This 350-page guidebook to Belgium presents the country"s highlights in a comprehensive format, illustrated with hundreds of full-colour photographs and 17 maps, and packed with essential travel tips. Key features include: Places: region-by-region gazetteer section, with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed local maps; Essay Features: incisive essays on the islands" history, people and culture, from the Belgians" love affair with the cocoa bean to the Surrealist artist Rene Magritte; Photo Features: magazine-style full-colour features on some of the country"s most famous sights, including micro breweries and Brussels" architecture; and Travel Tips: practical listings section, including accommodation, restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes, entertainment, nightlife, transport and essential contact addresses and numbers.