Brussels Guide & Map

SUMMARY
- Markets

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BRUSSELS AND ITS HISTORY
BRUSSELS BY MIGHT
Cession to the Burgundians
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- Drinks

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The imperial city
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. The evening aperitif, with music

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Towards independence
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Student Bars
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The reign of urbanism
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. In catés

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Brussels over the years
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. Typical pubs

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. Cafés with music and humour

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AN INTRODUCTION TO BRUSSELS
French songs
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Institutional Belgium
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. Jazz

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Brussels, the star city
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Latino - Flamenco - Afro
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Brussels, at the heart of Europe
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Wine Bar
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Brussels in figures
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- Show cabarets

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Brussels and tourism
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Show café and restaurant
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WHAT TO SEE IN BRUSSELS
- Night restaurants

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Walking in Brussels
- Discotheques

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- Introduction

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- Night shops

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- The Cradle of Brussels

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- Red-light districts

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- Grand-Place

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- Gay Brussels

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- The Royal Quarter

- The Marolles Quarter

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PHOTOGRAPHER'S CORNER
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- The interior boulevards and

SPORTING BRUSSELS
the former port
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- Bowlings

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- Brussels, Europe in its heart

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- Fitness clubs

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- Art Nouveau / Louise Quarter

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- Football

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- The Royal Residence of Laeken and

- Golf

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Heysel Exhibition Park
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- Ice skating

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Monuments, sites
- Miniature-Golf

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- Racetracks

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- Racquetball

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- Civil buildings, sites and monuments


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- Art Nouveau and Art Déco

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- Riding stables

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- Abbeys

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- Rock climbing wall

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- Castles

- Typical residences

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- Roller skating

- Skiing

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- Religious edifices

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- Snooker

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- Parks and gardens

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- Sports centres

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Museums
- Sports federation

- Squash

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- Swimming pools

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- The Museums, quarter by quarter

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Permanent exhibitions and visits
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- Tennis

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Brussels and its shows
BRUSSELS FOR THE YOUNG
- Opera, ballet, concerts

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AND THE LITTLE ONES
- Theatres and auditoriums

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Beersel Castle
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- Cultural centres

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Boating
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- Cinemas

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Children's bookshop
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A FEW FACETS OF BRUSSELS
Children's farms
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Gastronomy
- Restaurants

Purchases
- Shops

- Bookshops (Comic strips)

- Foreign bookshops

- Antique dealers

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Cinema
Hairdressing salon
Day nurseries
Hot Air Ballooning
Leisure Centres
- Bruparck

- Walibi

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- Art galleries

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