1. WE WISH YOU WELCOME IN MONS SHAPE NEWCOMERS 2010 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 ARTS AND MUSEUMS

5. The BAM (Fine Arts Mons) ARTS AND MUSEUMS

6. The Van Gogh House ARTS AND MUSEUMS

7. Ducasse de Messines (27th March 2011) The DOUDOU (Procession of the Golden Coach & the Lumeçon-called fight / 19th June 2011) EVENTS (UNESCO)

8. In July and August From Wednesday to Saturday, discover the unique cruise on the Grand-Large Departure: 14h30 – 16h00 – 17h30 EVENTS After Antwerp, Brussels and Bruges, Mons, the cultural capital of Wallonia, a city of heritage and design, a firm member of several cross-border and European partnerships, is playing the card of “Créaffectivité”, new technologies, and sustainable development dedicated by its contract with the future. Beatles Day / 09-10-2010 www.beatlesday.be

9. GASTRONOMY From tradition and local products to high gastronomy. GASTRONOMY

10. Entertainment Theatres Cinema “Plaza Art” & “Imagix Mons” Festival au Carré

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

12. 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

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