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Jazz, Rock, and Blues blockbusters and major British consult the Rando-Vélo or
One of the best places to catch and French releases. Real movie Fietsroute cycling websites.
good jazz acts in Brussels is fans should not miss a visit to Tourist offices in Belgium and
Sounds, a large venue featuring the Musée du Cinéma in the Luxembourg also offer walking
some of Belgium’s top artists. Palais des Beaux-Arts complex. guides and maps. To arrange
The club also has Blues nights. The museum shows classic hiking tours in the Ardennes
On Saturday and Sunday films, from Chaplin to Tarantino, area, contact Belgium-based
afternoons, it is worth stopping with nightly programs of silent Europ’Aventure.
at L’Archiduc, a refurbished movies sometimes with a live- In Luxembourg, the lake at
Art Deco bar in the center of piano accompaniment. Echternach offers plenty of
town, where you can listen to opportunities for swimming,
jazz in a relaxed atmosphere. Outdoor Activities sailing, and windsurfing, while
Ancienne Belgique hosts the rivers of the Ardennes region
up-and-coming guitar bands, Belgium and Luxembourg have are fine territory for canoeing
folk, Latin, and techno acts. extensive networks of cycle and kayaking. For further infor-
tracks, and you can rent bicycles mation on the latter, contact the
easily from a number of outlets, Fédération Luxembourgeoise
Cinema
including many train stations. For de Canoë-Kayak. For infor-
At Brussels’ Bruparck (see p223), route details, the best source of mation on the whole range of
the 27-screen Kinepolis cinema information is the local tourist sporting activities available,
complex shows Hollywood information office. Alternatively, contact the City Tourist Office.
DIRECTORY
Shopping Maison F. Rubbrecht Waterstones Jazz, Rock,
Arcades Grand Place 23, Brussels. Boulevard Adolphe Max and Blues
Tel 02-512 0218. 71, Brussels.
Galérie Bortier Tel 02-219 2708. Ancienne Belgique
Rue de la Madeleine 55, Pierre Marcolini Boulevard Anspach 110,
Brussels. Rue des Minimes 1, Opera, Classical Brussels.
Brussels. Music and Dance Tel 02-548 2484.
Galéries d’Ixelles ∑ abconcerts.be
Chaussée d’Ixelles, Tel 02-514 1206. Conservatoire de
Brussels. Utopia Musique de la Ville de L’Archiduc
Rue du Midi 39, Brussels. Luxembourg Rue Antoine Dansaert 6,
Galéries Saint-Hubert Brussels.
Rue des Bouchers, Tel 02-514 0826. 33 Rue Charles Martel, Tel 02-512 0652.
Brussels. Villeroy & Boch Luxembourg City. ∑ archiduc.net
Tel 47 96 55 55.
2 Rue du Fossé,
Specialty Items Luxembourg City. Grand Théâtre de Sounds
Rue de la Tulipe 28,
Beer Mania Tel 46 33 43. Luxembourg Brussels.
1 Rond-Point Robert
Chaussée de Wavre 330 Rue Rollingergrund, Schuman, Luxembourg Tel 02-512 9250.
174–176, Brussels. Luxembourg City. City. Tel 47 96 39 00. ∑ soundsjazzclub.be
Tel 02-512 1788. Tel 46 82 12 78.
Halles de Schaerbeek Outdoor
Dandoy Wittamer Rue Royale Sainte-Marie Activities
Rue au Beurre 31, Place du Grand Sablon 6, 22a, Brussels.
Brussels. 12–13 Brussels. Tel 02-218 2107. Europ’Aventure
Tel 02-540 2702. Tel 02-512 3742. ∑ halles.be Tel 061-688 611 (Belgium).
∑ europaventure.be
Diamondland ∑ wittamer.com Kaaitheater Fédération
Appelmansstraat 33A, Bookstores Square Sainteclette 20, Luxembourgeoise
Antwerp. Brussels.
Tel 03-369 0780. Chapter 1 Tel 01-201 5959. de Canöe-Kayak
3 Route d’Arlon,
Godiva 42 Rue Astrid, ∑ kaaitheater.be L-8009, Strassen.
Grand Place 22, Luxembourg City. La Monnaie Tel 75 35 61 57.
Brussels. Tel 44 07 09. Place de la Monnaie, ∑ flck.lu
Tel 02-511 2537. Librairie Louis d’Or Brussels. Fietsroute
Tel 02-229 1211.
Kant Centrum Rue du Bailli 54, Brussels. ∑ lamonnaie.be ∑ fietsroute.org
Balstraat 16, Bruges. Tel 02-640 6432. Luxembourg City
Tel 050-33 00 72. Sterling Books Palais des Beaux-Arts Tourist Office
Rue Ravenstein 23,
Little Nemo Rue du Fossé aux Loups Brussels. Tel 22 28 09. ∑ lcto.lu
Boulevard Lemmonier 25, 23, Brussels. Tel 02-507 8200. Rando-Vélo
Brussels. Tel 02-514 6804. Tel 02-223 6223. ∑ bozar.be ∑ randovelo.org

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