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Brussels
The heart of the European Community,
Brussels is a short hop from London by Eurostar. Look out for
the Art Nouvou Architecture, sample Belgium's famous beers, buy
belgian chocolate, wander round the EU government buildings or
go out of town to see beautiful Bruges or mediaeval Ghent.
Package breaks:
- Euro
Relais
 -city
breaks, holiday homes and apartments in cultural capitals.
- Expedia
City Breaks
-many European destinatinations from under £100.
- City Breakaways -offer a complete city breaks package service
by Eurostar with a range of hotels from 2 to 5 star.
- Lastminute.com
-last minute weekend city breaks from only £99.
- Opodo
-online travel service representing nine leading airlines and
offering flights and hotel bookings.
- onlinetravel.com
 -cheap
flights, holidays and city breaks.
- Short Breaks -breaks by Eurostar to Paris, Brussels, Antwerp,
Lille and Bruges.
Flights:
- The National Airport of Belgium and Brussels (Located in the village of Zaventem,
at about 10 km from the center of Brussels). Nearly all international
flights coming into Belgium arrive in this airport.
- The airport of the city of Charleroi, also called "Brussels South",
located about 80 km south of Brussels. On this website travellers
arriving in Charleroi will find information about the transport
possibilities to Brussels.
- Antwerp
Airport.
- Oostende
Airport
- Liège
Airport
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- Schiphol
Airport -Arrivals, departures,
shopping, and airport guide.
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- British
Airways
-flights to Brussels from London, Belfast, Bristol, Birmingham,
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle, Southampton and many
other departure airports.
- BMI
Baby -flights from Edinburgh,
Heathrow, Leeds and Nottingham to Brussels.
- British
Midland International
-flights to Brussels from Nottingham and Leeds.
- flybe
-budget flights to Paris from Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Heathrow,
Manchester
- KLM Royal Dutch
Airlines -flys to destinations
all over the world from European Airports including: London,
Birmingham Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle,
Athens, Brussels, Bucharest, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Luxemburg, Moscow,
Munich, Oslo, Stockholm.
Transport:
- Car and coach:
- Automobile Association | RAC-European
breakdown cover, travel insurance and advice.
- EasyCar.com -the low cost online car rental.
- Eurolines run coach services from the UK to the
Netherlands and from the Netherlands to various destinations
throughout Europe.
- Ferries:
- DFDS
seaways -routes from
Harwich and Newcastle to Holland and Scandinavia.
- Hoverspeed -high-speed car ferries, the fastest
sea crossings from England to France and Belgium.
- P&O
North Sea Ferries: Hull
to Rotterdam (Europoort).
- Stena
Line -frequent, fast
and conventional ferry services to and from the UK and Ireland,
Holland and within Scandinavia for cars, coaches and foot passengers.
- Trains:
Sightseeing, events, tours and information:
- Infobel
-phone directory.
- Map24 -Belgian route planner
- Travel
Belgium -general information
on travel in Belgium
- FC
Brussels - The city's
top divison football team.
- The Cantillion Brewery - A museum/brewery with tours for just
¤3.50 including a free glass of its product.
- Royal
Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences - Huge natural science museum and resarch centre.
- Musical
Instrument Museum - Huge
collection of musical insturments and displays. Learn to play
or just watch professionals.
- Brussels
Opera House - Old Opera
House which will be replaced in 2007 but still shows a huge collection
of operas each year.
- Atomium - Incredible building made for the world's
fair in 1958 and designed to look like 9 atoms of a compound
joined together.
- Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium - central Brussels complex, including
the Ancient Art , Modern Art, Wiertz and Meunier Museums.
- Brussels International Motorshow - annunal motorshow featuring the newest
designs of cars, trucks and motorcycles.
- Brussels tours
- Walking and bus tours of the city
- Brussels Theatre - large modern
theatre featuring many different companies with playes in French,
Flemmish, English and Dutch.
- BOZAR - Brussels centre for the fine arts
featuring exhibitions and concerts which you can buy tickets
for.
- Ancieene
Belgique - Venue for
Brussels' Pop concerts, attracts many famous international artists
as well as local bands.
- Belgian
Film Museum - Huge film
museum in downtown Brussels (French/Flemmish)
- Ciné
Bruxelles - What is showing
and where at Brussels' Cinemas.
- Belgian
Monarchy - Official Website
of the Belgian Monarchy, includes all of the royals Palaces and
museums.
- Brussels Exhibition centre - Large exhibition centre used all year round
and available to hire
- Brussels
Film Festival - Film
Festival held each year since 1982
Hotels, Bed & Breakfast:
 
- For that special weekend
- 1930's style and glamour of the 5 * Le Plaza Hotel, Brussels
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- Meridien
- weekend breaks in the elegant hotel, situated on a busy, but
pleasant plaza. The hotel has a popular Mediterranean-styled
restaurant and English-style Jermyn Street Bar, which provides
a bistro-type lunch and evening menu - 2 minutes walk to the
Grand Place, close to the antique shops of the Sablon and the
Royal Palace and Parks. The hotel is also opposite the Central
Station and to avoid those taxi queues, take the frequent train
service just one stop from the Eurostar Terminal in Brussels
Midi.
- Hotel Le Plaza -With a centrepiece trompe l'oeil ceiling in the
L'Estrelle bar and an impressive chandeliered breakfast room,
Le Plaza is an oasis of opulence in the heart of Brussels. Only
a short walk from the hustle and bustle of the Grand Place, Le
Plaza is an absolute delight.
Hostels and budget accommodation:
Holiday cottages and apartments
- City Gardens -in a calm neighborhood, only 10 minutes walking
from the centre of Brussels, a beautiful appartment in a former
factory
- Rijke Klaren
-fully renovated
apartment (100m2) on the 1st floor (lift available) situated
in the heart of Brussels.
- more Apartments and Holiday
homes in Belgium
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