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A
Aarschot 202
Abbaye Notre Dame 241
abbey beers 48-9
accommodation 284-6, see also individual locations
activities 287-8, see also individual
activities & locations
Adinkerke 154
Africa Museum 92
air travel 296-8
airlines 297
airports 296-7
fares 297-8
Albert I 31, 32
Albert II 34-5
Amblève Valley 254-7
Anderlecht 91-2
animals 59-60
Ansemborg 283
Anseremme 236
Antwerp 169-89, 172, 174-5
accommodation 181-3
attractions 171
drinking 185-6
entertainment 187-8
food 183-5
internet access 171
shopping 188
tourist offices 171
tours 180-1
travel to/from 188-9
travel within 189
Antwerp Port 189-90
Antwerp Six 177
Archéoforum 251-2
architecture 41-2, 184, 305
Ardennes 226-62
area codes, see inside front cover
Arlon 241-2
art galleries, see galleries &
museums
art nouveau 42, 82, 87-8, 89, 184
arts 39-45
Ath 213
Atlantikwall 149
000 Map pages
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Atomium 90-1
Aubechies 212
B
B&Bs 284-5
Baarle-Hertog 192
balle-pelotte 46, 213, 234
Bank Museum 269
Baroque Counter-Reformation 40
Barvaux 247
Basilique Nationale du Sacré-Cœur 91
Bastogne 242-243
bathrooms 294
Battle of the Bulge 242, 243
Battle of the Golden Spurs 25, 166
Battle of Waterloo 29, 218
Baudouin I 34
Beaufort 278-9
beer 48-50, 109, 198, 246, 7, see
also breweries
abbey 48-9
itineraries 23, 23
lambic 49-50
shops 109, 145
Trappist 48-9, 155-6, 190-1, 225,
236-7, 241
white 49, 205
Beersel 113
Begijnhof Museum 191
begijnhoven 137
Bruges 136-7
Ghent 122
Hoogstraten 191
Leuven 200
Lier 192-3
Mechelen 196
Turnhout 191-2
Belfort 119-22
belfries
Bruges 132-3
Hoogstraten 191
Namur 229
Thuin 223
Belœil 212
Bezel 190
BHV (Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde) 35
bike rental
Antwerp 189
Bruges 145-6
Brussels 111
Luxembourg City 273
Namur 232
Nismes 225
bike tours 111-12
bilingualism 11
billiards 287-8
Binche 216-17
Blankenberge 152
boat tours 288
Antwerp 180
Bruges 138
Ghent 120
Mechelen 196
Moselle 275
Namur 232
Nieuwpoort 153
boat travel 288
to/from Belgium & Luxembourg
300
within Belgium & Luxembourg
301
boating 288
Bokrijk Openluchtmuseum 204
books 15, 43-4
Bosch, Hieronymus 39-40
Botte du Hainaut 224-5
Bouillon 238-40
Bouillon, Godefroid de 238, 239
Bourglinster 276
Brabant Wallon 208-225
Brel, Jacques 44-5, 78, 79
Breugel the Elder, Pieter 84
Breughel, Jan 84
Breughel the Younger, Pieter 84
breweries
Cantillon Brewery 91-2
De Halve Maan 136
Hoegaarden 205
Bruges 129-46, 130, 134, 6
accommodation 139-42
activities 138
attractions 132-8
drinking 144
entertainment 144-5
festivals 139
food 142-3
internet access 132
shopping 145
tourist offices 132
tours 138-9
INDEX (B-D)
C
camping 285
canal tours
Bruges 138
Brussels 91
Bruxelles–Charleroi Canal 216
Damme 146
Nieuwpoort 153
canoeing 288
Cantillon Brewery 91-2
car travel 301-5
hire 304
licences 303
road rules 304, 305
signs 302
castles
around Bruges 146
Botte du Hainaut 224
Bourglinster 276
Château Comtal 236
Château de Bouillon 238
