Fodor's Citypack Brussels' & Bruges' 25 Best, 3rd Edition

by FODOR'S

• ISBN13: 9781400015795
• ISBN10: 1400015790
• Additional ISBN(s): 9781400012268, 9781400018253
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2005-07-05
• Publisher: Fodor's
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Summary

25 Best Bets in Brussels' and Bruges' - Plus a Full Color, Pull-Out Map And the Best of the Rest Best art by the masters old and new Best squares, canals, and gates Best brasseries and fritures Best shopping enclaves Everything you need to explore Brussels and Bruges. Top lodging and dining picks for every budget A museum for everyonepaintings by Brueghel and Rubens, 17th-century tapestries, Renaissance musical instruments, Expressionist sculpture, modern comic strips Great places to sample Belgian delicacies, from beer and chocolate to moules frites and waffles The best options for kids, including whale skeletons in the Musee des Sciences Naturelles and dolphins at the Boudewijnpark Side trips to Leuven, Waterloo, and Damme

Table of Contents

Planning Ahead, Getting There	p. 4
Living Brussels & Bruges	p. 8
Brussels' & Bruges' Top 25 Sights	p. 25
Brussels
Heysel	p. 26
Centre Belge de la Bande Dessinee	p. 27
Cathedrale St.-Michel et Ste.-Gudule	p. 28
Hotel de Ville	p. 29
Grand' Place	p. 30
Manneken Pis	p. 31
Parc du Cinquantenaire	p. 32
Musee d'Art Moderne	p. 33
Musee d'Art Ancien	p. 34
Musee des Instruments de Musique	p. 35
Place Royale	p. 36
Le Sablon	p. 37
Les Marolles	p. 38
Avenue Louise/lxelles	p. 39
Musee de Victor Horta	p. 40
Bruges
De Vesten en Poorten	p. 41
Kathedraal St.-Salvator	p. 42
Begijnhof	p. 43
St.-Janshospitaal en Memling Museum	p. 44
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk	p. 45
Gruuthuse Museum	p. 46
Groeninge Museum	p. 47
Markt	p. 48
Burg	p. 49
Heilig Bloedbasiliek	p. 50
Brussels' & Bruges' Best	p. 51
Where To	p. 63
Travel Facts	p. 89
Index	p. 94
Credits and Acknowledgments	p. 96
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