Brussels, Belgium from 633 €

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633 €

Based on 6 adults

Created: Wednesday, February 7, 2024 - Departure: Friday, March 29, 2024

About the destination

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

29 Mar

Departure transport

Departure

Air Europa - UX1171

7:20 - Madrid, Adolfo Suárez Madrid Barajas (MAD)

9:45 - Brussels, Brussels Natl (BRU)

0 PC Nonstop

Transport: UX1171

Cabin Class: Economy

29 Mar

Accommodation

3 Nights

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Hotel Du Congres 8 Very good

Brussels - At 1.1 km from the centreBED AND BREAKFASTRue Du Congres 42, Brussels 1000 Triple room Triple room

With a stay at Hotel Du Congres in Brussels (Upper Town), you'll be steps from Cirque Royal and 5 minutes by foot from Brussels Park. This hotel is 1 mi (1.6 km) from Royal Palace of Brussels and 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.

Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.

Make yourself at home in one of the 72 individually decorated guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.

Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Continental breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.

Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Planning an event in Brussels? This hotel has 323 square feet (30 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms.

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01 Apr

Return transport

Return

Air Europa - UX1174

18:55 - Brussels, Brussels Natl (BRU)

21:20 - Madrid, Adolfo Suárez Madrid Barajas (MAD)

0 PC Nonstop

Transport: UX1174

Cabin Class: Economy

1 Insurances

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