* A highly informative guide to a great trip in the Low Countries. Leads travelers to the best of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. * Delivers the scoop on top cultural attractions in Brussels, Bruges, Amsterdam, Luxembourg City, and other urban centers * Reveals the best local experiences, from the forests and resorts of Belgium's Ardennes and the wine trail of Luxembourg to the windmills, tulip fields, and carnival celebrations of Holland * Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest changes in hotels, dining, and attractions

Table of Contents

LIST OF MAPS. WHAT'S NEW IN BELGIUM, HOLLAND & LUXEMBOURG. 1 THE BEST OF BELGIUM, HOLLAND & LUXEMBOURG. 2 BELGIUM, HOLLAND & LUXEMBOURG IN DEPTH. 3 PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO BELGIUM, HOLLAND & LUXEMBOURG. 4 SUGGESTED BENELUX ITINERARIES. 5 PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO BELGIUM. 6 BRUSSELS. 7 BRUGES. 8 GHENT & ANTWERP. 9 THE BELGIAN COAST & YPRES. 10 LIEGE, THE MEUSE RIVER & HAINAUT. 11 THE ARDENNES. 12 PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO HOLLAND. 13 AMSTERDAM. 14 HAARLEM & NOORD-HOLLAND. 15 THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM & ZUID-HOLLAND. 16 FRIESLAND, GRONINGEN & DRENTHE. 17 UTRECHT, GELDERLAND, OVERIJSSEL & FLEVOLAND. 18 ZEELAND, NOORD-BRABANT & LIMBURG. 19 PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO LUXEMBOURG. 20 LUXEMBOURG. APPENDIX: FAST FACTS, TOLL-FREE NUMBERS & WEBSITES. INDEX.

About the Author

George McDonald has lived and worked in both Amsterdam and Brussels, as deputy editor of the in-flight magazine for KLM and as editor-in-chief of the in-flight magazine for Sabena. Now a freelance journalist and travel writer, he has written extensively on both the Netherlands and Belgium for magazines and for travel books. In addition to Frommer's Belgium, Holland & Luxembourg, he is the author of Frommer's Amsterdam, Frommer's Day by Day Amsterdam, and a coauthor of Frommer's Europe and Frommer's Europe by Rail.