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

"Bruges and Ghent - Belgium's Fairytale Cities"

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Created: Thursday, December 19, 2024 - Departure: Friday, January 24, 2025
Ref ID: 15703669
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224 €
Based on 2 adults
Created: Thursday, December 19, 2024 - Departure: Friday, January 24, 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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24 Jan
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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
24 Jan
Accommodation
2 Nights
Numa | Lief 8.3 Very good
Brussels - At 1.0 km from the centreBED AND BREAKFAST17 Pl. Rouppe, Brussels 1000 Deluxe Double room (full double bed) (queen size bed)
A stay at Numa | Lief places you in the heart of Brussels, within a 15-minute walk of La Grand Place and Avenue Louise. This aparthotel is 2 mi (3.2 km) from Tour & Taxis and 6.5 mi (10.5 km) from Atomium.Enjoy the recreation opportunities such as a fitness center or make use of other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access.Make yourself at home in one of the 43 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring minibars and espresso makers. 30-inch flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Bathrooms have designer toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include separate sitting areas and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided weekly.Cooked-to-order breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM and on weekends from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and luggage storage.
25 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 )
10.5 hours 09:00 Spanish
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26 Jan
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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
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Based on 2 adults
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