Belgium And Luxembourg

E-Book Overview

DK Eyewitness: Belgium & Luxembourg travel guide will lead you straight to the best attractions these countries have on offer. Packed with photographs, illustrations, and maps of Belgium and Luxembourg, the guide includes in-depth coverage of the region's best attractions from fine art in Brussels to the canals of Bruges and battlefields of Flanders and the best castles, museums, and architecture in between. Illustrated food features highlight local produce and classic dishes of Belgium and Luxembourg while the best hotels and restaurants in Belgium and Luxembourg have been selected by resident experts. The guide provides the insider knowledge every traveler will need with sections on Flanders and Wallonia, specially devised walks, scenic and thematic tours, and comprehensive background on everything from Tintin to tapestry, not forgetting the best of Belgium beer. The guide includes family entertainment in Belgium, regional driving tours, cutaways, and floor plans for all major attractions as well as sights, markets, and festivals listed town by town. Also included is the new feature of a pull-out Belgium and Luxembourg map which will ensure you won't miss a thing!Don't miss a thing on your vacation with the DK Eyewitness Travel guidebook to Belgium and Luxembourg.HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: -Packed with photographs, illustrations, and maps -Cutaways and floor plans of all the major sights -3-D aerial views of the city's most interesting districts -Huge selection of hotels, restaurants, stores, and entertainment venues -Specially devised walking tours, special events info -Now includes a new durable, oversized pull-out map with useful transportation information, a distance chart, a street and sight index, and practical information for getting around the city.

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E-Book Information

• Series: Eyewitness Travel Guides

• Year: 2,011

• Edition: Revised

• Pages: 354

• Pages In File: 354

• Language: English

• Topic: 35

• Identifier: 0756670144,9780756670146

• Issn: 1542-1554

• Paginated: 1

• Org File Size: 67,432,382

• Extension: pdf

• Tags: Библиотека Досуг Путешествия и туризм Путеводители Dorling Kindersley

• Toc: Contents 4 ......Page 6 How to Use This Guide 6 ......Page 8 Discovering Belgium and Luxembourg 10 ......Page 12 Putting Belgium and Luxembourg on the Map 12 ......Page 14 A Portrait of Belgium and Luxembourg 14 ......Page 17 Belgium and Luxembourg Through the Year 32 ......Page 34 The History of Belgium 36 ......Page 39 Belgium and Luxembourg at a Glance 50 ......Page 52 Brussels 52 ......Page 55 Flanders 98 ......Page 101 Western Flanders 104 ......Page 107 Central and Eastern Flanders 140 ......Page 143 Wallonia 170 ......Page 173 Western Wallonia 176 ......Page 179 Central Wallonia 192 ......Page 195 Eastern Wallonia 212 ......Page 215 Grand Duchy