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Created: Friday, March 22, 2024 - Departure: Friday, May 3, 2024

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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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Included services

03 May

Departure transport

Departure

Vueling Airlines - VY1470

12:50 - Bilbao, Bilbao (BIO)

14:50 - Brussels, Brussels Natl (BRU)

0 PC Nonstop

Transport: VY1470

Cabin Class: Economy

03 May

Accommodation

3 Nights

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pentahotel Brussels City Centre 8.1 Very good

Brussels - At 2.2 km from the centreROOM ONLYChaussee de Charleroi 38, Brussels 1060 Habitación doble

pentahotel Brussels City Centre is a 5-minute walk from the fashionable Avenue Louise and 20 minutes away from Grand Place by public transportation. The hotel offers spacious rooms and free WiFi throughout the property. The hotel rooms are bright and have air conditioning, coffee and tea facilities and a flat-screen TV. You can enjoy a free selection of new films and blockbusters in your room. For breakfast you can choose from a selection of hot and cold dishes. The fitness centre offers a relaxing setting after a business meeting or a busy day of shopping. The bar serves Belgian beers and cocktails. The pentalounge provides a wide selection of international food and drinks. pentahotel Brussels City Centre is a 5-minute car drive away from Brussels-South Train Station, which offers Thalys and Eurostar connections to international destinations. The surrounding area offers many restaurants and cafés. The Louise metro station is a 7-minute walk away. For security reasons, unaccompanied children under the age of 16 are not permitted to stay at our hotels. Guests aged under 18 can stay at a Pentahotel only if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Alternatively, they must provide a signed document confirming parental or guardian consent. This document should include: • Full name, date and place of birth, passport number, date of issue, and issuing office for both the minor and the legal guardian. • Copies of the passports of both the legal guardian and the minor(s). Failure to provide these documents will result in the refusal of the stay.

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06 May

Return transport

Return

Vueling Airlines - VY1471

20:30 - Brussels, Brussels Natl (BRU)

22:30 - Bilbao, Bilbao (BIO)

0 PC Nonstop

Transport: VY1471

Cabin Class: Economy

1 Insurances

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