490.jpg\" alt=\"The magic of a blue forest in Belgium\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/7171839501_92d519391a_h-870x490.jpg 870w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/7171839501_92d519391a_h-570x320.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><div class=\"caption\">Photo by jinterwas via Flickr<\/div><\/div>\n<p>They also call it <strong>Blue Forest<\/strong>\u00a0because since mid-April the blue <strong>hyacinths<\/strong> forming the carpet of this forest <strong>blossom<\/strong>, transforming this wood\u00a0into a fairy-tale landscape. Try to imagine <strong>522 hectares<\/strong> of blue hyacinths that live undisturbed under the protection of very beautiful and high\u00a0secular sequoia: doesn&#8217;t it seem \u00a0look like a magical, dreamy place?<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-16111 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/blue-forest-belgium\/16644215543_a63991c139_o\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/16644215543_a63991c139_o-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The magic of a blue forest in Belgium\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16115\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16115'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto by Andersen Pecorone\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/blue-forest-belgium\/7001999156_0fd413c91e_z\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/7001999156_0fd413c91e_z-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The magic of a blue forest in Belgium\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16114\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16114'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto by  jinterwas via Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/blue-forest-belgium\/34249139802_c4727a2926_o\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/34249139802_c4727a2926_o-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The magic of a blue forest in Belgium\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16113\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16113'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto by Suzanne Gielis \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\nThe Blue Forest&#8217;s show last only a few weeks, the time of blooming, but we assure you that it is worthwhile to arrive in Belgium right in\u00a0this period\u00a0(which can vary slightly every year) so that, to a visit to Brussels and a tasting of exquisite Belgian chocolate, you will be able to combine the <strong>unique emotion<\/strong> the Blue Wood can give you. Once again, walking in the comfortable hiking trails &#8211; either by foot, by bike or on horseback &#8211; crossing the woods, <strong>nature<\/strong> will surprise you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Cover photo by\u00a0Jungle Rebel via Flickr<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>You might also like:<\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/maze-parma-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Discovering the largest maze in the world<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/eigg-isle-scotlands\/\" target=\"_blank\">Meet Isle of Eigg \u2013 Scotland\u00b4s hidden heritage<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/most-wonderful-national-parks-world\/\" target=\"_blank\">The 10 most wonderful National Parks in the world<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/the-wave-a-wave-in-the-rock\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Wave, a wave in the rock<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the heart of Belgium there&#8217;s\u00a0the Halle Forest, also known as Blue Forest\u00a0&#8211; a magical destination for this spring Just over 30 minutes from Brussels, in the center of Belgium, there is an extensive forest of giant sequoia, it\u00a0is the Halle Forest, a wonderful place that in spring becomes even more magical. 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