Château de Bourscheid 279
Château de Chimay 225
Chateau de Fy 247
Château de Jehay 234
Chateau de Modave 233-4
Château de Petite Somme 247
Château de Reinhardstein 261
Citadelle de Namur 228
Gravensteen 120
itineraries 22, 22
Kasteel Laarne 129
Kasteel van Beersel 113
Kasteel van Gaasbeek 113
Kasteel van Horst 202-3
Larochette 276-7
Vianden 280-1
Wavre-Ottignies-Gembloux 221-2
Cathédrale des Sts-Michel & Gudule 80
Cathédrale Notre Dame 266
Cathédrale Notre-Dame 210
Cathédrale St-Paul 251
caves
Grottes de Han 236
Grottes de Hotton 245
Grottes de Neptune 225
itineraries 22, 22
Les Grottes du Remouchamps 255
Wallonia 257
cell phones 294
Charleroi 222
Château Comtal 236
Château de Bouillon 238
Château de Bourscheid 279
Château de Chimay 225
Chateau de Fy 247
Château de Jehay 234
Chateau de Modave 233-4
Château de Petite Somme 247
Château de Reinhardstein 261
Chemin de la Corniche 266
chess 288
children, travel with 289
Chimay 225
chocolate 52-3, 109-10, 137, 183
churches & cathedrals
Basilique Nationale du
Sacré-Cœur 91
Cathédrale des Sts-Michel &
Gudule 80
Cathédrale Notre Dame 266
Cathédrale Notre-Dame 210
Cathédrale St-Paul 251
Collégiale Notre-Dame 233
Église Collégiale St-Barthélemy 251
Église Notre-Dame de la Chapelle 83
Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal
171-2
St-Baafskathedraal 119
St-Carolus-Borromeuskerk 177
St-Petrus-&-Pauluskerk 148-9
St-Pietersabdij 121
St-Romboutskathedraal 195
cinema 44
Citadelle de Namur 228
Clervaux 283
climate 13, 289-290
Collégiale Notre-Dame 233
comic strips 43
festivals 88
murals 81
museums 80-1
shops 110, 188
Comines 163
Congo 30-1
consulates 290-1
Coo 255-6
costs 13-14
Belgium 15
Luxembourg 15
Couvin 224-5
Crupet 234-5
culture 36-46
customs regulations 290
Cwarmé 16
cycling 45, 237, 277, 278, 279, 287,
301, see also mountain biking
Antwerp 189
Bruge 138, 145
Brussels 111
Diekirch 280
Ghent 128
Kortrijk 166
La Roche-en-Ardenne 244
Namur 232
Semois Valley 240
tours 111-12, 189
Vianden 282
D
d’Aulne 223
Damme 146
dance 45, 109
decorative arts 42-3
De Haan 151-2
INDEX
travel to/from 145
travel within 145-6
Brussels 62-112, 66-7, 68-9
accommodation 93
activities 92
Anderlecht 91-2
attractions 76-92
drinking 102-6
food 96-102
entertainment 106-9
EU Area 85-7, 86
Ilôt Sacré 78
internet access 65
itineraries 63
Ixelles 88-9, 72-3
Laeken 90
Lower Town 97-9, 70
Marolles 84-5, 72-3
public transport 112, 75
Sablon 83, 72-3
shopping 109-10
St-Géry 104-5
St-Gilles 105-6
Ste-Catherine 80
tourist offices 76
tours 91, 92-3
travel to/from 110-11
travel within 111-13
Uccle 90
Brussels City Museum 77
Bruxellois 84, 308
Burgundian empire 26
business hours 289
bus travel
to/from Belgium & Luxembourg
299, 300
within Belgium & Luxembourg
301
Butte du Lion 217
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INDEX (D-G)
De Halve Maan 136
De Mijlpaal 196
De Panne 154
Deportation Memorial Museum 269
Dernier Quartier Général de Napoléon
219
Design Museum 121
Deurle 129
Diamantmuseum 179
diamonds 178-9
Diekirch 279-80
