Europe - Belgium & Luxembourg (PDF Chapter)
This is the Belgium & Luxembourg chapter from Lonely Planet’s Europe guide-book.
Stereotypes of comic books, chips and sublime chocolates are just the start in eccentric little Belgium. Its self-deprecating people have quietly spent centuries producing some of Europe’s finest art and architecture – and beers.
- visit Bruges on weekdays off-season to appreciate the picture-perfect canal scenes of this medieval city
- maps
- be wooed by Ghent, one of Europe’s greatest underappreciated all-round discoveries
- transport
- savour the ‘world’s most beautiful square’, then seeking out remarkable cafés (pubs or bars) and chocolate shops in Brussels
- restaurants & accommodation
Coverage includes: Brussels, Flanders, Bruges, Ypres, Ghent, Antwerp, Lier, Leuven, Mechelen, Wallonia, Mons, Tournai, Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Northern Luxembourg, Moselle Valley, Survival Guide.
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