Belgium & Luxembourg travel guide
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Bruges canals, Antwerp fashion, Luxembourg bubbles, Trappist beers, chocolate and chips, belfries and castles, crazy carnivals… These two small countries certainly punch above their weight. Escape the crowds in Bruges’ majestic art collections, walk on 12th century cobbles in Brussels’ Grand Place; conduct your own countrywide chocolate and beer survey; all with your trusted travel companion.
Lonely Planet writer Mark Elliott explains why he loves Belgium & Luxembourg. "As a school child, some of my most vivid memories were of Luxembourg's Clervaux castle rising spookily through the mist. And of Brussels' baffling Atomium that seemed to be related more to my chemistry lessons than to practical architecture. Later, living 15 years in Belgium, I came to realise that my country's love of surrealism goes deeper than Magritte's pipe or the orange-lobbing Gilles at Binche carnival, creating a self-deprecating humour in people for whom their country's very creation sometimes still seems like an 1830 geopolitical joke."
Belgium & Luxembourgs' Top 10
1. Bruges
2. Brussels' Grand Place
3. Carnival Capers
4. Chocolate
5. Flemish Primitives
6. Belfries Begijnhoven
7. Castles
8. Antwerp Art & Fashion
9. Belgian Beer
10. Art Cities
Inside Lonely Planet’s Belgium & Luxembourg Travel Guide:
- Colour maps and images throughout
- Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests
- Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
- Honest review for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
- Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - Belgium & Luxembourg
- Today, History, The Belgian People, Creative Cuisine, Belgian Beer, Arts & Architecture
Free, convenient pull-out city map (included in print version)
Coverage includes:Brussels, Bruges, Ghent & Northwest Belgium, Antwerp & Northeast Belgium, Wallonia, Luxembourg and more
Curator: Mark Elliott
Writers: Catherine Le Nevez, Helena Smith, Regis St Louis, Benedict Walker
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