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Creative cartoons in BrusselsBrussels embodies Belgium’s contrasts: French versusFlemish; staidness versus surrealism; the postmodernityof the European Quarter set against the medieval majestyof the Grand Place/Grote Markt and the Art Nouveau oflegendary Belgian architect Victor Horta (don’t miss theHorta Museum).Then there’s the art the city celebrates. Yes, there areillustrious canvases galore at the Royal Museums of FineArts of Belgium, but Brussels loves something moregraphic: cartoons. And here, they’re literally part of thecity’s fabric, courtesy of the Comic Book Route – awonderful wandering trail, with giant murals of treasuredBelgian characters, spread across the central Pentagon areaand into Laeken. Famous figures from Tintin mix with lessfamiliar names, such as the colourful 1940s Cori on Ruedes Fabriques or the sensual 1960s flower power coupleOlivier Rameau and Colombe Tiredaile on Rue du Chêne –a striking contrast to the graceful gables and spires around.Dig deeper at the Belgian Comic Strip Center, housed inan old department store designed by Horta on Rue desSables. Across the road, the Marc Sleen Museum celebratesone of the medium’s finest storytellers, while leadingcartoon publisher and film producer Raymond Leblancis honoured with a foundation near the central station.To explore the work of an artist who gloried in graphicdepictions of a strange universe, head for the MagritteMuseum. Housed in a neoclassical landmark on PlaceRoyale, this superb collection of more than 200 imagessuggests this master of surrealism shared much with theworld of cartoonists – even if his efforts are dubbed highart and theirs just populist fun. Or visit the Plasticarium:it boasts the world’s finest collection of plastic creations,fusing Pop Art style with cool design in such dazzlingcolours it feels like being inside a psychedelic cartoon.After that, you’ve earned a beer, in a city renowned forit. Choose from 100 brews at A La Morte Subite, or duckdown an alley near Grand Place to Á La Bécasse to trya jeune lambic blanche, its famous white beer.FOR FOODIESCOMME CHEZ SOI The Art Nouveau décor of Lionel Rigolet'ssuperlative restaurant is a great backdrop for classic cooking –veal with fresh morels and celeriac ravioli, perhaps.Place Rouppe 23, BrusselsTel: +39 2 512 29 21 www.commechezsoi.beDEN DYVER A restaurant celebrating the marriage of food and beer (asboth ingredient and accompaniment). Think hare, turnip and cranberryravioli cooked in Oude Gueuze, served with Petrus Winterbier.Dijver 5, BrusselsTel: +32 50 33 60 69 www.dyver.beTAVERNE DU PASSAGE This venerable Art Deco brasserie in theGaleries Royales Saint-Hubert is renowned for its waterzooi(a Flemish broth-like stew), herring, shellfish and succulent roasts.Galerie de la Reine 30, BrusselsTel: +32 2 512 37 31 www.taverne-du-passage.beFOR SHOPAHOLICSGaleries Royales Saint-Hubert provides a glass-roofed setting for topbrands such as chocolatiers Godiva and luxe leather sellers Delvaux.Rue Antoine Dansaert is the area to trawl for one-off designer gemsat distinctive boutiques appealing to high-end shoppers.50
city breaksWHERE TO STAYFor further information andreservations, please visitwww.SummitHotels.comHOTEL METROPOLESet in the heart of the city'shistoric centre, this superblyrenovated hotel is a shrineto 19th-century opulence.Clockwise from left: This giant Tintin mural onRue de l'Étuve is one of many cartoons on theComic Book Route in Brussels; a beer sign willlead you to establishments offering the finest ofBelgian brews; the Horta Museum is dedicatedto the life and work of architect Victor Hortavolume ten Summit 51
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