Knopf City Guide to Brussels

by KNOPF GUIDES

• ISBN13: 9780375706561
• ISBN10: 0375706569
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Knopf

Summary

The essential illustrated guides, conveniently sized, with all the listings, maps and resources you'll need

Table of Contents

Things you need to know	6	(10)
Getting there	8	(4)
Getting around	12	(2)
getting by	14	(2)
Where to stay	16	(22)
Cental station/center district	22	(4)
Sainte-Catherine	26	(2)
Place De Brouckere and place Rogier	28	(2)
Around the Place Rogier	30	(2)
Botanique, Madou and Trone	32	(2)
Porte and avenue Lousie	34	(2)
Other districts	36	(2)
Where to eat	38	(22)
Grand-Place	40	(2)
ÎIot sacre	42	(2)
Place Sainte-Catherine	44	(2)
Place Rouppe, Palais de Justice, Gare du Midi	46	(2)
Northern district	48	(2)
Petit and Grand-Sablon	50	(2)
European district	52	(2)
Porte and avenue Louise	54	(2)
Around the Bois de la Cambre	56	(2)
The northwest	58	(2)
After dark	60	(16)
Brasseries and taverns	62	(2)
Bars and cafes	64	(2)
Theaters and opera houses	66	(2)
Concerts and shows	68	(2)
Cabarets, clubs and variety shows	70	(2)
Movie theaters	72	(2)
Discos	74	(2)
What to see	76	(30)
Brussels	78	(2)
Grand-Place	80	(2)
ÎIot sacre	82	(2)
Centre-West	84	(2)
Center-North	86	(2)
Mont-des-Arts	88	(2)
Place Royale	90	(2)
The Sablon area	92	(2)
Cinquantenaire	94	(2)
Parc Leopold	96	(2)
To the south: Ixelles, Saint-Gilles and Uccle	98	(2)
To the west: Anderlecht and Koekelberg	100	(2)
To the north: Heysel and Laeken	102	(2)
Parcs and jardins	104	(2)
Further afield	106	(16)
Around Brussels	108	(2)
Heading east	110	(2)
Heading southeast	112	(2)
Waterloo	114	(2)
Toward Seneffe	116	(2)
Heading west	118	(2)
Heading north	120	(2)
Where to shop	122	(18)
The Sablon district	124	(2)
Markets and secondhand items	126	(2)
Around the Grand-Place	128	(2)
Around the Galeries Saint-Hubert	130	(2)
Rue Antoine-Dansaert	132	(2)
Porte and avenue Louise	134	(2)
Ixelles and porte de Namur	136	(2)
Comic-strip books	138	(2)
Finding your way	140	(22)
Map of the city	142	(12)
Street index	154	(4)
General index	158	(2)
Picture credits	160	(2)
Business factfile	162