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About Brussels
Brussels is the capital of the Belgium and Europe's capital city. Brussels, more than a thousand years old, is traditionally characterized by the coexistence of French and Flemish culture and recently has become the home of Eurocrats, NATO and all nationalities around the world, giving it a vibrant cosmopolitan atmosphere. With its beautiful squares, parks and cosy cafés, Brussels has an active city life, where white, blond, amber-coloured or brown beers are irresistible.
Local highlights
Explore the city
- The European Union institutions with their vast, modern buildings, with nearby the Leopold Park and the Cinquantenaire Park with its car, aircraft and history museums
- Place Royale with the Royal Palace
- "Manneken-Pis", the famous fountain of Brussels
- Belgium’s National Botanical Garden
- Atomium-built for the 1958 World Fair
- Mini-Europe with 350 mini monuments
- Royal park with the Colonne du Congrès, one of the symbols of Belgian independence
- Chinese Pavilion and Japanese Tower
- Royal Château of Laeken-the residence of the Belgian monarchs
- Palais de Justice
Explore its museums and historical sights, such as
- The City Hall-a gothic masterpiece from the 15th century
- Museum of the City of Brussels - " Maison du Roi "
- Costume and Lace Museum with its costumes, lace, embroidery and fashion
- Bruxella 1238-an archaeological site in the centre of Brussels which reveals the history of an imaginative place
- Belgian Centre for Comic Strip Art
- Museum of the Belgian Brewers
- Toone Theatre-this pub from 1696 with on the first floor the famous Toone Puppet Theater
- Belgian Museums of Fine Arts with its collection of "Flemish Primitives" with ao Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Bruegel the elder
- The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium which consists of four museums: the Museum of Ancient Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Constantin Meunier Museum and the Antoine Wiertz Museum
- Horta Museum
- St Michel and Gudule-the gigantic Gothic cathedral with Grenzing organs(3000 pipes)
Highlights in the vicinity
- Your visit worth while: Brugge-also called Venice of the North
- Antwerp-one of Europe's main ports
Good to know
- No. of inhabitants: 1 Million(Brussels-Capital Region)
- Timezone: UTC +1
- Brussels is a bilingual city-both French and Dutch are official languages
- Police tel. nr. 101
- Emergency tel.nr. 112
Local transport
- Taxis
- Best way to explore the city is by public transport(STIB-Société des Transports Intercommunaux Bruxellois). The network includes metro lines and Pre-metro lines (trams in the tunnels). A great many metro lines also have above ground bus and tram connections.
Inbound transport
- Nearest airport: Zaventem-14 km from the city centre
- Train: the main stations are
- Central Station
- South Station with connections to London(Eurostar), Paris(Thalys), Franc(TGV)
- North Station with connections to Amsterdam
- Luxembourg Station with connections to Luxembourg
- Schuman Station -serves European institutions
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