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1. Introduction HowtoarrivetoBruselas?

AirlinesflyingtoBrussels

Vueling Barcelona,Sevilla,Valenciaand Vigo.

Ryanair Alicante,Barcelona,Fuerteventura,Gerona,GranCanaria,Ibiza,Lanzarote,Madrid,Mlaga,

PalmadeMallorca,Reus,Santander,Sevilla,Tenerife,Valencia,ValladolidandZaragoza.

InternationalAirportBruselas (BRU)

LocatedinthetownofZaventem,about15kmfromBrussels,ItiswellconnectedtoBrussels.Thereis

anAirportExpressbusservice(numbers11or12)leavingevery20minutes,singleticketcostsabout

5euros.Thereisalsoatrainfromtheairport(floor 2)tothethreetrainstationsofBrussels

(BruxellesNord,BruxellesCentralBruxellesMidi).Thetraincostsabout5.20euroseachway,and

alsoleaveevery20minutes.Toarrivetothecitycentre,thetrainisthefastestoption.

BruselasSouthAirport(CRL)

LocatedinthetownCharleroi,55kmofBrussels,theairportisexclusivetoRyanairflights.Thereare

shuttlebuses(Voyagel'Elan)tocommutefromtheairportofCharleroitoBrusselsevery30minutes.

Thejourneytakes1hourandthedestinationstationisBrusselsMidi(atRuedeFrance).Thepriceof

onewayticketis13Theticketcanbepurchasedattheboxofficeintheterminalor,ifclosed,inthe

bus.OnceintheBrusselsMidistationyoucantakethemetro,tramortraintootherstationsinthe

city.Youcanseethescheduleinformationonthefollowinglink:http://www.charleroi

airport.com/doc.php?nd=1101&tid=101&site=1&lg=1

YoucanalsocatchabusfromtheairportleavesyouatthetrainstationofCharleroi,andfromthere

takeatraintoBrussels,buttheoptionisnotrecommended.

InternationalTrains

Thalys:HighspeedtrainthatconnectsBrusselsandParisinjustoveranhour.Italsoconnects

BrusselswithCologneandAmsterdam.

Eurostar:ConnectsBrussels(MidiStation)andLondoninjusttwohours.

PublicTransportSTIBistheorganizationthatmanagestheurbantransportinBrusselsconsistingofmetro,tramsand

buses.Thethreemeansareinterconnected sothatthesameticketusedforallthree.

http://www.stib.be/netplanplanreseau.html?l=fr

Metro

TheBrusselsmetroleadstothemostpointsofinterest.

Tram

Withtensoflinestoreachremoteareasofthecity,thetramnetworkinBrusselsisoneofthelargest

intheworld.

Bus

Boththedayandnight(Noctis)thereisextensivebusnetwork.

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2. ParkoptionsforCampinginBrussels1. Parcd'OsseghemParklocatedverynearAtomiun>PossibletobetheentranceofthemarchestotheCity.

Acess:boulevardduCentenaire,avenuedel'Atomium,avenuedeMadrid,avenueduVieuxBruxelles,avenueduGrosTilleul

Transport:Metro:HayselTram:19,23,52,53,92/Bus:53Opening:1Apriltill30September:6amtill10pm.1Octobertill31March:7amtill9pmMap(seebelow)

2. ParcdeLaekenSituadoalladodelParqueded'OsseghemtienevistashacalaciudaddeBruselas yhacaelpalacio

real.

Acces:AvenueduParcRoyal,avenueJulesvanPraet Transport:Metro:Stuyvengergh/Tram:19,23,52,53,92/Bus:53 Surface:26hectreasOpening:allyearMap

3. BoisdelaCambreBoisdelaCambre,aparkandaforest,locatedsouthofBrussels.Today,theBoisdelaCambreisa

greenlunginBrusselsandoneofthefavoriteparksforleisureactivities.Thereistrafficinthepark.

