F1 Racing - UK (2020-01)

in association with

The attractions of Brussels include theAtomium (above, left), the cheeky Manneken Pis (above, right)
and the Grand Place (below). The latter is one of the most beautiful squares in Europe

EXPERIENCE THE BELGIAN

GRAND PRIX WITH GULLIVERS

SPORTS TRAVELS

3-NIGHTTOUR OF BRUSSELS

FROM £469PP

28–31August 2020

Package 1 includes:

★Optionto add Belgian Grand Prix ticket

★3-Star, 4-Star or 5-Star hotel in central

Brussels with breakfast

★Return Eurostar, station transfers and

Sunday circuit transfers*

3-NIGHTTOUR OF LIÈGE

FROM £879PP

28–31August 2020

Package 2 includes:

★Optionto add Belgian Grand Prix ticket

★4-Star or 5-Star hotel in Liège

★Return Eurostar, station transfer and

Sunday circuit transfers*

3-NIGHT HOTELPACKAGEIN

BRUSSELS FROM £299PP

28–31August 2020

★Optionto add Belgian Grand Prix ticket

★3-Star, 4-Star or 5-Star hotel with

breakfast in central Brussels

★Sunday circuit transfers*

3-NIGHT HOTELPACKAGEIN

LIÈGE FROM £649PP

28–31August 2020

★Optionto add Belgian Grand Prix ticket

★4-Star or 5-Star hotel in Liège

★Sunday circuit transfers*

*Optionto add Saturday circuit transfersfor

an additional £29pp)

All packages include:tour merchandise, informal

drinks, Gullivers representatives.Additional

nights can be added on request.Transfers make

our tours the easiest wayto see the event–

with the closest parkingto the entrance

For more information visit:

https://gulliverstravel.co .uk

Or speakto one of ourteam on:

01684 878671

@GulliversTravel

@gulliverssportstravel

@Gullivers SportsTravel

F1 RACING JANUARY 2020 111

YOUR GUIDETO BELGIUM
TheBelgianGrandPrixisoneoftheoldestraces
ontheFormula1calendarandthefamousSpa-
Francorchampscircuithashostedracessince
the1920s.Inrecentyearsithasbecomepopular
withDutchfans,crossingtheborderfromnearby
HollandtocheerontheirheroMaxVerstappen.
Butthere’smoretotheBelgianGPthanthe
campsitesaroundFrancorchamps,asthebeautiful
citiesofBrusselsandLiègeofferculture,cuisine
and...chocolate.
BrusselsisknownasthecentreofEuropean
politics,butitalsohasastrongalternativeedge.
ThisisencompassedinthefamousMannekenPis,
astatueofanakedboyrelievinghimselfintothe
waterfountainbelow.Thishasbecomeafamous
attractioninBrusselsforhundredsofyears.
Thestatuecanbefoundatthejunctionbetween
Ruedel’Étuve/StoofsstraatandRuedeChêne/
Eikstraat.AftervisitingtheMannekenPis,headto
theGrandPlace.AUNESCOWorldHeritageSite,
theGrandPlaceisconsideredoneofEurope’smost
beautifulcitysquares.It’sworthavisitwithits
intricatemedievalarchitecture.
ToenjoyBrussels’quirkyside,theComicBook
Routeisagreatartistictreasure,withover 50
brightandbeautifulcomicstripmuralspaying

homagetofamouscharacterslikeTintin.On

anotherquirkynote,thePlaceduGrandSablonis

ahistory-lover’sdreamwithabookandantique

marketmostweekendsandaplethoraofunique

littleshops.It’sfullofformermansionsandis

centredaroundtheimposingfountainofMinerva.

EchoingBrussels’edginess,LiègeCathedral

hasarichhistory.DuringtheFrenchrevolution

theCathedralwassystematicallydestroyedand

rebuilt,untilthefe verofrevolutionhadceasedand

anewcathedralforthecitywasrequired.Officials

eventuallydecideduponStPaul’s,whichstill

standsasLiègeCathedral.

Inkeepingwiththeecclesiasticalthemethe

11thCenturyCollegiateChurchofStBartholomew

combinesclassicalfeatureswithMayanand

Egyptianinfluences.Alternatively,LarueduCarre

providesamazeofhistoricalwindingstreets,

fi lledwithartisanshops.

Brussels,needlesstosayisfamousforits

beerandchocolate.BesuretovisittheBrasserie

Cantillon,afamily-ownedbrewerywhosebeer

ismadeexclusivelywith organicwheat.The

atmosphereinLiègeiscalmerthanBrussels,butis

perfectforarelaxeddrinkinthesunshine.Forthe

chocolatelovers,thePlaceduGrandSablonisfull

tothebrimwithchocolatiers.

VISIT THE BELGIAN GP

SPA 28-30 AUGUST 2020