Discover Benelux | Feature | Autumn in the Benelux
The city of Antwerp looks resplendent in autumn. Photo: Visit Flanders
5. The photo opportunities Get ready for an onslaught of Instagram photos featuring the caption #goldenhour. Taking place at both dawn and dusk, golden hour refers to the first and last light of each day, when the sunlight appears much warmer and softer. As winter approaches, the lower sun and resplendent landscape make it feel like golden hour lasts all day.
Photo: Visit Flanders
Pumpkin carving is a popular Halloween tradition. Photo: NBTC
6. The Halloween fun Halloween has become increasingly popular over the years in the Benelux region. Get ready for masquerade balls, haunted houses and Halloween club nights across the region’s major cities. And while you will spot the traditional pumpkin Jack-o’-lantern, look out for other carved root vegetables such as butternut squash in people’s windows, too.
Raise a glass to the first wine of the season. Photo: NBTC
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7. The first wine of the season The Grand Duchy is famous for its wine, and the ‘Fiederwäissen’ (the first wine of the season) becomes available in early autumn. There are many Luxembourgish traditions at this time of year, such as the grape festivals, which give thanks for a good grape harvest. Towns elect a ‘grape queen’, who parades through the streets handing out wine to the crowds.