Vibrant, compelling, entertaining... Brussels is buzzing. Not only is it the capital of Belgium and at the heart of the EU, it's also rapidly becoming a capital of cool. This is a city of dynamic museums, hip shopping districts, great brasseries, lively music venues and wonderfully atmospheric bars.

Rue Dansaert, west of the city's fabulous Grand Place, is where the designer crowd hangs out. The Marolles, just to the south, was formerly one of Brussels' poorest...
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The Palais des Beaux-Arts, or BOZAR, is the centre of Fine Arts in Brussels. It's housed in an Art Deco masterpiece, which was built in 1928 by the city's near-legendary architect Victor Horta (see overleaf).