Brussels is often overlooked as a city break destination. In fact, it's a feast for foodies, with some 2,000 restaurants – including 36 with Michelin stars – and it’s remarkably easy to reach by Eurostar. Best of all, swanky hotels offer great weekend deals when the Eurocrats have scurried home to their families. 
Recommended tour operator: Eurostar
Eurostar says
For some, Belgium will forever be associated with two things: chocolate and beer. And, while this may not necessarily seem like a bad thing, we can’t help but feel it does this diverse country a disservice.
Thankfully, with Eurostar’s £59 return fare to Brussels you don’t have to take our word for it. Here, alongside the well-trodden cobbles of the spectacular Grand Place and the imposing edifices of the European Union, you’ll discover plenty of cultural delights.
There are engrossing museums, like the Musée des Beaux-Arts and the recently opened Musée Magritte (devoted to the city’s famed surrealist), as well as some of the most enjoyable dining you’ll ever experience, from chocolate-covered waffles to gargantuan buckets of mussels.
What’s more, should Brussels not quite sate your appetite for all things Belgian, you’ll be pleased to hear that the price of your Eurostar ticket also includes free onward travel to any other Belgian station.
So, from Brussels you can jump on a train to Bruges or Ghent and spend a day wending your way down their beautiful canals; or head to Antwerp and admire its Art Nouveau architecture, avant-garde fashions and auspicious diamond dealers. Find out more about onward connections.
It’s easy to travel to Belgium with Eurostar – just hop on a high-speed train at St Pancras, Ebbsfleet or Ashford International, and you’ll be whisked seamlessly to the heart of Brussels in less than two hours.
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