To help promote tourism in the region, Flanders, Belgium, has launched a new interactive website, theplaceto.be, reports Routard.
The animated site allows users to browse attractions in the Flemish cities of Bruges, Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent, Leuven, Mechelen and Ostend as well as places along the coast.
A collage of images represents different activities, sites and events in the region, and and the user can click on each image to link to more information.
Website visitors have the option of reviewing attractions at random, or narrowing down the search by city or list of interests, which include: foody, authentic, arty, fashion, in the open air and clubber.
To help keep track of the many events and attractions, the site offers a user account, which can be tied in with a Facebook account. Once signed up, users can save locations and events to their list of ‘Places to Be’ in order to create a personalized travel journal, which is stored on the website for easy access.