Mons - European Capital of Culture: European Capital of Culture (Bradt Travel Guides)

Author: Antony Mason
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Category: Tips & Advice, Guidebooks
Book Format: Paperback

The first dedicated English-language guidebook to Mons, European Capital of Culture 2015. Mons is a town itching to be discovered. Cobbled streets rise on a twisty medieval grid to its beautiful central square, and then on up to a crescendo at the 17th-century Belfry, one of the town's four UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Historic, pretty and manageably compact it is the perfect short stay destination.

Table Of Contents
Introduction 5

Some Facts 5

Chapter 1 General Information 7

Practical Information 7, History of Mons 14

Chapter 2 The Guide 23

Orientation 23, Th e Main Sights 23

Chapter 3 Walks, Tour and Excursions 37

City Walks 37, Tour of the Sites and Monuments of World

War I 45, Excursions Around Mons 48

Chapter 4 Where to Stay and Eat 57

Where to Stay 57, Where to Eat and Drink 59

Appendix Getting Started in French 63

Index 64
About Antony Mason
Antony Mason has been writing about Belgium for some 20 years - a happy outcome of being married to a Belgian (a Walloon from Waterloo, as it happens).
He is the "Brussels Expert" for the Daily Telegraph series of online city break guides and writes occasional articles for the Daily Telegraph Saturday Travel section (e.g. on the WW1 centenary commemorations, and the wonders of Belgian frites (chips)). His most recent Belgium-oriented publication is his translation and adaptation of Le Gout des Belges by Eric Boschman, called A Slice of Belgium in the English edition (Lannoo Publishers, 2014), a humorous analysis of what the Belgians really eat.

(BK-9781784770006)

SKU BK-9781784770006
Barcode # 9781784770006
Brand Bradt Travel Guides
Artist / Author Antony Mason
Shipping Weight 0.1400kg
Shipping Width 0.130m
Shipping Length 0.220m
Assembled Length 21.500m
Assembled Height 0.400m
Assembled Width 13.000m
Type Paperback

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