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Created: Friday, September 13, 2024 - Departure: Monday, December 9, 2024

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From its breathtaking medieval centre to its 21st-century temple to Surrealism, the new Magritte Museum, Brussels offers the visitor a great deal more than just beer and chocolate and is resoundingly unlike its unfortunate staid image as the home of EU bureaucrats. Indeed, Brussels is a creative, dynamic city. Its compact city centre is clustered with bars, restaurants and museums set along cobbled streets. Inevitably, most tourists head to the Grand-Place. With its ornate Flemish guild houses, impressive Town Hall and buzzing atmosphere, it would be difficult to find a more beautiful square in the whole of Europe. It deservedly is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is the city’s crowning jewel. Wander next to the nearby Royal and Sablon districts teeming with art galleries and antique shops. Throw away your map and meander down a myriad side streets, discovering flea markets, art-deco houses and boutique stores. The Bruxellois take pride in their self-effacing, intellectual sense of humour, underpinned by a strong appreciation of the bizarre. The city has a long-running love affair with the Surrealist art movement, pioneered by René Magritte, and with classic comic strips, epitomised by Hergé's boy hero, Tintin. There's a telling irony in the fact that the city's best-known landmark is the Manneken-Pis, a tiny statuette of a urinating boy. Meanwhile, all of this sits alongside world-class collections of art, fabulous cooking including mussels, frites, waffles and whelks, some of Europe’s best and unique beers (literally, there are thousands of varieties), and master-chocolatiers. The city’s cultural calendar is packed with events for everyone from the massive, raucous Foire du Midi street fair every July teeming with stalls and fairground attractions to the legendary Christmas Market that takes centre stage in the Place Sainte Catherine with 240 stalls, a skating rink, a big wheel, and numerous rides. One of the biggest events is Art Brussels, showcasing the city’s edgier, creative side and a hub for art connoisseurs from around the globe. If you’re a Euro-loving national, check out the European Quarter, centered around Schuman and the Berlaymont. Its liveliest part is the Place du Luxembourg: all its bars fill up around 6pm on week days with some of the 20,000 diplomats, politicians and civil servants who reside in the city after Brussels became the centre of international political following WWII. Open your eyes and you’ll be pleasantly surprised by all that Brussels has to offer.

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Departure transport

Departure

Ryanair - FR2929

14:00 - Porto, Porto (OPO)

17:25 - Brussels, Brussels Natl (BRU)

0 PC Nonstop

Transport: FR2929

Cabin Class: Economy

09 Dec

Transfer

Transfer from Brussels Natl (BRU) to Hotel Indigo Brussels - City, an IHG Hotel

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Standard UberX Affordable, everyday rides (Car with driver)

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Accomodation

3 Nights

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Hotel Indigo Brussels - City, an IHG Hotel 8.6 Very good

Brussels - At 0.8 km from the centerHALF BOARDPlace Charles Rogier 20, Brussels 1210 Standard Room Half Board for 2

With a stay at Hotel Indigo Brussels - City, an IHG Hotel in Brussels (Saint-Josse-ten-Noode), you'll be within a 15-minute walk of Le Botanique and La Grand Place. This upscale hotel is 2.2 mi (3.5 km) from Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium and 2.2 mi (3.6 km) from Brussels Park.Enjoy recreation amenities such as a health club or take in the view from a terrace. This Art Deco hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands.Make yourself at home in one of the 284 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.Enjoy vegetarian cuisine at Garden Kitchen, one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. This hotel has 2 meeting rooms available for events.

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