Brussels Vacations, Brussels Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Brussels is the capital of Belgium, and the administrative centre of the European Union; it hosts many of its key institutions. NATO, the Western European Union and EUROCONTROL also have their headquarters in this city.

The term Brussels may refer to the the actual City of Brussels, the capital municipality with just 140,000 inhabitants, the Brussels-Capital Region with 1,024,492 inhabitants (Jan 2006) or the metropolitan area of Brussels with around 2,500,000 inhabitants.

Despite the fact that it offers lots of culture (it was named European capital of Culture in 2000) and rather good nightlife (lots of bars with Belgian beer), it is still regarded by many people as a somewhat 'boring' city (possibly because it is surrounded by 'cooler' capitals, such as Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam and London).

When you visit Brussels, other than drinking the famous Belgian beer, or eating those delicious Belgian chocolates make sure to make time to stroll the streets and find the cute little statue.. "Manneke Pis" - Le Petit Julian. Too cute to miss when you come to Brussels.