Belgium Insight Guide

Maps: Linguistic Regions, Belgium, Brussels, Around Brussels, Antwerp, Around Antwerp, Ghent, Bruges, The Coast & Flanders, Hainaut & The South, Mons, Meuse Valley & Ardennes, Liege, Namur, Belgian Limburg. Introduction & History: "A Bourgeois Paradise?", Decisive Dates, Free Towns and Feudalism, Golden Age of the Burgundians, Squabbling Over a Small Country, The Kingdom of Belgium, Life During Wartime, Postwar Belgium. Essay Features: Capital of Europe, A Babel of Tongues, Festivals and Celebrations, Cycling and Other Sporting Passions. Places: Introduction, Brussels, The Lower City, The Upper City, Cinquantenaire and Louise quarters, The Glass City, Brussels Lace, Window Shopping, Brussels a la Carte, Around Brussels, Waterloo, Antwerp, Around Antwerp, Ghent, Bruges, Belgium's Coast and the Battlefields of Flanders, Hainaut and the South, The Meuse Valley, The Ardennes, Belgian Limburg. Photo Features: Beer and Brewing, Art Nouveau, Grand-Place, Castles and Chateaux. Information Panels: Civic Splendour, Trade & Pilgrim Routes, Emperor Charles V, The Belgian Congo, Belgium Today, Cartoon Culture, Comic Museum, The Marolles, Bars and Cafes, Rubens, Georges Simenon, Spa Water. Travel Tips Highlights: Getting Acquainted, Planning the Trip, Practical Tips, Getting Around, Where to Stay, Where to Eat, Culture, Nightlife, Festivals, Sports, Shopping, For Children, Language, Further Reading.