Brussels
Do you love heavenly chocolate, exquisite beer, beautiful people, exciting historical cultures, fabulous art and architecture, delicious restaurants, fashionable shops or all of the above???? Then Brussels, Belgium is the place for you. The ultimate European city, Brussels, Belgium is multi-national with a delightful mix of Dutch and French culture. It’s no wonder the European Union and NATO chose Brussels for their headquarters, making it the unofficial capital of Europe. From the Ancient Celts to the Roman Empire and then the Middle Ages to the New Kingdom, Belgium has an endless array of historical sites, festivals, and reenactments to experience.
Customize your own adventure through time, starting at the Grand Place where festivals have evolved through centuries of tradition, concerts thrive, and lavish parades occur throughout the year. Walk among the lush gardens or let yourself be mesmerized by the grandeur of the gothic style buildings surrounding this square, appropriately named Grand Place. Hospitable cafes adorn the magnificence of the vibrant flower markets within the square, making it a perfect place to experience the ambiance and warmth exclusive to the people of Belgium. Grand Place is also home to the architectural wonder Town Hall (Hotel de Ville), a gothic style, 13th century building whose famous needle-like crooked spire, 315 feet high, is topped by the archangel St. Michael.
Beer lovers gather around!!!! Let the Van Roy-Cantillon family show you how they make the world famous geuze, also known as “Belgian White” beer, an intricate process of creation that they have not changed since the opening of the Cantillon Brewery in 1900.
Learn to respect the tradition of a “Belgian Chocolate”. Making and enjoying fine chocolate is taken as seriously as beer, in Belgium, with an almost unlimited amount of chocolate museums, factories, and best of all, tastings, dotted across the city. See the ins and outs of scrumptious chocolate production from the masters at Planete Chocolate or Le Chocolatier Manon.
Brussels, Belgium is a modern marvel, a living piece of history, and an architectural masterpiece all rolled into one glorious city. Come experience the wonder and mystery of Brussels.
