Tourism. 8 routes to discover Brussels

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Casterman is a renowned publisher of comic books. Lonely Planet specializes in tourist guides. Both publishers selected 4 cities (Brussels, Rome, Venice and New York) for a new original travel guide in French. The edition about Brussels contains 8 routes. The work was written by journalist Christine Coste and illustrated by François Schuiten.

8 routes in Brussels

• palais de Justice [plan]
• Marolles [plan]
• Senne
• Sablon, Mont des Arts [plan]
• North-South axis
• Schaerbeek[plan]
• Saint-Gilles and Ixelles
• Leopold and European quarter [plan]

Tourists and Brussels can thus discover how the past and present come together in Brussels. Forgotten figures, architectural contrasts, the passions of the people... will be discussed. The guide is about the history of Brussels and the metamorphoses that the city underwent.

Bruxelles. Itinéraires, publishers Casterman & Lonely Planet, 160 color pages, recommended price: 15 euro

• More information: www.lonelyplanet.fr & www.casterman.com