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    Berlitz Pocket Guide Brussels (Travel Guide eBook)
    Berlitz Pocket Guide Brussels (Travel Guide eBook)
    Berlitz Pocket Guide Brussels (Travel Guide eBook)
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    Berlitz Pocket Guide Brussels (Travel Guide eBook)

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    Berlitz Pocket Guides: iconic style, a bestselling brand, this is the quintessential pocket-sized travel guide to Brussels, and now comes with a bi-lingual dictionary Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide with new bi-lingual dictionary is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in Brussels, from top attractions like the Grand-Place, the cheeky Manneken-Pis statue, and the picturesque towns of Bruges, Antwerp and Ghent, to hidden gems, including the the unique Musee des Instruments de Musique and Chinese Pavilion at Laeken. This will save you time, and enhance your exploration of this fascinating city. - Compact, concise, and packed with essential information, this is an iconic on-the-move companion when you're exploring Brussels -Covers Top Ten Attractions and Perfect Day itinerary suggestions, including the Gothic Cathedral des Sts-Michel-et-Gudule, Bruge's Belfry, Antwerp's Grote Markt and the picturesque Korenlei in Ghent -Nifty new bi-lingual dictionary section makes this the perfect portable package for short trip travellers -Includes an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture
    Handy colour maps on the inside cover flaps will help you find your way around -Essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around -Inspirational colour photography throughout -Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInsight Guides
    Release dateOct 1, 2018
    ISBN9781785731624
    Berlitz Pocket Guide Brussels (Travel Guide eBook)

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      Berlitz Pocket Guide Brussels (Travel Guide eBook) - Berlitz Publishing

      How To Use This E-Book

      Getting Around the e-Book

      This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Brussels, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.

      The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Brussels, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.

      In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

      Maps

      All key attractions and sights in Brussels are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

      Images

      You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Brussels. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.

      About Berlitz Pocket Guides

      The Berlitz story began in 1877 when Maximilian Berlitz devised his revolutionary method of language learning. More than 130 years later, Berlitz is a household name, famed not only for language schools but also as a provider of best-selling language and travel guides.

      Our wide-ranging travel products – printed travel guides and phrase books, as well as apps and ebooks – offer all the information you need for a perfect trip, and are regularly updated by our team of expert local authors. Their practical emphasis means they are perfect for use on the ground. Wherever you’re going – whether it’s on a short break, the trip of a lifetime, a cruise or a business trip – we offer the ideal guide for your needs.

      Our Berlitz Pocket Guides are the perfect choice if you need reliable, concise information in a handy format. We provide amazing value for money – these guides may be small, but they are packed with information. No wonder they have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide.

      © 2018 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd

      Table of Contents

      Brussels’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      Top Attraction #2