Diest 203-4
Diksmuide 156
Dillingen 279
Dinant 235
disabilities, travellers with 294-5
Doudou, Le 214
dog poop 290
Domein Raversijde 149
drink driving 290
drinks 48-58, see also beer, breweries,
wineries, jenever
Durbuy 246-7
DVDs 285
E
Eastern Cantons 260-2
Eastern Flanders 168-207, 170
Echternach 277-8
economy 12, 34, 35, 274
Église Collégiale St-Barthélemy 251
Église Notre-Dame de la Chapelle 83
electricity 285
Ellezelles 213
embassies 290-291
emergencies, see inside front cover
language (Dutch) 311
language (French) 315
Ename 167
Enghien 213-14
environmental issues 60-1
Erasmus House Museum 91
Esch-sur-Alzette 274
Esch-sur-Sûre 282
Esneux 247
Ettelbrück 279
EU Parliament 85
Eupen 260, 262
Euro Space Center 237-8
events 14, 16-19, see also festivals
exchange rates, see inside front cover
000 Map pages
000 Photograph pages
F
fashion 42-3, 79-80, 110, 172-3
Antwerp Six 177
shops 172-3, 188
fax services 293-4
festivals 14, 16-19
Binche 216
Bruges 139
Ghent 122-3
Mons 214
Fishery Museum 153
Flemish Primitives 39-40
food 47, 291
football 46
Forêt de Soignes 113
Formula 1 46, 259
Fort Breendonk 198-9
Fort Napoleon 149-50
fruit beers 49-50
G
Gaasbeek 113
galleries & museums 14
Africa Museum 92
Bank Museum 269
Begijnhof Museum 191
Bokrijk Openluchtmuseum 204
Brussels City Museum 77
Citadelpark 121
De Mijlpaal 196
Deportation Memorial Museum 269
Design Museum 121
Diamantmuseum 179
Erasmus House Museum 91
Fishery Museum 153
Gallo-Roman Museum 206
General Patton Museum 279
Grand Curtius 251
Groeningemuseum 133-5
Hergé Museum 220
Hill 62 Museum 162-3
Hooge 162
industrial musuems 14
Industrial Archaeology Museum
121
In Flanders Fields Museum 157-8
Joods Museum van Deportatie en
Verzet 196
Koninklijk Museum voor Schone
Kunsten 179-80
Le Bois du Cazier 223
Luxembourg City History Museum
268
Magritte Museum 82-3
Musée BELvue 81
Musée Bruxellois de la Gueuze 91-2
Musée Constantin Meunier 89
Musée d’Ansembourg 251
Musée de l’Art Wallon 250-1
Musée de la Vie Wallonne 250
Musée des Beaux-Arts 210
Musée du Costume et de la
Dentelle 77-8
Musée Magritte 82-3
Musée National d’Histoire Militaire
279-80
Musée Royal de l’Armée et
d’Histoire Militair 87
Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire
87
Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts
82-3
Museum Dr Guislain 121-2
Museum Hof van Busleyden 196
Museum of Natural Sciences 85, 87
Museum Plantin-Moretus 173,
176
Musical Instrument Museum 82
Mu.Zee 149
Nationaal Jenevermuseum 204
National Bank Museum 80
National Hopmuseum 156
National Museum of History and
Art 266
Photography Museum 222-3
Speelgoedmuseum 195
Suikermuseum 205
Technopolis 198
Verbeke Foundation 190
Wine Museum 275
Gallo-Roman Museum 206
gay travellers 108, 124, 181, 269, 291
Gembloux 221
General Patton Museum 279
Gentse Feesten 122-3
geography 59
Geraardsbergen 167
German Military Cemetery 269
Ghent 117-28, 118-19, 122, 7
accommodation 123-5
activities 119-22
attractions 119-22
drinking 126-7
entertainment 127-8
festivals 122-3
