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CharleroiCharleroi Airport is 37 miles away from Brussels. The Airport Express bus will take you to Charleroi-South (Gare du Sud) train station. Trains leave the Brussels-Central station at 36 mins past the hour Mon to Fri, and 41 mins past the hour Sat and Sun- Eurostar trains between Brussels run around 10 times a day. The Inter City Train takes approx 50 minutes and second class single fares are only 6.80€ each. Most of the city is served by bus lines and the TEC light rail Metro system. Eurostar trains between Ebbsfleet International and Charleroi have average journey times of 1 hour, 41 minute; the route passes through Lille and Brussels. Highspeed rail is a popular form of transport when reaching Belgium, because its domestic rail network is so well-developed that visitors can reach any Belgian city via train. The best time to visit is in spring so the weather is not too hot. Charleroi is the largest city and municipality of Wallonia, with a population of around half a million (inhabitants of the city are known as Carolos). It is located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium and was founded in 1666 by the Spanish as a fortress. It was named after Charles II of Spainat the site of a medieval village, following the Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659). Charleroi was strategically important between the 17th – 19th centuries and was occupied by France, Spain, Austria, and Holland. The fortress was dismantled in the late 19th century but was still important- it was the scene of one of the first battles of World War I. Charleroi was formerly the capital of the Black Country and one of the most prosperous basins of the Industrial Revolution, especially in the production of coal, steel and glass. It is now a commercial centre and rail junction in full urbanistic and environmental reconversion.
Points of Interest
AttractionsLucky Luke at the entrance of Astrid Park, Marcinelle (famous for its comic strips). Jules Destrée, famous Walloon politician. Le Mineur (the miner) on the Place Buisset. Restaurants and cafés: Polyphonic Café, Le Luxembourg, The Star Rock Cafe, Robert La Frite, Restaurant Shanghai (Asian cuisine), Chez Raoul (Turkish kebabs), L'Empire Ottoman (Turkish cuisine), La Bruxelloise (Belgian specialities). Bars and clubs: El Gringo, La Cour des Miracles, La cuve A Biere, La petite scène, The Irish Times, Route 66, La Nova, l’Impasse, Le Corto. Rue de la Montagne for international and chain shops. The Dog Market on the Place Charles II and in the Rue Vauban. Ville 2 shopping centre with Carollywood cinema. Galeries de la bourse for bookshops.
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