About Europe Travel: Big Brussels...and Little Bobbio

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Europe Travel Europe Travel Plan Your Trip Maps | Pictures Best of Europe From James Martin, your Guide to Europe Travel Today's newsletter is about some less-touristed parts of Europe--but very interesting places indeed. Brussels is known as a place for European business to be transacted--but it has a lot to offer the tourist, too. And Bobbio? It's a place in Italy that once was a major repository of Italian knowledge--and is being touted as the background for Leonardo's famous Mona Lisa. Brussels Travel Guide Brussels doesn't have much of an old town visible in its urban fabric, but substituting for the lack of medieval eye candy is a plethora of interesting museums, a fine cuisine, and all the beer, frites, and chocolate you can put up with. Discover the best of Brussels with our latest article. See More About:  brussels  belgium travel  belgium pictures Bobbio Pictures I figure Italy is getting trampled to death by tourists concentrated on the must-see places; they're swimming in the Trevi fountain and wearing down the trails of the Cinque Terre. Well, now some art historian is eying little Bobbio as the background of the Mona Lisa and we all have a new place to trample, a place that celebrates the consumption of the common garden snail in December. Come to think of it, it does appear that old Mona has just gulped down her first snail in Leonardo's masterpiece, doesn't it? See More About:  emilia-romagna  italy travel  european festivals Avignon Pictures See the 14th century Palace of the Popes and the 12th century Avignon Bridge in compact Avignon, the capital of the famous Cote du Rhone wine region. See More About:  avignon  provence  france travel Anatomy of a European City The typical medieval city down has many characteristics like any other city of the period, so here's how to recognize and navigate one--pretty much any one. See More About:  european cities  europe travel  trip planning Europe Travel Ads Travel Agents Travel Agencies Travel Agency Rome Travel Travel Tours Featured Articles France Essential Travel Planning Suggested Travel Itineraries Spain Map and Travel Guide Mirepoix, France Guide Tarragona, Spain Guide Castel Sant Angelo, Rome   More from About.com Over the Counter Cold Medications How to choose the right medication for your cold and flu symptoms. More> Should Kids Get Flu Shots? Think your child is too healthy to need a flu shot? Think again. More> This newsletter is written by: James Martin Europe Travel Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Europe Travel newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Must Reads European Vacation Planning Map Europe Travel 101 - Before you Go European Distances Off Season Travel Tips European Photo Gallery Advertisement