Brussels

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Brussels Card 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?... [Read more]

Public Holidays in Brussels 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: ... [Read more]

Emergency number and Police 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... [Read more]