European Quarter

如何抵達

Metro Many tourist attractions in European Quarter are connected with Schuman (memorial name of Robert Schuman, "father of European Union") or Luxembourg/Luxemburg (this is not the country or the Belgian province; it is a metro station). Merode is also a good choice; but it is further. To visit European Parliament, people should get off at Luxembourg; to visit European Commission, get off at Schuman.

必看景點

European Union

Brussels is considered to be the de facto capital of the European Union, having a long history of hosting the institutions of the European Union within its European Quarter. The EU has no official capital, and no plans to declare one, but Brussels hosts the official seats of the European Commission, Council of the European Union, European Council, as well as a second seat of the European Parliament.

1 European Parliament, Rue Wiertz/Wiertzstraat 60 (Luxemburg 12 21 27 64 or Luxemburg), ☏ +32 2 284-21-11, fax: +32 2 284-35-30. M-Th at 10:00 and 15:00; F at 10:00 only; closed official holidays. Multimedia-guided tours in all official EU languages. Don't forget to bring an ID card/driver's license with you. Free. 2 Parlamentarium, Wiertzstraat 60 (Luxemburg 12 21 27 64 or Luxemburg), ☏ +32 2 283 22 22, [email protected]. M 13:00-18:00, Tu-F 09:00-18:00, Sa-Su 10:00-18:00. The Parlamentarium is the visitors' centre of the European Parliament and is in the Parliament's Espace Léopold complex. The official opening was on 14 October 2011 by President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek. The permanent exhibition contains hundreds of multimedia components, explaining the European Parliament and other European Union institutions. The entrance to the centre is on the Parliament's esplanade. Each visitor is provided with a personal multimedia guide which guides them through the exhibition, location is used to display content relevant to each area. It is also needed to activate each installation and shows in-depth information, plays audio using an in-ear speaker and displays short films in the visitor's selected language. All content in the Parlamentarium is available in the 24 official EU languages. Tours are held for children, blind and deaf people. Note that unusually strict security measures enforced at the Parlementarium entrance, with airport style bag and visitor scanners at the entrance. Be prepared to leave restricted i

購物

1 Filigranes, 39 Avenue des Arts-Kunstlaan. open 7 days a week. The largest bookshop in Brussels, features a small bar/café inside and quite often live music.

住宿

1 Stanhope Hotel, Rue du Commerce-Handelsstraat 9 (in the European district), ☏ +32 2 506-91-11, fax: +32 2 512-17-08, [email protected]. 108 rooms including 2 apartments.