Belgium and Luxembourg (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

THE HISTORY OF BELGIUM 1400 1425 1450 1475 and the Duchy of Brabant (which included Brussels) in 1404. Under Philip the Good (r. ...

40 INTRODUCING BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG TIMELINE 1500 1506 Margaret of Austria moves the Burgundian capital from Brussels to Meche ...

THE HISTORY OF BELGIUM 41 1567 The Duke of Alba sets up the Council of Troubles to eradicate Protestantism and dissent 1610–11 R ...

42 INTRODUCING BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG TIMELINE 1620 1640 1660 1680 INVASION OF THE SUN KING The 17th century was a time of great ...

THE HISTORY OF BELGIUM 43 1740 1782–4 Under Austrian reforms, medieval walls in Bruges are demolished as the Place Royale and Pa ...

44 INTRODUCING BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG The Fight for Independence Belgium was again occupied by foreign powers between 1794 and 1 ...

THE HISTORY OF BELGIUM 45 The Revolution in Industry Taxes, unemployment and social divisions under Dutch rule all contributed t ...

46 INTRODUCING BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG TIMELINE 1840 1875 1910 CONSOLIDATING THE NEW STATE In Belgium’s early days as an independ ...

THE HISTORY OF BELGIUM 47 Flag of the European Union Baudouin a courageous resistance movement; the fate of many others was to b ...

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BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG REGION BY REGION BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG AT A GLANCE 50–51 BRUSSELS 52–97 FLANDERS 98–169 WALLONIA 170–233 ...

WESTERN FLANDERS (see pp104–139) WESTERN WALLONIA (see pp176–91) Belgium and Luxembourg at a Glance Essentially, Belgium is divi ...

CENTRAL AND EASTERN FLANDERS (see pp140–69) EASTERN WALLONIA (see pp212–33) CENTRAL WALLONIA (see pp192–211) GRAND DUCHY OF LUXE ...

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BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG REGION BY REGION 53 Café life in the Lower Town, beneath a comic-strip mural and the spire of the Hôtel d ...

Exploring Brussels 54 BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG REGION BY REGION SIGHTS AT A GLANCE SEE ALSO Street Finder pp92–7 Where to Stay pp ...

BRUSSELS 55 GETTING AROUND The distances between the main sights of the Lower Town and the western part of the Upper Town are ne ...

5656 BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG REGION BY REGION The geographical, historical and commercial heart of the city, the Grand Place is t ...

BRUSSELS 5757 7 LE RENARD, LE CORNET AND LE ROI D’ESPAGNE Le Pigeon was home to Victor Hugo, the exiled French novelist who chos ...

58 BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG REGION BY REGION For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp262–3 and pp284–6 Luxurious furnishin ...