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On the Place Ste-Catherine, baroque roundabouts featuring fantasy characters spin round all day, moving their passengers through space and time. And the toboggan run gets longer by the year, to prolong people’s sliding pleasure. Brussels Winter Wonders (Plaisirs dHiver) is the festival including Christmas Market, Sound and Light Show in Grand Place. The Big Wheel allows visitors to ascend for a panoramic view of all the illuminations.
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Many events are organized around the famous Christmas market. Here are the main locations of Brussels Winter Wonders & Christmas Market: Grand Place The most important (and iconic) stop for anyone visiting the Brussels Christmas Market / Winter Wonders is Grand Place, where you’ll find a dazzling free light show that takes place at least once an hour (twice on weekends) after sunset. On the Marché aux Poissons, the Skating rink offers more than 1,000 square metres of ice and can accommodate up to 300 people at a time. Every year during the Christmas period, Brussels launches the Winter Wonders operation. Visitors can discover the charms of Brussels in winter-time, not to mention the friendliness of its citizens and the numerous seasonal traditions of many other countries and cultures.Ī sculpture in light is installed in the centre of the Grand-Place, with each week-end, shows starting at 20.00, 21.00 and 22.00. Filled with warmth and joy, the Winter Wonders brings together Brusselss harmonious innovation and tradition to produce a unique and legendary event that is one of the most popular Christmas celebrations in Europe and the whole world. People come to enjoy the food and drink, stock up on delicacies for the holiday period or gifts for loved ones. It includes stalls, chalets, attractions, activities and terraces. Local products are transformed into subtle seasonal dishes finished on the Chilean barbecue, and a festive vibe guaranteed.Hailed as ‘Europe’s most original Christmas market’ by British tour operators, the Brussel's Christmas Market, " Winter Wonders", stretches over two kilometres until 1st of januari. The venue offers breath-taking views on the old track and the forest. Jadot works in what looks like a collage, following a sort of faux puzzle, upcycling elements in a joyful and eclectic atmosphere. The place has been completely redesigned by Lionel Jadot, one of Belgium’s most captivating interior architects (he's also the mind behind the The Jam Hotel). Le Pesage, which translates as ‘the weighing,’ offers a unique dining experience in the room where jockeys once bellied up to the scale. Winter time in Brussels is a great excuse to try out one of Brussels’ newest restaurants right in the heart of the Drohme Park, the former Boitsfort racecourse. There are even more places to eat and drink and Brussels, too, from frites to African cuisines.
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Visit the website for a full schedule of events and get. Shop for unique crafts and treats from over 200 vendors, enjoy a variety of live entertainment or take a spin around the ice skating rink. For those aiming for an over the top exclusive Christmas, order the meter tall limited edition tree for the hefty price of €1000. Downtown Brussels turns into a holiday wonderland each winter with festive activities for the whole family. For this winter, he is launching a collection of Christmas yule logs, a delicious advents calendar and even chocolate Christmas trees made of milk and dark chocolate and praline baubles. From late November through early January, over 2 million people visit one of the most beautiful winter markets, held on the majestic Grand-Place or Grote Markt in Brussels. The event takes place at: Opening hours, admission fees etc, is present in the event website below, under Event related information section. Winter Wonders Christmas Market transforms the center of Brussels into a fairytale town. He is the first chocolatier to have used denominations of origin for chocolate, gathering the world’s best beans and then subtly blending cocoa from different origins in order to create surprising, original and delicious chocolate marvels. Winter Wonders Ice Rinks is the beauty of Brussels and reputed to the best ice Rinks in Europe. You may know Pierre Marcolini’s chocolate blissful creations and if not, shame on you.
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Limited Edition Chocolate tree © Pierre Marcolini A meter tall chocolate Christmas tree