Brussels. A city that extended from a medieval town to an agglomeration with 19 suburbs. A fairly small capital, with only about one million inhabitants. We held the first World Fair after the second world war (1958), which gave us the Atomium. Nato has its headquarters here, and Europe is very much present on our soil. But Brussels is just as well the one but greenest capital worldwide.
If you arrive in Brussels by coach, ask a Brussels Walks guide to hop on and explain about political hightech, industrial revolutions and a royal builder with vision. And so much more ...