Mercado de Natal em Bruxelas from 272 €

Total price From 544 €

Created: Thursday, October 31, 2024 - Departure: Wednesday, December 4, 2024

About the destination

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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Included services

04 Dec

Departure transport

Departure

Ryanair - FR1387

09:00 - Porto, Porto (OPO)

12:25 - Charleroi, Brussels South / Charleroi (CRL) Alternative airport

0 PC Nonstop

Transport: FR1387

Cabin Class: Economy

04 Dec

Accommodation

3 Nights

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Smartflats - Midi 33 6 Nice

Brussels - At 1.2 km from the centreROOM ONLYBoulevard du Midi 33, Brussels 1000 Classic Double Apartment (full double bed) (queen size bed)

Smartflats - Midi 33 is situated in the Brussels Centre district of Brussels, 1.4 km from Mont des Arts, 1.2 km from Place du Grand Sablon and 1.1 km from Porte de Hal. Private parking is available on site. The property is less than 1 km from the city centre and a 12-minute walk from Bruxelles-Midi. All units comprise a seating area, and a fully equipped kitchen with various cooking facilities, including an oven, a microwave, a fridge and a stovetop. Every unit is fitted with a private bathroom and kettle, while certain rooms have a terrace and others also boast city views. At the apartment complex, the units include bed linen and towels. Popular points of interest near the apartment include Place Sainte-Catherine, Manneken Pis and Museum of the City of Brussels. Brussels Airport is 21 km from the property.

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07 Dec

Return transport

Return

Ryanair - FR4866

21:30 - Charleroi, Brussels South / Charleroi (CRL) Alternative airport

23:00 - Porto, Porto (OPO)

0 PC Nonstop

Transport: FR4866

Cabin Class: Economy

1 Insurances

SEGURO BASIC Seguro( SGS) - Região(Único Continente País) - Dias (4)