thismonthmusicfestivallesnuitsfeatures
CatPower, TheFlamingLipsandmanymore
MONTDESARTS
You’ll find all the culture you
couldwish for at this extraordinary
cluster ofmuseums andgalleries
onone cityhillside
SLEEP
Youcouldn’t hope for abetter
location than the luxurious
LeMéridien
(Carrefour de l’Europe3, (0)25484211,
lemeridienbrussels.com, doubles from
€145), halfwaybetween theupper and
lower town.Thehotel’s ‘UnlockArt’
programmegivesguestsaccess to
theBozar complex, ashort stroll away.
EAT
Ina tinybackstreet,
À l’Ombrede
laVille
(Ruede laReinette7, (0)488
864786) isadeli, greengrocer and
diminutivecafé-restaurantwitha
prettygarden, servingsimple, delicious
lunchesandeveningmeals.
CULTURE
Thenew
Fin-de-Siècle
Museum
(Ruede laRégence3) isa
fascinatingexplorationofBelgium’s
role in thediversecultural andartistic
movementsof thedecadesaround
1900 throughpainting, sculpture,
architecture, photographyand film.
LATER
Going into
The Flat
(Ruede la
Reinette 12) feels like inadvertently
gatecrashingaparty insomeone’s
apartment, but that’s thewhole
idea.Withadifferent ambience in
each room, liveDJsand thechance
tohaveacocktail sitting inabath,
it’sdefinitelyworthavisit.
TIP
The
Cinematek
(RueRavenstein3)
shows regular highlights from its
incrediblecollectionof cinemahistory,
fromsilents (withaccompanying live
music) tomodernarthouse.
FLAGEY
Laid-backbars, an excellent
weekend food and flowermarket
and thebeautiful IxellesPonds to
stroll aroundmakeFlagey a
perenniallypopular hang-out
SLEEP
The
IbisStyles
(Avenue
Louise212, (0)26442929, ibis.com,
doubles from€71) isabudget option
withboutiquestyle: the61 rooms
arespacious, restful whitespaces
withoriginal decorative touchesby
local artists.
EAT
LesSuper Filles duTram
(Rue
Lesbroussart22, superfillesdutram.com)
servessuperlativeburgersand
generoussalads ina lively, brightly
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Brussels
belgium
BrusselsAirport
is 11kmnorth
eastof thecity
inZaventem.
BUS
Thebusstation
isone level below
thearrivalshall.
Busservices 12
(weekdays) and
21 (eveningsand
weekends) to thecity
centredepart every
30minutes; one-way
ticketscost€4.
TRAIN
Trains from
BrusselsAirport
depart fromLevel -1
every 15minutesat
peak times for the
threemaincitycentre
stations.The journey
takesaround25
minutesandpublic
transportdaypasses
cost€7.
TAXI
The journey to
thecitycentrecosts
€45and takesaround
25minutes.
TOURIST INFO
Themainoffice
isatRueRoyale2,
(0)25138940,
visitbrussels.be
/
info
LeMéridienoffers
modernelegance in
thehistoriccitycentre
MROOBAERT
