"Bruges and Ghent - Belgium's Fairytale Cities"
From 171 €
Brussels, Belgium

"Bruges and Ghent - Belgium's Fairytale Cities"

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Created: Saturday, November 9, 2024 - Departure: Friday, January 17, 2025
Ref ID: 15703669
price per person From
171 €
Based on 2 adults
342 €
Total Price
Created: Saturday, November 9, 2024 - Departure: Friday, January 17, 2025

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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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17 Jan
Departure transport
Departure
WizzAir
WizzAir WizzAir - W45131
06:00 - Tirana, Tirana Rinas (TIA)
09:00 - Charleroi, Brussels South / Charleroi (CRL) Alternative airport
Nonstop Fare: Basic
Transport:  W45131
Cabin Class: Economy
Fare Name: Basic
17 Jan
Accomodation
2 Nights
ibis Brussels City Centre 7.5 Good
Brussels - At 0.2 km from the centerBED AND BREAKFASTRue Joseph Plateau, 2, Brussels 1000 Standard Double room (full double bed)
With a stay at ibis Brussels City Centre, you'll be centrally located in Brussels, steps from St. Catherine's Square and Brussels Christmas Market. This eco-certified hotel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Brussels Stock Exchange and 0.3 mi (0.4 km) from Album MediaBox.Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, tour/ticket assistance, and a banquet hall.Stay in one of 236 guestrooms featuring LED televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and desk chairs.Grab a bite from the snack bar/deli serving guests of ibis Brussels City Centre. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 10 AM and on weekends from 6:30 AM to 11 AM for a fee.Featured amenities include wired internet access (surcharge), dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Planning an event in Brussels? This hotel has 1119 square feet (104 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms.
18 Jan
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Bruges and Ghent - Belgium's Fairytale Cities - from Brussels
Bruges and Ghent - Belgium's Fairytale Cities - from Brussels
2 Entrances ( Adults from 22 to 65 years old: 2 )
10 hours and 30 minutes 09:00 Spanish
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19 Jan
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Return
WizzAir
WizzAir WizzAir - W45132
09:35 - Charleroi, Brussels South / Charleroi (CRL) Alternative airport
12:05 - Tirana, Tirana Rinas (TIA)
Nonstop Fare: Basic
Transport:  W45132
Cabin Class: Economy
Fare Name: Basic
price per person From
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Based on 2 adults
342 €
Total Price
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