Acces:AvenueLouise,ChaussedeWaterloo,AvenueFranklinRoosevelt,ChaussedeLaHulpe

Transport:Tram:23,90,93,94/Bus:38,41,60.Opening:1Apriltill30September:6amtill10pm.1Octobertill31March:7amtill9pmMap

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4. ParcduCinquantenaireTheCinquantenaireParkincludesseveralbuildings:TheGrandMosque,thestatueofthegreendog,

theflagofhumanpassionofVictorHorta(accessiblebyappointmentonly).MuseumsofArtand

History,Aviation,MilitaryandMilitaryHistoryandAutoworldarealsofoundinthepark.

Acces:trafficcircleSchuman,AvenuedelaRenaissance,AvenuedesNerviensandGaulois,Avenuedel'Yser,AvenuedelaJoyeuseEntre

Transport:Mtro:Mrode,Schuman/Tram:81/Bus:20,80. Surface:37ha.Opening:allyearMap

5. L'UniversitlibredeBruxellesorVUBLaUniversitlibredeBruxellesislocatedneartheBoisdelaCambreandnotfarfromtheEuropean

area.ItisaplacewherepoliceBrusselscannotenter.Therearetwocentriccampuses,theCampus

SolboschandthePlaineCampus.ThereisalsotheVUB(VirjUniversiteitBrussel)option

Access:CampusduSolboschoCampusdelaPlaine

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Transport:Mtro:Delta/Tram:XX/Bus:XXMap(CampusSolbosh)

6. ParcLopoldLeopoldParkislocatedintheheartoftheEuropeandistrictofBrussels,neartheParliament.

Opening:From1Aprilto30September:6amto10pm.From1Octoberto31March:7amto9pm. Transport:Bus:41,42,95/Tram:94Map

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7. Options/GoogleEarth

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8. Pros/ConsParques Pros Cons

Parcd'Osseghem

&ParcdeLaeken

LargeandspaciouscampsitesNonuisancetoneighboursEnvironment?

Farfromthemajorareasintramormetrodosnottakelessthan30minutes

toarrive

awayfromareasofreferenceincaseyouhaveanymanifestation

"spontaneous"

PoorVisibilityBoisdela

Cambre

LargeandspaciouscampsitesQuietenvironmentforworkand

meetings

NonuisancetoneighboursTheparkissobig,thatpeoplenot

knowingtheparkcangetlost.

Esta

un

poco

apartado,

no

es

lejos,

pero

alentrarenBoidelaCambreparece

otromundo.

It'snotfar,butwhenenteringBoisdelaCambrelookslikeanotherworld.

PoorVisibility

Parcdu

Cinquantenaire

Spaciouscamping,theparkisboundedbyroads,whichwouldfacilitatethe

logisticsanddistributionofthecamp.

ClosetotheEuropeanInstitutions.Quietenvironmentforworkand

meetings

MediumvisibilityNonuisancetoneighbours

L'Universitlibre

deBruxelles

Quietenvironmentforworkandmeetings.

Possibilityofspreading/contactwithstudents.

Visibility:medium

TheULBisgreatbutatleastSolboschCampus(Ixelles)isnotsogreenastoaccommodatealargeencampmentof

magnitudes >Whichcampusisthe

best?

Placeswhereitispossibletoareclosetotheparking,wherepeoplegotodrink

andasOctoberisthebeginningofthe

year,therewillbedrunkstudents

everywhere

Possibletogeneratesomeinterferenceinacademiclifeoncampus

TheplaceisveryclosetotheStudentsResidenceandthenoisehastobetightlycontrolled

Permission?PrivatePropertyUVB =ULB

Moregreenareas Poorvisibilityintosociety,butmuchtostudentsParcLopold VeryclosetotheEuropeanInstitutions

Mediumsizepark,easytocontrolEasytoorganizespontaneous

demonstrations.

