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Chocolate, Waffles & Fries Brussels
20 Reviews Genuine Belgians use the word PRALINES for what is called "chocolates" by tourists. If outside the touristic centres you ask for chocolate you will get a bar of chocolate. The production of pralines...
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Grand' Place & guild houses Brussels
92 Reviews I use to say that this square is the most beautiful that I know. Great proportions well balanced and harmonized buildings, precious details. The only sad thing was its dark look. You may imagine my...
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Atomium & Heyzel area Brussels
35 Reviews The Autonium close up, gives you an idea how big the structure really is. I'm not sure just how far out of the city this place is located. I went there by car with a friend who wanted me to see it....
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Tours & Walks Brussels
57 Reviews Walking around Brussels you might be forgiven for thinking that you slipped and fallen into the funny pages. Larger than life size comics adorn many building walls in the central districts and...
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Manneken Pis Brussels
29 Reviews Manneken Pis is a bronze statuette of a naked peeing boy situated atop a fountain. It was built in 1619. Sometimes you can see this little boy dressed. He has a rich wardrobe you can see in the City...
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Estaminets & Beers Brussels
23 Reviews We found several nice bars in the vicinity of the Grand Place and for so touristy an area didn’t think the prices were over-inflated. One we particularly liked was La Faucon to the east of the...
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Palais Royal Brussels
11 Reviews Sleeping and having lunch at the Palais Royal is one of the good souvenirs of my youth. There are two King Palaces in Brussels. The Palais Royal de Bruxelles, in the centre, is the office of the...
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Palais de Justice Brussels
8 Reviews On our Hop On Hop Off Bus Tour we saw the dome of this building standing out above all long before we reached it. The dome had been renovated and the bright gold stood out and made us want to be up...
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Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert Brussels
7 Reviews These glass roofed arcade was built in 1847. It was the first shopping arcade in Europe. It consists of two mayor parts called Galerie du Roy (King's Gallery) and Galerie de la Reine (Queen's...
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Museums Brussels
17 Reviews The Musées Royaux des Beaux Arts in Brussels is one of the best paint museums in Europe. One has to distinguish museums showing paintings of various periods or schools and museums devoted to a...
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Parcs & Gardens Brussels
22 Reviews De Kleine Zavel/Le Petit Sablon (it's the real name; in Flemish and French languages) was originally a horse market. In 1890 it was turned into a garden. It is surrounded by 48 statues representing...
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Cinquantenaire & museums Brussels
9 Reviews Brussels has one of the best military museums in Europe. As I was born just before WW II in a country which was twice in the centre of the cyclone I learned already as a child what war looks like....
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Cathédrale St Michel & Gudule Brussels
8 Reviews The cathedral is located on Treurenberg Hill, it is not far from the center and close to the central railway station. The first church was built in 1046 to saint Gudula (the name of the cathedral St...
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Jeanneken Pis Brussels
3 Reviews You will find this little statue of Jeanneke Pis in an adjunct street of the Rue du Boucher. However last time I saw her she looked very very sad :( She is locked up behind bars now. Bad guys tried to...
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Markets & Flea Markets Brussels
3 Reviews When you come from Central Station and you crossed the Keizerinlaan, walk to the right, then cross the Spanish square with the statue of Don Quichote and you will come at this little market square...
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EC area Brussels
4 Reviews Hmmm... To be honest, I never thought of the EU area as a place to visit. It took me a VTmeeting, in Brussels, on Nov.10 to really visit it as a tourist would have done. Yet, in my previous job, I...
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Chinese & Japanese Towers Brussels
3 Reviews see the Japanese Tower. The Japanese Tower (80 meters high), and the Chinese Pavilion are real jewels from oriental art. They are originating from the international exhibition in Paris in 1900, and...
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Waterloo Brussels
2 Reviews Taking a bus ride to Waterloo was one of the highlights of my Brussels visit. Passing through the busy shopping districts and going into the countryside, passing by pretty little villages, bars and...
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Bourse - Stock Exchange Brussels
7 Reviews The stock exchange building is situated in the central part of the city, in some steps from Grote Markt. The stock exchange in Brussles was founded in 1801 by Napoleon. This building was built in...
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Basilique de Koekelberg Brussels
5 Reviews Since 1997 the dome was opened for the visitors and you can climb up to the top (lift is available) to enjoy fantastic views of the city. It costed EUR 4 but you have unbelievable impressions (you go...
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Eglise Notre Dame du Sablon Brussels
1 Review I visited the Sablon church (Englise Notre Dame du Sablon) located on Sablon Square in a center/downtown of Brussels. It's said that it's one of the most beautiful gothic churches in Brussels. The...