food 125-6
internet access 117
shopping 128
tourist offices 117
tours 120
INDEX (G-M)
H
Hainaut 208-25, 209
Han-sur-Lesse 236
Hapsburg rule 26-7
Hasselt 204
Hautes Fagnes 261
health 288-9
Heilig-Bloedbasilie 133
Heilig-Bloedprocessie (Bruges) 16, 139
Hergé 221
Hergé Museum 220
Het Zwin 152-3
hikers’ huts 285
hiking 234, 237, 255, 261, 262, 277-8,
279, 287
Hill 62 Museum 162-3
history 24-35
hitchhiking 305
Hitler’s headquarters 225
Hoegaarden 205
holidays 13, 291
Hollenfels 283
Hooge 162
Hoogstraten 191
horse riding 288
horseback shrimp-fishing 153
Horta, Victor 89, 184
Hôtel de Ville (Brussels) 76-7
Hotton 245-6
Hougoumont 218
Huy 233
I
In Flanders Fields Museum 157-8
Industrial Archaeology Museum 121
insurance 291, 304
internet access 291
internet resources 15
itineraries 4, 20-3, 4
beer 23, 23
Brussels 63
canals 22, 22
castles 22, 22
caves 22, 22
Ixelles 88-9
J
Jehay 234
jenever 50
Joods Museum van Deportatie en
Verzet 196
K
Kasteel Laarne 129
Kasteel van Beersel 113
Kasteel van Gaasbeek 113
Kasteel van Horst 202-3
Katholieke Universiteit van Leuven
(KUL) 200
kayaking 234, 244, 256, 288
Kirchberg Plateau 268-9
Knokke-Heist 152
Koninklijk Museum voor Schone
Kunsten 179-80
Kortrijk 163-6, 164
L
La Ducasse 214
La Gleize 255
La Roche-en-Ardenne 243-5
Laarne 129
lace 139
museums 138, 167, 259
shops 110, 145
Lakenhalle 157-8
lambic beers 49-50
language 308-16
Brussels 65
Bruxellois 84, 308
Dutch 309-316
food 53-8
French 313-16
Letzeburgesch 265, 309
Larochette 276-7
Lavaux-Ste-Anne 237
Le Bois du Cazier 223
Le Doudou 214
left luggage 65, 132, 171, 265
legal matters 292
Léopold I 31
Léopold II 30-1, 92
Léopold III 32, 33
Les Grottes du Remouchamps 255
Les Jardins d’Annevoie 234
lesbian travellers 108, 124, 181,
269, 291
Lesse Valley 235-8
Lessines 213
Leterme, Yves 12, 35
Leuven 199-202, 199
Liège 248-54, 249
accommodation 252-3
attractions 250
drinking 253
entertainment 253-4
food 253
internet access 250
tourist offices 250
travel to/from 254
travel within 254
Lier 192-3, 8
Lillo 189-90
Limbourg 260
linguistic divide 11, 34, 35, 36-7, 36
literature 15, 43-4
Louvain-la-Neuve 220
Luxembourg 263-83, 264
Luxembourg City 264-73, 267, 8
accommodation 269-70
attractions 266-9
drinking 271-2
entertainment 272-3
food 270-1
internet access 265
internet resources 265
shopping 273
tourist offices 265
tours 269
travel to/from 273
travel within 273-4
Luxembourg City History Museum 268
M
Magritte, René 82-3
Magritte Museum 82-3
Maison de Victor Hugo 281
Malmédy 260, 262
Manneken Pis 77
maps 292
Mariembourg 224
markets
Antwerp 188
Bruges 145
Brussels 109
measures 285, see also inside front
cover
Mechelen 193-8, 194
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travel to/from 128
travel within 128
gîtes 285-6
glassware 254, 255
godshuizen 137
golf 288
Grand Curtius 251
Grand Duchy 263-83
Grand Place (Brussels) 76-7, 5
Gravensteen 120
Grevenmacher 275
Grimbergen 113-14
Groeningemuseum 133-5
Grottes de Han 236
Grottes de Hotton 245
Grottes de Neptune 225
Grund 268
