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Contents
Left Hôtel de Ville, Grand Place, Brussels Right Belgian truffles
Contents
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Top 10 of Brussels, Bruges, Antwerp & Ghent The Grand Place, Brussels Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
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Musée des Instruments de Musique, Brussels
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Musée Horta, Brussels
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Centre Belge de la Bande Dessinée, Brussels 20 The Burg, Bruges
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Two Museums of Bruges 24 The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, Ghent
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Antwerp Cathedral
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Rubenshuis, Antwerp
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Art Galleries
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Contents
Left Den Engel, a typical bruine kroeg (brown pub) in Antwerp Right Canal trip, Bruges
Museums
38
Unusual Museums
40
Churches
42
Central Brussels
Art Nouveau Buildings in Brussels
Around Brussels, Bruges, Antwerp & Ghent
44
Moments in Belgian
66
Outer Brussels
76
Bruges
84
Ghent
94
History
46
Famous Belgians
48
Festivals and Events
50
Practical Information
112
Children’s Attractions
52
Places to Stay
124
Things to Buy
54
General Index
132
Acknowledgements
138
Phrase Book (French)
140
Phrase Book (Flemish)
142
Antwerp
102
Streetsmart
Culinary Highlights
56
Types of Belgian Beer
58
Performing Arts Venues
60
Brussels: Selected
Excursions
62
Street Index
144
Left The Markt, Bruges Right The Brabo Fountain, Grote Markt, Antwerp
Brussels The Grand Place 8–11 Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts 12–15 Musée des Instruments de Musique 16–17 Musée Horta 18–19 Centre Belge de la Bande Dessinée 20–21
Bruges The Burg 22–23 Two Museums of Bruges 24–25
Ghent The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb 26–27
Antwerp Antwerp Cathedral 28–29 Rubenshuis 30–31
Top 10 of Everything 34–63
TOP 10 OF BRUSSELS, BRUGES, ANTWERP & GHENT
TOP 10 OF BRUSSELS, BRUGES, ANTWERP & GHENT
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