There is no doubt that Brussels is not such a big city as other European capitals. However, like Paris and London, he can also offer some entertainment for travelers, except for excursions on museums. There are places for a cheerful pastime, including wonderful bars where you can taste a beautiful local beer. This article, I hope, will help you deal with how you can entertain and spend your leisure in the capital of Belgium and the European Union ...
Entertainment Park Oceade
This park is located in Barkpark, where such iconic attractions of Brussels are also located, as "atomium" and "mini-Europe". It is a water fan park, which is open throughout the year. Here you can relax with your family, in the park there are fourteen high-speed slides, the newest of them, "chameleon" - a hundred forty-meter long, and a two-pipe "Barracuda" - even longer. In addition, this institution has a jacuzzi, saunas, solariums, pools with artificial waves and a restaurant complex.
Complex of Entertainment VIAGE
This luxurious institution will not fit for tourists with children. There is a wonderful restaurant, casino, sports and cocktail bars in which lounge music, premises for business meetings, and, amongten this, theater. The situation in this entertainment complex is very stylish and luxurious, the city is unlikely to find another elected institution as "Viage".
Concert platforms
Belgium may not boast of his musical history, in contrast, for example, from Sweden, however, its capital has a sufficient number of high-quality centers for music lovers - Brussels offers visits to both small jazz clubs and serious institutions. In this country was born "Great Dzhango" - Dzhango Reinhardt, so Brussels without jazz does not do. Further we will discuss more about the musical institutions of the capital of Belgium.
Anciene Belgique.
Anciene Belgique, or in a simple AB - is one of the main concert sites of the city. There are different musicians of many different genres - local and visiting.
L'Archiduc
The location of this institution is the fashionable street of Antoine Danzaer, this is the city center. It is a stylish art deco bar in which the Metropolitan Art Berlem "hangs" and concert performances and other events are held. The largest amount of them falls on autumn and winter. Traditionally, on Saturdays, the entertainment program "Jazz After Shopping" is organized here, and on Sundays - Round About Five.
Café Novo.
This institution is located next to the Brussels Cathedral, it is famous thanks to large areas of the territory in the open air - near the main and secondary entrances. Here you can enjoy good live performances, and an interesting architecture and an interior of the cafe will add charm to a wonderful evening.
LE BOTANIQUE
This concert area is one of the most important in the capital of Belgium, many musicians, mainly the stars of the indie scene go through here. The establishment is located in the construction of a neoclassical architecture, in which from the 1826th there was a greenhouse of the Botanical Garden. Le Botanique is organized, in addition to concert events, also a large number of exhibitions and art projects.
Halles de Schaerbeek
This institution is not a concert hall, and more like an art platform, on which theatrical and dance acts can be carried out, as well as full-fledged concerts. But on the last focus on Halles de Schaerbeek is not done.
Music Village.
This is an institution that is a music club. Opened it in 2000 next to Grand Place. The club Music Village you can see a meeting of the most remarkable traditions inherent in similar entertainment institutions in Europe and America.
Night clubs
In any self-respecting, the European capital should have a minimum set of night entertainment establishments, just even for the reason that a significant part of tourists are young people who live not in prestigious hotels, but in cheap hostels, and naturally loves night parties. The capital of Belgium in this regard is not in advanced positions, but there is still where to have fun in Brussels. Among the famous nightclubs of the city there are such: Louise Gallery, Le Bazaar, Le You, Fuse and K-Nal.City festivals
"Carpet of flowers"
The most colorful event in the capital of Belgium is the Flower Carpet Festival, which is organized once every two years. Flower carpet appears on the main area of Brussels at the end of summer. Every time he has a new pattern, preparations for the creation of this miracle begins in advance - almost a year before the festive event.
«Ommegang»
Translated the name of this event means "Procession", as it symbolizes an event that has happened more than four centuries ago - the second of June 1549, Karl V granted the city. During the festival, costume artists are in the number of one and a half thousand, in the course of this holiday Reproduce the events of the memorable date.
Jazz marathon
The last week of May in Brussels is marked by a large-scale musical event, during which the city turns into a huge jazz club. More than 450 performers of this genre comes here from various European countries, as well as from all over the world. During such an event, free speeches are organized, they occur on the main squares of Brussels, as well as in the semolot of clubs and concert halls. This jazz holiday has a very good reputation, since during concerts they act as old and young musicians, and in general, a unique atmosphere of a grand musical event is created. The marathon begins on Friday and continues in a weekend - in general, approximately one hundred and twenty-five concert speeches occurs, among which are not only jazz, but also other styles - blues, funk, latino and many other ... undoubted plus is the availability of this event for any tourist - After all, the entrance to it is free, even on the main urban areas. In addition, the period of the festival organization is very successfully selected - the end of the spring and the occurrence of summer. At this time, the capital of Belgium turns not only to the capital of Europe, but also in the swing capital of the old world - for three unique days ...