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CITY BREAKS IN BRUSSELS
BRUSSELS HOTEL AND
CITY BREAK INFORMATION
Travel to Brussels
and find the cosmopolitan capital of
Belgium, and home to a variety of
architectural styles, including gothic
cathedrals and churches, classical facades
like the buildings around the Royal Square.
There are many beautiful art nouveau and art
deco houses around the city, many making up
the plethora of available
accommodation in
Brussels.
A great place to start to explore the city
on a Brussels weekend is the Grand 'Place, a
historic market square, considered to be one
of the most beautiful town squares in
Europe. Every neighbourhood has its own
market, the bird market, the flower market,
the antique market and the flea market to
name just a few. Even the
hotels in Brussels
are part of its history.
Just a few of the amazing sights include the
Hotel de Ville with a statue of St Michael
on top, opposite the Maison du Roi, which
holds
the Mus�e de la Ville de Bruxelles. This is
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Brussels, and is busy with tourists by day
and with bars and restaurants by night.
The Atomium, created in 1958 is one of Brussels most
recognisable sights, and at over 100 metres tall it
has a wonderful view for those who reach the top.
Mini Europe has small scale representations of the
Eiffel Tower, Big Ben and more. Mannekin Pis, the
world famous statue, can be found at the corner of
Eikstraat/Stoofstraat, near the Grand' Place.
For art lovers a
Brussels city break
offers plenty of museums. Fans of surrealism can
discover works by Magritte in the Museum of Fine
Arts, where famous old masters by Rubens and Breugel
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One of the most fun museums is the Belgian
Comic Strip Centre, housed in a fantastic
Art Nouveau warehouse, and includes displays
on Tintin. There are also chocolate shops
throughout the city which offer pre-packed
gift boxes or you can make up a selection of
your own choice.
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SHOPPING
Belgium
is famous for its chocolates, beer and lace
but has many other treasures within its
shops. You will find three main shopping
districts when you travel to Brussels. They
include the streets Boulevard Adof Max & Rue
Neuve, Place Stephanie & Avenue Louise and
the streets around the Grand Sablon, There
are daily markets in different areas of the
city.
The Lower Town and avenue Louise and Ixelles
has many food shops, crafts stores,
boutiques and chains. The Boulevard
Lemonnier is home to comic stores and
second-hand book and record whereas the
Grand' Place and the Manneken-Pis are the
places to find chocolate and lace shops.
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Visit
Rue des Eperonniers for old-fashioned gift
shops antique jewellery and clothing and the
Avenue Louise and boulevard de Waterloo for
the boutiques of Chanel, Gucci, Yves Saint
Laurent, Cacharel and Cartier.
Finally, the Avenue de la Toison d'Or is the
place for mainstream gift shops and high
street clothing stores like Springfield or
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NIGHTLIFE
Brussels is full of bars, which have a huge
selection of the national drink � beer. The
largest concentration of bars lies around
Place St G�ry, a ten-minute walk from the
Grand Place across boulevard Anspach. All
bars open until at least midnight, many
until 2am or 3am. All music styles are
catered for in the city's clubs, from jazz
to 60s and 70s to commercial.
Drinking in Brussels is a way of life and
can be an almost 24-hour experience. The
Fuse nightclub often has the best
international DJs playing at the weekends. |
As well as the vast range of
hotels in Brussels,
it has a superb selection of restaurants
where you can find cuisine from any country
of the world to suit any budget. It also has
more Michelin-starred restaurants per square
mile than any other city in Europe.
Jazz dominates the live music scene in
Brussels and its influence has been strong
since the 1920s in a cluster of venues,
finishing in the annual Brussels Jazz
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INFORMATION
Language: Flemish, French and German. Most
Belgians also speak English
Currency: Euro
Airport: Brussels Charleoi and Brussels
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