PROMOTION Marseille Blue Attraction Endowed with an exceptional set of qualities that make it popular with tourists, such as a stunning natural location, 300 days of sunshine a year, picturesque neighbourhoods and easy access, Marseille can be considered a true jewel of the Mediterranean. And its attraction is set to increase even further as Marseille-Provence becomes the <strong>2013</strong> European Capital of Culture. For the past 15 years, the city of Marseille and its partners in the public and private sectors have been Brussels44Center Conferences Located in the heart of Brussels in Passage 44, the Brussels44Center offers fi ve venues of different shapes and sizes, ensuring that your event – be it a conference, congress, show or gala – will be held under optimal conditions. The Auditorium has 768 seated places and a lobby that can hold up to 400 people. The Jacques Brel venue has 156 seated places, while Maeterlinck, working together to make the city the Mediterranean destination of choice for business tourism. More than €660m has been invested across a wide range of sectors, vaulting Marseille into its well-deserved place among the great European metropolises. Since February, the Palais du Pharo, a prestigious building originally built by Napoleon III, has offered 10 new conference rooms, including a large meeting hall for 300 people to go with its reception area seating 1,000 and a terrace overlooking the sea and the Old Port. Contact them to organise your perfect event in Marseille. cfreani@marseille-tourisme.com next door, can act as a reception area for a conference or seminar. Finally, the Atrium, with its modernist architecture, can give your event that little je ne sais quoi: there is standing room for up to 350 or 240 seated for dinner. For mega-events, all venues can be jointly hired and Passage 44 will be decorated in the event colours. 44 Boulevard du Jardin Botanique, Brussels +32 2 222 84 99, b44c.com, info@b44c.com Top picks All4theEU All 4 the EU shapes your events and ideas into a successful event by providing the necessary knowledge, staff and logistical support. They can produce video materials and advertisements using 3D animation. +32 471 111 468 All4theEU.com Sweets Company Happy employees work better, and a creative team-building workshop from Sweets Company can do wonders for company morale. Featuring activities based around chocolate, they can be staged at any location. sweetscompany.be info@sweetscompany.be Le Manoir du Capitaine Located in the heart of Belgium’s greenest landscapes, close to the motorway, Le Manoir du Capitaine offers 11 quiet, multifunctional, accessible rooms and suites for seminars, meetings or banquets. +32 67 87 45 40 manoirducapitaine.com
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