      Top Attraction #3

      Top Attraction #4

      Top Attraction #5

      Top Attraction #6

      Top Attraction #7

      Top Attraction #8

      Top Attraction #9

      Top Attraction #10

      A Perfect Day In Brussels

      Introduction

      Historic Town

      Trading Places

      Natives and Foreigners

      A Brief History

      The Middle Ages

      The Burgundians

      Habsburg Rule

      Inquisitions, Shells and Beheadings

      Revolution to Revolution

      Independence at Last

      World Wars and International Leadership

      Historical Landmarks

      Where To Go

      The heart of the city

      The Grand-Place

      The Hôtel de Ville

      Houses of the dukes and guilds

      L’Ilot Sacré

      Place de la Monnaie to Place de Brouckère

      The cathedral

      Comic Strip Centre

      The Lower City

      Place Royale

      Art museums

      Parc de Bruxelles and Palais Royal

      Le Sablon

      Les Marolles

      Beyond the Old City

      To the East

      To the South

      To the West

      To the North

      Heysel

      The Royal Estate at Laeken

      Environs of Brussels

      Tervuren

      Waterloo

      Excursions

      Antwerp

      Antwerp’s Town Hall

      Printing and art

      Rubens House

      Museum of Modern Art

      Diamonds galore

      Bruges

      Tours by Carriage and Boat

      The Markt

      The Burg and Town Hall

      Basilica of the Holy Blood

      Groenerei and Huidenvettersplein

      Museum of Fine Arts

      Hans Memling Museum

      The Begijnhof

      The old quaysides

      Ghent

      The Church of St Nicholas

      St Bavo’s Cathedral

      Korenlei and Graslei

      Gravensteen

      Patershol

      Citadelpark

      What To Do

      Shopping

      What to Buy

      Entertainment

      Theatre and Music

      Nightlife

      Festivals

      Sports

      Brussels for Children

      Calendar of Events

      Eating Out

      When to Eat

      What to Eat

      Main Dishes

      Vegetables

      Seafood

      Desserts

      Snacks

      Drinks

      Reading the Menu

      To Help You Order…

      …and Read the Menu in french

      …and in Dutch

      Restaurants

      Brussels

      Grand-Place/Ilot Sacré/fish market

      Le Sablon/Les Marolles

      Beyond the Old City

      Upper City

      Antwerp

      Bruges

      Ghent

      A–Z Travel Tips

      A

      Accommodation (see also Youth hostels and Budgeting for your trip)

      Airport

      B

      Bicycle hire

      Budgeting for your trip

      C

      Car hire

      Climate

      Clothing

      Crime and safety (see also Emergencies and Police)

      D

      Driving (see also Car hire)

      E

      Electricity

      Embassies, Consulates and High Commissions

      Emergencies (see also Crime and safety and Police)

      G

      Gay and lesbian travellers

      Getting there

      Guides and tours

      H

      Health and medical care

      L

      Language

      M

      Media

      Money

      O

      Opening hours

      P

      Police (see also Crime and safety and Emergencies)

      Post offices

      Public holidays

      T

      Telephones

      Time zones

      Tipping

      Toilets

      Tourist information

      Transport

      V

      Visas and entry requirements

      W

      Websites

      Y

      Youth hostels

      Recommended Hotels

      Brussels

      Grand-Place/Ilot Sacré/fish market

      Upper City

      Beyond the Old City

      Antwerp

      Bruges

      Ghent

      Dictionary

      English–French

      English–Dutch

      Brussels’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

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      The Cathédrale des Sts-Michel-et-Gudule

      Beautiful stained glass windows in the choir depict Louis II and his wife. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #2

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      Manneken-Pis

      The city’s famously cheeky statue. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #3

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      Atomium

      A symbol of the city, this metallic 1950s sculpture rises above the toy-town buildings of Mini-Europe. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #4

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      The Old England Department Store

      One of many lovely Art Nouveau buildings, it now houses a music museum. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #5

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      The Grand-Place

      This focal point of the city’s daily life is simply one of the loveliest squares in the world. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #6

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      Ghent

      The city has numerous attractions, including the picturesque Korenlei. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #7

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      Place Royale

      The square at the heart of Royal Brussels. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #8

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      Parc du Cinquantenaire

      Beautiful formal gardens with a monumental arch created for King Leopold II. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #9

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      Antwerp’s Grote Markt

      The central fountain depicts Antwerp’s hero Silvius Brabo. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #10

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      Bruges

      The 13th-century Belfry towers over the old town. For more information, click here.

      A Perfect Day In Brussels

      9.00am

      Breakfast

      Begin the day in style by having breakfast at the terrace café of the sumptuous Belle Époque-style Métropole Hotel, on place de Brouckère.

      10.00am

      The Grand-Place

      Walk to the Grand-Place by way of place de la Monnaie, passing the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, the city’s neoclassical opera and ballet house, on the way. When you arrive at the Grand-Place, take in the magnificent spectacle as an ensemble. Then, going around the square, take time to view the ornate facades of the buildings, including the Hȏtel de Ville, Maison du Roi and guildhouses.