HighVisibility.Possibilitytomakenoisetothe

negihbours>needtocontrol

Openinghours?Manymonitoringifthereisacamp

there,thatcanmakedifficulttoperform

spontaneousactions

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3. OtherParks/Squaresfordemonstrations1. SquareduPetitSablon(green)

ThepetitSablonisagreenareabetweenthecourt,thePlaceRoyal,theMuseumofModernArtand

theMuseumofAncientArt.Access:RuedelaRgence(PetitSablonSquare) Transport:Metro:Parc/Tram:92,93,94/Bus:20,34,95,96.Opening:allyearMap

2. JardinduMontdesArts(green)ThegardenoftheMontdesArtshasagreatviewoftheGrandPlaceandthehistoricalcenterof

Brussels.ThegardenisalinkbetweentheoldandtheRoyalLibraryAlbertI,theRoyalMuseumsof

FineArtsofBelgium,therealCinemathequeandtheFilmMuseum(Cinematek)

Access:Boulevarddel'Empereur,RueRavenstein Transport:Metro:GareCentralOpening:allyearMap

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3. ParcdeBruxelles(green)BrusselsParkisaparklocatedinthecenterofBrussels.Thisparkissurroundedbytheroyalpalace,

RueDucale,thepalaceofthenationandtheRueRoyale.

Acces:RueRoyale,RuedelaLoi,RueDucale,PlacedesPalais Transport:Metro:ParcOpening:from1Apriltill30September:6amtill10pm.From1Octobertill31March:7amtill

9pm.

Map

4. SquareAmbiorix(green)ParklocatedcloseShuman

Access:SquareMarieLouise,AvenuePalmerston,SquareAmbiorix,SquareMarguerite Transport:Metro:SchumanOpen:1Apriltill30September:6amtill10pm.1Octobertill31March:7amtill9pmMap

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5. ParcdelaPortedeHal(green)ParklocatedclosetoStGillesandMidi.

Acces:BoulevarddeWaterloo,BoulevardduMidi,AvenuedelaPortedeHal,avenueH.Jaspar

Opening:allyearMapa

6. PlaceFlagey(asphalt)

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7. Schuman(asphalt)

8. GrandSablon (asphalt)

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9. PlaceLuxembourg(asphalt)

10. StCatherine

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11. Options/GoogleEarth

12. Pros/Cons

Parques Pros Cons

SquareduPetitSablon

JardinduMontdesArts

ParcdeBruxelles

SquareAmbiorix

ParcdelaPortedeHal

PlaceFlagey

Schuman

GrandSablon

PlaceLuxembourg

St.Catherine

Others

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4. OtherConsiderationsZONEROUGE?

PERMISIONS? >contactwiththepolice,thecommunities?

TOILETS

ContacttheBelgianstoseewhatisthechancetoperformatleastabout10drytoilets,whatthey

maybemadepriorto08/10

Findoutwhatsportscenters/gymsormunicipalfacilitieswillbeavailableintheparkareayou

choosetocampinordertobeabletohaveshowers

INTERNET

Wifiaccesinthecampingarea?

PARKING

Mostlikely,coachesorprivatecarsarrivedfortheevents,inviewofthiswouldbegoodtofind

placestoparkwithoutpayinganextracost:ULBandVUBifIrememberhaveparking,wouldhaveto

"investigate"alittletoseehoweasytheyaretoaccess.Placestosee:Universities(ULBcampusin

Ixelles,VUB,orotheresaciosoblicoslarge).Forcoachesitmaybealittlemorecomplicatedand

neededtospeakwithsomeauthority.

HEALTH

Haveenoughmedicalstaffandconfirmedpriorto08/10quemaybeinthecampduringtheday

thanthelast.Findoutforitinmedicalassociationsunions.Anotheroptionistoseekthecooperation

ofRedCrossorMedicosSinFronteras(donotknowifitisviableornot,butIthinkit'sanoption).

Nonmedicalhealthpersonnelpresent?atleast1or2ATShealthcaretechniqueofBarcelonaand

MarcfromBrusssels

MedicalSupplies

5. Squads[...]

6. Hostals/Shelter SleepWell

Address:23RueDaumier(MetroRogieroDeBrouckere)

Gted'Etape YouthHostelJacquesBrelAddress:RuedelaSablonnire30(MetroMadou)

YouthHostelVanGogh(Chab)Address:RueTraversiere8(MetroBotanique)

GnrationEuropeYouthHostelAddress:Ruedel'Elphant4

BrusselsHelloHostelAddress:Ruedel'Armistice1(MetroSimonis)

farishfromthecenteroftown,butgoodcommunicationsandgoodfacilities

Links:QueAlbergues,Albergues.net