The EU's capital of beer, chocolate, and surrealism
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The EU's capital of beer, chocolate, and surrealism. Below, everything you need here — grouped by the Wells that matter, with vetted providers and straight pricing.
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Where you rest
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Backstage Hotel Zermatt
★ Prime
Design boutique in car-free Zermatt, minutes from the Matterhorn lifts
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Hotel Arlberg St. Anton
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Family-run five-star ski-in ski-out on the Arlberg
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Hôtel Mont-Blanc Chamonix
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Historic grande-dame in central Chamonix with Mont Blanc views
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Badrutt's Palace Hotel, St. Moritz
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The landmark of St. Moritz since 1896 — grande-dame luxury above the frozen lake
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What excites you
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Zermatters Ski & Guide School
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Zermatt's official ski school & mountain-guide bureau — lessons, off-piste, touring
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Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix
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The world's oldest guide company (1821) — Vallée Blanche, off-piste, alpinism
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Arlberg Ski School, St. Anton
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The historic Arlberg school — the technique that founded the sport
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Schweizer Skischule St. Moritz
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St. Moritz's official Swiss ski school — lessons, off-piste and Engadin touring
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Eat-Well
What you savor
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Chez Vrony, Zermatt
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Iconic mountainside restaurant above Zermatt — a Matterhorn table
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Chesa Veglia, St. Moritz
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Badrutt's 1658 farmhouse — grill, pizza and old-world Engadin glamour
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Le Chabichou, Courchevel
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Two-Michelin-star Savoyard cooking on the piste at 1850
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Rifugio Averau, Cortina
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Storied mountain hut on the Cinque Torri — Dolomite classics with a view
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Getting around
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Alpybus Alpine Transfers
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Shared & private transfers from Geneva/Zurich to the Alps resorts
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Don't-miss jewels
The Grand-Place + the Galeries Royales + the SablonEssential
Europe's finest square, the 1847 glass-roofed shopping gallery, and the antiques-and-chocolate Sablon — the walkable heart of the old town, best at first light
Jun-Aug + December + biennial Flower Carpet Booking may earn us a commission — at no extra cost to you.
Magritte + the Royal Museums of Fine ArtsEssential
200+ surrealist works in the Magritte Museum and the Old + Modern Masters next door — a world-class art afternoon
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Art Nouveau — Horta's houses (UNESCO)Essential
Victor Horta's Hôtel Tassel + the Horta Museum — the birthplace of Art Nouveau, in the leafy Saint-Gilles/Ixelles streets
Jun-Aug + December + biennial Flower Carpet Booking may earn us a commission — at no extra cost to you.
The comic-strip city — the mural trail + the Belgian Comic Strip CenterEssential
Brussels is the world capital of the ninth art — Tintin, the Smurfs, Lucky Luke
Jun-Aug + December + biennial Flower Carpet Booking may earn us a commission — at no extra cost to you.
The Marolles morning — the Jeu de Balle flea market + the SablonEssential
the daily junk-and-treasure flea market under the Palais de Justice, then uphill to the antiques dealers + chocolatiers of the Sablon
Jun-Aug + December + biennial Flower Carpet Booking may earn us a commission — at no extra cost to you.
A Trappist-beer + chocolate + frites walkComfort
Trappist, lambic and gueuze in a historic estaminet, the Sablon chocolatiers, and a proper cone of frites — the Brussels table in a half-day
Jun-Aug + December + biennial Flower Carpet Booking may earn us a commission — at no extra cost to you.
The lambic trail — Cantillon + the gueuze housesEssential
Brussels is the world home of spontaneously-fermented lambic, and the still-working Cantillon brewery-museum is the pilgrimage
Jun-Aug + December + biennial Flower Carpet Booking may earn us a commission — at no extra cost to you.
The Flower Carpet (2026) or Winter WondersEssential
in an even August, the million-flower carpet on the Grand-Place; in December, the Winter Wonders market + the Grand-Place sound-and-light show
Flower Carpet 13-16 Aug 2026; Winter Wonders late Nov-early Jan Booking may earn us a commission — at no extra cost to you.
The Atomium + Mini-Europe + the comicsEssential
the nine-sphere Atomium and its panorama, Mini-Europe's scale-model continent next door, and the Belgian Comic Strip Center — a big, easy family day
Jun-Aug + December + biennial Flower Carpet Booking may earn us a commission — at no extra cost to you.
Waterloo 1815 + the House of European HistoryEssential
the Napoleonic battlefield at Waterloo south of the city, and the free House of European History in the EU quarter
Jun-Aug + December + biennial Flower Carpet Booking may earn us a commission — at no extra cost to you.
A Saint-Gery + Sablon eveningComfort
the bars of Saint-Géry/Dansaert, a jenever or a natural wine, and the polished side of Brussels nights around the Sablon
standing; terraces best Apr-Sep Booking may earn us a commission — at no extra cost to you.
A Grand-Place grande-dame suite + a Galeries dinnerLuxury
a suite at the Rocco Forte Hotel Amigo steps from the Grand-Place, chocolate at the Sablon
Jun-Aug + December + biennial Flower Carpet Booking may earn us a commission — at no extra cost to you.
A hotel-spa afternoonComfort
a rooftop or grande-dame hotel spa in the centre — a quiet reset between museums and the table
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Good to know
When is the best time to visit Brussels?
**Best time:** **April–June and September–October** (mild, shoulder); July–August summer + December (Winter Wonders); the **Flower Carpet (13–16 Aug 2026)** is the marquee even-year window. · https://www.machupicchu.org/best-time-to-visit-brussels-2026-weather-events-seasonal-tips.htm
How do I get to Brussels?
**Art Nouveau + comics:** Victor Horta's UNESCO town houses, and the Belgian Comic Strip Center + the city's comic-mural trail (Tintin, the Smurfs). · https://www.visit.brussels/en/
What is worth doing in Brussels?
The Atomium + Mini-Europe + the comics — the nine-sphere Atomium and its panorama, Mini-Europe's scale-model continent next door, and the Belgian Comic Strip Center — a big, easy family day. · https://www.brusselstourism.org/atomium-mini-europe-guide/
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