      11.00am

      A stroll through central Brussels

      Walk to the Galeries Royales St-Hubert, an elegant 19th-century shopping arcade, emerging below the Gothic Cathédral des Sts-Michel-et-Gudule. Then go past Gare Centrale to the Mont des Arts, a fine city garden and restored showcase of 1950s architecture. Drop downhill through place St-Jean to view Manneken-Pis, and decide for yourself whether this much-loved symbol of Brussels is worth all the fuss. Return to the Grand-Place.

      1.00pm

      Lunch

      There are many restaurants in the l’Ilot Sacré district just off the Grand-Place, but you can’t do better than join the throng for lunch in the traditional Belgian restaurant ’T Kelderke, set in an atmospheric Grand-Place cellar.

      2.00pm

      A choice of museums

      Take a stroll through the Parc de Bruxelles. Emerging on its south side at place Royale, visit Belgium’s premier art museum, the Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, or focus instead on the nearby Musée Magritte, dedicated to the work of Belgium’s great surrealist painter.

      4.00pm

      Two squares

      Along rue de la Régence are place du Grand-Sablon and place du Petit-Sablon, the former home to fine antiques stores and a weekend antiques market, the latter a neat little park.

      5.00pm

      Avenue Louise

      By tram or on foot you pass by the city’s vast Palais de Justice, looming above the atmospheric but poor Marolles quarter. Place Louise marks the start of avenue Louise, a long boulevard rich in upmarket shops. Along the way, rest your legs over a drink in a hotel, such as the Steigenberger Wiltcher’s hotel.

      7.00pm

      Indian dinner

      Since you had a Belgian-style lunch, consider taking a tram or taxi to the far end of avenue Louise, for dinner at the superb Indian restaurant La Porte des Indes.

      9.00pm

      A Brussels café

      If you’re up for a pre-sleep drink, head back to the city centre, to that grande dame of Brussels bars, À la Mort Subite, a few streets from the Grand-Place, and order a traditional Brussels beer, such as a gueuze.

      Introduction

      Brussels is the capital of Belgium, a small country of 11.5 million people set between the Netherlands in the north, France in the south and Germany in the east. The city lies roughly in the centre of the country, and along the line that divides Belgium into Dutch-speaking Flanders in the north and French-speaking Wallonia in the south. When Belgium gained its independence in 1830, Brussels was at first cast in a purely domestic role. Since the end of World War II, however, this city of close to two million has evolved into an international centre. The headquarters of NATO are here, and the city hosts several key institutions of the European Union (EU). Although Strasbourg and Luxembourg also host EU institutions, no one denies that Brussels is the focal point of the Union. Brussels is an international and cosmopolitan city, where many people speak at least two languages, and English speakers have few problems being understood, where the demand for office space is sky-high, and the international airport is one of the fastest-growing in Europe.

      Historic Town

      Small by international standards − the city centre can be crossed on foot in about 30 minutes − Brussels is decidedly people-friendly. It has a buoyant native population that fills the streets with vibrancy by day and makes it one of the safest of the world’s major cities by night. It is a city of delights, and one that has the capability to constantly surprise with its architecture, gastronomy and nightlife.

      Brussels has been at the heart of European history for much of the last millennium. A trading town on the lucrative route from Eastern Europe to England, it was the leading northern city of the vast Spanish European Empire during the 17th century and, after Vienna, of the wealthy Habsburg Austro-Hungarian Empire in the 18th century. However, though Brussels continues to flirt with Europe, it is first and foremost a Belgian city.

      The Town Hall on the Grand-Place

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      Trading Places

      In addition to being a diplomatic centre, it has always been a working and trading town. The pearl that is the old heart of Brussels began its life around the seed of a marketplace in the 14th century. You will discover that many of the street names in the old town hark back to this time, when traders would set up stalls along the narrow, cobbled alleys. Cheese Market, Chicken Market, Grass Market and Butchers’ Row – the names conjure up images of bustling medieval Brussels. These same streets still earn their keep, sustaining modern visitors with bars and restaurants. The guilds that controlled the skilled trades built large and ornate houses in the centre of town

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