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Let Secret Brussels guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Brussels guide book. Let our local experts show you the well-hidden treasures and hidden places of this historic city. Featuring over 300 unusual and unfamiliar places, this Secret Brussels guide is ideal for local inhabitants, curious visitors and armchair travellers alike.Stunning Art Nouveau facades, a stretch of the Senne reconstituted in Saint-Géry, a farm in the centre of the city, a Freemasonic reading of the Brussels Park, the amazing physiognomical fountain of Magritte, the place where the Tsar of Russia vomited at the park of Brussels in 1717, the former rotunda of Panorama parking, a tribute to the soldier pigeon, from speleology to The National Basilica of the Sacred Heart, a panoramic swimming pool, a scandalous pavilion in the park Cinquantenaire, a huge vegetable garden in Uccle, a 19th century artist’s studio in Schaerbeek, a campsite in the heart of the city, a garden forgotten in the Forest …For those who can observe, push the doors, and exit beaten tracks, Brussels is full of curiosities and surprising details that will amaze its inhabitants as well as its visitors who thought they knew it well. An indispensable guide for those who thought they knew Brussels well or would like to discover a difference side of the city.

Discover the soul of Brussels with this guide to 30 exceptional experiences that will unlock the hidden doors of the city. Inside Soul of Brussels:You've seen the Atomium and the Manneken Pis. But if we really want to experience the true essence of Brussels, where do we go? Soul of Brussels is your guide to the best of what this city really is right now – and how it’s evolving. Celebrating both the old and the new, we’ll meet the guardians of the city’s authentic heritage and talk with the bright young things who are building its future. We’ll eat at hidden restaurants, explore the city’s long-forgotten corners, fall asleep in an old meeting house and gorge on transcendent pralines and divine chips. Each guide in the “Soul of” collection includes: -         the 30 best experiences a city has to offer-         interviews with those who give the city its spirit-         original illustrations that capture the city’s soulDon’t miss - Hidden inside these guides, you will always find a very secret location, carefully selected, waiting to be discovered. Are you up for a challenge?The ‘Soul of’ guides are a new approach to the art of travel, full of secret places and unforgettable experiences. Each place holds the promise of an exceptional moment, with something for every taste and budget.