1 January: New Year's Day
March/April: Easter
1 May: Labour Day
May/June: Whit Sunday
11 July: Flemish community's holiday
21 July: National holiday
15 August: Assumption of the Holy Virgin
27 September: French community's holiday
1 November: All Saints' Day
11 November: Armistice Day
25 December: Christmas
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This very useful pass is your entrance ticket to a long list of Brussels' museums and ALL buses, trams and metros of the Brussels Public Transport Company (STIB)1. Three types of Brussels Cards are available: you can choose between a 72, 48 or 24 hours pass.

What are your advantages?

- you save money on museum and public transport tickets
- you receive a 25% discount (or equivalent) on entry to tourist attractions, in cultural institutions, shops, restaurants and bars and a 5% discount in designers' boutiques
- you receive a practical guide
- ease of use: this all inclusive pass allows you to go wherever you want!

Included: the Brussels Card guide

A useful guidebook comes with your Brussels Card and explains everything about the participating museums and the other discounts included in the pass:
- description
- how to get there
- opening hours
- contacts

The descriptions are in 3 languages: English, French and Dutch. For more information and online purchasing please visit the website. [Read more]

Belgium has the same universal emergency telephone number for ambulance, fire and police assistance as other EU countries: 112. If you dial this number, you'll be connected to the emergency service you need, whether that be the police, fire or ambulance. The operator who takes your call speaks Dutch, French and English. Various police stations are located throughout Brussels. If you want to report a complaint, it's best to go to the big police station at the Kolenmarkt. [Read more]