Europe’s ‘chocolate capital’ is only a £33 bus ride from the UK
The Royal Galleries in Brussels’ historic centre (Picture: Getty Images)When the sugar cravings hit, there’s no better place to be than Brussels. Belgium’s historic yet hip capital knows how to do chocolate.Colonial ties to the Congo gave it access to the cocoa bean before most, and the invention of the decadent Belgian praline in 1912 cemented its reputation as one of the world’s top destinations for chocolate creations.Today, the tiny European country is home to some 2