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4 unusual facts about Queen Fabiola of Belgium


Gisela Beker

Queen Fabiola of Belgium promoted the first Visual International Art Exhibition of 122 artists from around the world.

Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona

Similarly, most of the cafés and restaurants where writers and artists would meet in the city haven't survived, with the notable exception of Café Zurich, where Fabiola of Belgium's brother worked as a pianist.

Queen Fabiola of Belgium

She responded to the threats during the Belgian national holiday celebrations on 21 July by wittily waving an apple to the crowd – a reference to the William Tell folk tale.

Zarautz

The Palace of Narros, located adjacent to Zarautz's 2.8 km long beach, is where Queen Isabella II and Fabiola of Belgium once spent their summer holidays.



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