- Part of the popular bestselling 500 Hidden Secrets collection- Lists
includes the 5 best places to eat frites, the 5 small museums that no
one should miss, and the 5 best record shops in town.The 500 Hidden
Secrets of Brussels is a guide to the Brussels that no one knows. It
takes you to undiscovered art museums, forgotten squares and secret
shops. The aim is to challenge the idea that Brussels is a boring city
and to uncover the hidden places that give this city its charm. The book
doesn't mention everything there is to see. There are already more than
enough guides that cover the familiar tourist places. This book goes one
step further and lists the places the author would recommend to friends
if they asked him where to go in Brussels.The aim is to take the reader
to the unexpected places that are different in some way from the normal
tourist destinations, like the cafeteria on the top floor of the
national library, or the metro station that is decorated with 140
characters from Tintin albums, or the art cinema that seats just 20
people. You do not have to do everything listed in the book, but you are
urged at the very least to drink a beer in one of the 5 best Brussels
bars, eat at one of the 5 best fish restaurants, and visit one of the 5
best small cinemas. If you do, you will begin to discover a city that no
one else knows.500 Hidden Secrets of Brussels offers a practical guide
to Brussels' finest places, covering all bases to ensure no visitor to
the city is ever anything short of captivated. The 'secrets' are listed
thematically and include 60 places for good food, 45 places for a drink,
50 places to shop, 20 places for fashion, 40 buildings to admire, 40
places to discover the world, 25 things to do with children and 60
activities.
