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Medieval city wall Remains of the medieval city wall are preserved at Villerstoren. © Wolfgang SchwartzPhoto: Wolfgang Schwartz, Rother Bergverlag
Manneken Pis, palaces, promenades, parks, parliamentary buildings, pralines, fries. Belgium's capital Brussels offers far more than the usual clichés: the splendid Old Town with the Grand-Place (Groote Markt) as the center is connected by axes with palaces and parks established under King Leopold I. East of the center and the Brussels Museum Mile, a distinct settlement of EU institutions and lobby buildings has developed in recent decades around the Parliament and Commission buildings. In the mentioned order, this tour covers the highlights of Brussels in a few hours; the return journey is by train or tram. Like its German partner city Berlin, Brussels was founded in a swamp area, as the name indicates, derived from "broek" and "zele" meaning a settlement in the marsh.
We leave the Brussel Centraal station through the main exit (Putterien) towards the city center and keep left at the roundabout there. The four-lane Keizerinlaan leads northwards. The most pleasant walk is – with a short interruption – on the central strip. At a crossing street, it is worth making a detour to the right to the Gothic Cathédrale Saints-Michel-et-Gudule standing above, Belgium's national church. The more than 1000 stained glass windows of the 16 choir windows depict personalities from the country's history. Behind the church entrance, we pass the bust of King Boudewijn I., who married Fabiola in this church in 1960. After crossing Keizerinlaan, we continue straight into Arenbergstraat. There, after 100 m, an architectural delight awaits us when turning left into the Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert. This noble 200 m long shopping gallery was built in 1847 during Brussels' heyday.Coming from the gallery, we go slightly to the right and straight ahead along Rue de la Colline
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Wolfgang Schwartz
Wolfgang Schwartz, geboren 1967 in Schleswig-Holstein, bevorzugte nach dem Studium der Geographie und Germanistik in Kiel sowie einem Volontariat als Lektor für einen Kölner Reisebuchverlag eine Tätigkeit draußen als Reiseleiter von Aktivreisen im europäischen Ausland. Seit 1994 führt er Reisegruppen zu Fuß, aber auch per Rad oder auf Langlaufskiern überwiegend durch Italien, Skandinavien, Großbritannien und im deutschsprachigen Raum. Daneben arbeitet er als Scout für einen Outdoor-Veranstalter touristische Wander-Individualprogramme aus und führt für einen Wanderreiseveranstalter Insider-Touren auf Bornholm, seinem ersten Rother-Titel. Weitere Rother-Wanderführer des in den Niederlanden lebenden Autors erschienen zu seiner Heimatregion Norddeutschland.
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