325
INDEX
326
INDEX (M-S)
medical services 288-9
Menenpoort 158
Mersch 283
metric conversions, see inside front cover
Meunier, Constantin 40
Middelheimmuseum 180
Mini Europe 91
mobile phones 294
Modave 233-4
ModeNatie 172-3
Mondorf-les-Bains 276
money 13-14, 15, 290, 292, see
also inside front cover
Mons 214-15
Mosan Art 230
Moselle Valley 274-6
motorcycle travel 301-5
mountain biking 234, 244, 256
Mu.Zee 149
Müllerthal 276-9
multiculturalism 38
murals 81
Musée BELvue 81
Musée Bruxellois de la Gueuze 91-2
Musée Constantin Meunier 89
Musée d’Ansembourg 251
Musée de l’Art Wallon 250-1
Musée de la Vie Wallonne 250
Musée des Beaux-Arts 210
Musée du Costume et de la Dentelle
77-8
Musée Magritte 82-3
Musée National d’Histoire Militaire
279-80
Musée Royal de l’Armée et d’Histoire
Militair 87
Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire 87
Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts 82-3
Museum Dr Guislain 121-2
Museum Hof van Busleyden 196
Museum of Natural Sciences 85, 87
Museum Plantin-Moretus 173-6
museums, see galleries & museums
music 44-5
Musical Instrument Museum 82
mussels 52
Mu.Zee 149
Nationaal Parks 60
National Bank Museum 80
National Hopmuseum 156
National Museum of History and Art 266
Nationale Plantentuin Van België 113
NATO 33
newspapers 38, 285
Nieuwpoort 153
Ninglingspo 255
Ninth Art 43
Nismes 225
Nivelles 219-220
O
Onze Lieve Vrouwekathedraal 171-2
Oostduinkerke 153
Ostend 147-51, 148
Orval 241
Oudenaarde 166-7
Ourthe Valley 243-7
P
paardevissers 153
painting 39-40
Palais de Justice (Brussels) 83-4
Passendale 161-2
Patershol 120
pékèt 50
Petite Somme 247
Philippeville 224
photography 293
Photography Museum 222-3
pigeon races 46
Pipaix 212
Place de la Constitution 268
Plancenoit 218-19
planning 13, 38, 233, 290, see also
itineraries
plants 60
politics
Belgium 11, 12, 35
Luxembourg 35
pollution 61
Poperinge 156-7
population
Belgium 12, 37
Luxembourg 12
postal services 293
N
Namur 228-32, 229
Nationaal Jenevermuseum 204
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Q
Quint, Charles 26-7
R
radio 285
Redu 237-8
Reinhardstein 261
religion 39
Remich 275
Remouchamps 255
renewable energy 60-1
road distance chart 303
Rochefort 236-7
Rochehaut 240, 7
rock climbing 288
Rosenmontag 16
royalty
controversy 33
Luxembourg 268
Royal Palace 81
Rubens, Pieter Paul 40, 177, 179
Rumelange 274
S
Schengen 276
Scherpenheuvel 203
Schiessentümpel 278
Semois Valley 240-1
Septfontaines 283
Seraing 254
shopping 293
antiques 109
art 109
beer 109, 145
chocolate 109-10, 137, 145, 183
comic strips 110, 188
fashion 110, 188
interior design 109
lace 110, 145
Simenon, Georges 251
Sint-Niklaas 190
Sint-Truiden 206
skiing 261, 288
Spa 257-8
Spanish Netherlands 28-9
Speelgoedmuseum 195
Spiennes 215-216
sport, see also see also individual
sports
St-Baafskathedraal 119
St-Carolus-Borromeuskerk 177
St-Catherine 95
St-Géry 78-9
St-Gilles 88
St-Hubert 238
St-Idesbald 153-4
St-Martens-Latem 129
St-Petrus-&-Pauluskerk 148-9
St-Pietersabdij 121
