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Top Attraction #1 Shutterstock The Cathdrale des Sts-Michel-et-Gudule Beautiful stained glass windows in the choir depict Louis II and his wife.

Top Attraction #2 iStock Manneken-Pis The citys famously cheeky statue.

Top Attraction #2 iStock Manneken-Pis The citys famously cheeky statue.

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Top Attraction #3 iStock Atomium A symbol of the city, this metallic 1950s sculpture rises above the toy-town buildings of Mini-Europe. For more information, .

Top Attraction #4 iStock The Old England Department Store One of many lovely Art Nouveau buildings, it now houses a music museum. For more information, .

Top Attraction #5 iStock The Grand-Place This focal point of the citys daily life is simply one of the loveliest squares in the world.

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Top Attraction #6 Shutterstock Ghent The city has numerous attractions, including the picturesque Korenlei. For more information, .

Top Attraction #7 iStock Place Royale The square at the heart of Royal Brussels. For more information, .

Top Attraction #8 iStock Parc du Cinquantenaire Beautiful formal gardens with a monumental arch created for King Leopold II.

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Top Attraction #9 iStock Antwerps Grote Markt The central fountain depicts Antwerps hero Silvius Brabo. For more information, .

Top Attraction #10 Shutterstock Bruges The 13th-century Belfry towers over the old town. For more information, .

10.00am The Grand-Place Walk to the Grand-Place by way of place de la Monnaie, passing the Thtre Royal de la Monnaie, the citys neoclassical opera and ballet house, on the way.

10.00am The Grand-Place Walk to the Grand-Place by way of place de la Monnaie, passing the Thtre Royal de la Monnaie, the citys neoclassical opera and ballet house, on the way.

When you arrive at the Grand-Place, take in the magnificent spectacle as an ensemble. Then, going around the square, take time to view the ornate facades of the buildings, including the Htel de Ville, Maison du Roi and guildhouses.

11.00am A stroll through central Brussels Walk to the Galeries Royales St-Hubert, an elegant 19th-century shopping arcade, emerging below the Gothic Cathdral des Sts-Michel-et-Gudule. Then go past Gare Centrale to the Mont des Arts, a fine city garden and restored showcase of 1950s architecture. Drop downhill through place St-Jean to view Manneken-Pis, and decide for yourself whether this much-loved symbol of Brussels is worth all the fuss.

1.00pm Lunch There are many restaurants in the lIlot Sacr district just off the Grand-Place, but you cant do better than join the throng for lunch in the traditional Belgian restaurant T Kelderke, set in an atmospheric Grand-Place cellar.