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Maison Horta & Art Nouveau Brussels
1 Review Visiting Brussels you should also be looking up all those great Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) houses. The most famous one is the Horta House. The wall decorations in Brussels are different from those in...
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The architecture here is beautiful, in the old part of the city. It is also the cleanest large city I have ever seen. I have been to many large cities and generally expect them to be dirty, but Bruxelles surprised me greatly.There was also a small stand on the street, selling escargot. You could eat it right there. While in Paris, I ate a fair amount of excargot, but it was only in Bruxelles that I found street vendors for the treat.
Belgium is the country with the best beer in the world (we try to be objective). Therefore, your stay in Brussels cannot be complete without a visit to one of the many typical and beautiful cafes and pubs that you will find here. Try the local beers of Brussels Gueuze or fruit beer (cherry beer, raspberry beer, peach beer ) or a wonderful Trappist beer, made in one of the Abbeys of Belgium. Be Careful when drinking a Trappist beer. These beers tend to be very strong (between 8 and 11.5 percent of alcohol. BEER RELATED VISITSThe Brewery Museum (Grote Markt 10, Grand'Place, 1000 Brussels) Open every day from 10 am to 5 pm. Admission: 100 Bfr per person. The Gueuze Museum (Gheudestraat 56, Rue Gheude, 1070 Brussels (Anderlecht)).This museum is situated in the sill operational Cantillon brewery and is famous for its authentic Lambic beers. Before entering this brewery and museum, forget all...
Jacques Brel, exhibitions, guided walks and screenings, Jan onwards, Jacques Brel Centre, Vieille Halle aux Blés 11 and Belgian Centre for Comic Strips, Rue des Sables 20 Animation and Cartoon Festival, Feb-Mar, Auditorium du Passage 44, Boulevard du Jardin Botanique International Festival of Films of the Fantastic, Thrillers and Science Fiction, Mar, Passage 44 and Nova Ars Musica, contemporary music festival, Mar, various venues Baroque Spring Festival at Sablon, Baroque music festival, Apr, Sablon district Brussels Film Festival, Apr, Flagey Kunstenfestivaldesarts, dance, theatre and opera festival, May, various venues Brussels Gay Pride, early May, various venues Zinneke Parade, cultural festival, late May, Grand-Place Brussels Jazz Marathon, late May, Grand-Place and various venues Couleur Café, world music concerts, late Jun, Thurn et Taxis Building Ommegang, procession, early Jul,...
On 1 January 2001, the Belgian Franc was replaced by the Euro. One-litre bottle of mineral water: €0.74 33cl bottle of beer: €0.62 Financial Times newspaper: €2.23 36-exposure colour film: €4.96 City-centre bus ticket: €1.36 Adult football ticket: €8.86-12.39 Three-course meal with wine/beer: €13-50 1 Euro (€1) = £0.63; US$1.00; C$1.56; A$1.77; BFr40.34 1 Belgian Franc (BFr1) = €0.02
Brussels has two official languages: French and Flemish. All street names are bilingual: owing to space restrictions in this guide, only the French appears in the main body of the text. However, the region is largely (about 90%) French-speaking, a trend increasing as the grip of the EU tightens. Commuters increase the percentage of Flemish speakers during the day, but in the evening, the city settles down to speak French. French is spoken with a distinctive accent and vocabulary, enriched with a peppering of English and Flemish words. The Flemish spoken differs from Dutch largely in terms of pronunciation. The Bruxellois dialect Bruesselse Sproek or Marollien is a rich medley of Flemish and French, some Spanish and even Hebrew. Hence ‘toffe’ from the Hebrew ‘tov’ means good. Certain colloquial phrases are baffling to all but locals – ‘non peut-être’ (literally translated as ‘no maybe’)...
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Conrad Brussels Brussels
11 Reviews and 318 Opinions Location, Building
Rocco Forte Hotel Amigo Brussels
8 Reviews and 359 Opinions The Rocco Forte hotel amigo is considered the best in Brussels and is part of the Leading Hotels of...
Brussels Welcome Hotel Brussels
8 Reviews and 492 Opinions I really enjoyed this hotel. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful -- providing me with a...
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Q: Do they usually accept credit cards in small shops/supermarkets in brussels or would it be better to have cash or a maestro/debit...
A: I think that wherever you go in Europe for small purchases like e.g. a cup of coffee and a croissant + newspaper, cash is expected. In fact many establishements...
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