St-Romboutskathedraal 195
Stavelot 256-7
INDEX (S-Z)
T
Tchantchès 252
Technopolis 198
telephone services 293-4
theatre 45, 108-9
theft 290
theme parks 220
Thuin 223
Tienen 204-5
time 294
Tintin 43, 221
tipping 292-3
toilets 294
Tongeren 206-7
Torengebouw 177
tourist information 294
Tournai 209-12, 211
train travel
high-speed trains 300
to/from Belgium & Luxembourg
299-300
within Belgium & Luxembourg
301, 305-7
Trappist beer 48-9, 155-6, 190-1, 225,
236-7, 241
travel to/from Belgium & Luxembourg
296-301
travel within Belgium & Luxembourg
301-7
Turnhout 191-2
TV 38, 285
U
United Kingdom of the Netherlands
29-30
US Military Cemetery 269
V
vacations 13
Van Damme, Jean-Claude 44
Van Eyck, Jan 39, 119, 120
Van Rompuy, Herman 12
vegetarian travellers 52
Verbeke Foundation 190
Verviers 259-60
Veurne 154-5
Vianden 280-3
video systems 293
Villa Romaine 277
Villers-la-Ville 220-1
visas 295
weather 13, 289-90
weights 285, see also inside front
cover
Wépion 230-1
Western Flanders 115-67, 116
Western Front 160
Westmalle 190-1
white beers 49, 205
Wiltz 282-3
wine 50
Wine Museum 275
wineries 274-6
women travellers 295
Wormeldange 275
WWI 31-2, 153, 157, 248
graves 160-1
museum 157-8
WWII 32, 147, 154, 242, 243, 269,
279-80
Y
Ypres 157-60, 159
Ypres Salient 160-3, 161, 6
Yvoir 234
W
Z
Walibi & Aqualibi 220
Wallonia 208-25, 226-62
Waterloo 29, 217-19
Wavre-Ottignies-Gembloux 220-2
Zeebrugge 152
Zonnebeke 162
zoos 178
Zoutleeuw 205-6
INDEX
Suikermuseum 205
surrealism 40-1, 83
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Ambulance/fire (Belgium)
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Ambulance/fire (Luxembourg)
%112
EXCHANGE RATES
Police (Belgium)
%101
Prices in this book are quoted in euros (€) unless otherwise
stated. For current exchange rates see www.xe.com.
Australia
A$1
€0.63
Police (Luxembourg)
%113
a
i
W
s
w
v
Canada
C$1
€0.68
Japan
¥100
€0.79
New Zealand
NZ$1
€0.50
UK
UK£1
€1.15
US
US$1
€0.72
English
Hello.
Goodbye.
Yes./No.
Thanks.
Excuse me.
Help!
Dutch
Dag./Hallo.
Dag.
Ja./Nee.
Bedankt.
Pardon./Excuseer mij.
Help!
French
Bonjour.
Au revoir.
Oui./Non.
Merci.
Excusez-moi.
Au secours!
CONVERSIONS
PRICE RANGES
Budget
PHRASES
Sleeping
Eating
<€60
<€15
Midrange
€60-140
€15-25
Top end
>€140
>€25
Prices in this book are full price in high season for a double
room and include bathroom. Exceptions are noted in specific listings.
BUSINESS HOURS
Banks
8.30am-5pm Mon-Fri
Offices
9am-5pm Mon-Sat
Shops
10am-6pm Mon-Sat
Post offices
9am-5pm Mon-Fri & 9am-noon Sat
Restaurants
11am-3pm & 6.30-11pm
1in = 2.54cm
1cm = 0.39in
1m = 3.3ft = 1.1yd
1ft = 0.3m
1km = 0.62 miles
1 mile = 1.6km
1kg = 2.2lb
1lb = 0.45kg
1g = 0.04oz
1oz = 28g
1 imperial gallon = 4.55L
1L = 0.26 US gallons
1 US gallon = 3.8L
1L = 0.22 imperial gallons
Exceptions are noted in specific listings.
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make a clean escape ♥ find lost love ✎ chew the fat ✄ save some money ✉ buy a gift ✩ get
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