1. WE WISH YOU WELCOME IN MONS SHAPE NEWCOMERS 2007 MONS REGION TOURIST OFFICE 22, Grand-Place 7000 MONS

2. From MONS to: BRUSSELS: 56 km NAMUR: 76 km ANTWERPEN: 103 km BRUGGE: 119 km GENT: 92 km PARIS: 250 km AMSTERDAM: 275 km WHERE IS MONS ?

3. THE HISTORIC CITY The Belfry Tower The gothic Town Hall The Saint-Waudru Collegiate church

4. The Grand-Hornu / MAC’s The BAM (Fine Arts Mons) The Van Gogh House ARTS AND MUSEUMS

5. The DOUDOU (Procession of the Golden Coach & the Lumeçon-called fight / 3rd June 2007 – 18th May 2008) The Carnival in Binche, City of the Gilles (From 3rd to 5th February 2008) The Giants of Ath (26th August 2007 - 24th August 2008) EVENTS (UNESCO)

6. PARADISIO in Brugelette, a bird’s paradise The boat-lifts on the “Canal du Centre” The “Hauts-Pays” NATURE

7. ACCOMMODATION 16 hotels (from ** to ****) A Youth Hostel in the heart of the city GASTRONOMY From tradition and local products to high gastronomy. HOTELS & GASTRONOMY

8. Bus TEC # 15 from SHAPE to Mons. Use the free buses in the City Centre (3 lines) TEC Hainaut Place Léopold 9a 7000 Mons 065/38 88 11 www.infotec.be Public Transport from SHAPE to Mons

9. Entertainment Theatres Cinema “Plaza Art” & “Imagix Mons” “Festival au Carré” From 1st to 15th July 2007

10. Shopping Shopping streets in the historic city centre Shopping centre “Les Grands Prés”

11. MONS REGION TOURIST OFFICE 22, Grand-Place 7000 MONS BELGIUM Phone: 065/33.55.80 Mail: ot1@ville.mons.be URL: www.monsregion.comwww.monsregion.com FOR MORE INFORMATION