Nashville to Brussels Flights

  About Nashville

Nashville is a popular getaway for everyone who loves heading to the East Coast and Midwest in the US. It is the perfect place for travellers who are also food enthusiasts. It is also a great spot for people to throw bachelor and bachelorette parties. You can enjoy country music, head over to the nightclubs to party and numerous cafes. The city attracts a lot of tourists every year and for all the right reasons. There are also high chances that you might run into your favourite celebrity in Nashville. Whether you are at a grocery store or a popular restaurant if you are lucky you might even meet your idol here and be assured that they will pose for a picture with you. The city also has some of the best restaurants that serve everything from hot chicken to barbecue. Combine it with a glass of beer or wine, and you will have a full meal for sure. You will never be left empty-handed with no chores to do in Nashville as the city makes sure that none of the tourists is bored. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and Tennessee State Museum are two important landmarks in the city that are worth visiting.

Best Time to Visit Nashville

Nashville is one city that you can visit throughout the year. However, April to October is considered to be the best time to visit the city since the city experiences spring and summer. July is the hottest month while the weather turns quite pleasant in October. The weather conditions in Nashville, however, are unpredictable, and there will be high humidity with increased chances of thunderstorms. Make sure you book your hotels in Nashville several weeks in advance since the prices surge at this time of the year. Book your flight tickets to Nashville in advance to avoid the surge prices. You will also find a lot of tourists heading to Nashville in early spring and summer. The temperature ranges from 8 to 32 degree Celsius. You can attend events like Rock' n' Roll Nashville Marathon and Nashville Comedy Festival in April, Country Music Festival and Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman in June, AmericanaFest and Music City Food and Wine Festival in September.

November to March is the winter season in Nashville, and the temperature ranges from -3 to 16 degree Celsius. Nashville witnesses snowfall from December to February. Make sure you pack your warm clothes. You can attend events like the CMA Awards in November, A Country Christmas at Gaylord Opryland and Music City Bowl in December and Jack Daniel's Music City Midnight: New Year's Eve in Nashville in January. It is not the most popular tourist season, and you might get exciting flight deals to Nashville during this time. The hotel prices also drop during this time, so if you were to head to Nashville in winter, you might get a great deal on accommodation. You can book a hotel in Nashville at the last moment or even plan an impromptu trip to the city and not worry about where to stay.

Places to Visit in Nashville

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is one of the most popular attractions in Orlando. You will also learn a lot about the history of country music. Ryman Auditorium is yet another tourist spot that you must visit. It first opened in 1892 as the Union Gospel Tabernacle for Samuel Porter Jones, who was a revivalist. It is now a popular venue for live music concerts and seats over 2362 people. Wildhorse Saloon is a popular attraction that offers free line dancing lessons and also hosts live music events and parties. Nashville Parthenon was built in 1897 and is a replica of the 42 feet Athenian replica. It is also an art museum that showcases the works by 19th and 20th-century artists. While you enjoy the vibrant music scene in the city, you can also head to the Arrington Vineyards. It was established in 2003 and became officially open for business from 2007. It is owned by country music artist Kix Brooks, industrialist John Russel and winemaker Kip Summers. They also have a wine club with exclusive membership. Frist Center for the Visual Arts showcases new artworks quite frequently, and you must head over to the centre if you are an art lover.

Belle Meade Plantation is an architectural and historical landmark in Nashville. It was founded by John Harding in 1807 and is spread across 34 acres of land. Tennessee State Capitol is another important tourist attraction in Nashville. It was built in 1859 and inspired by Greek ionic temple architecture. You will find a lot of monuments on the Capitol grounds and opt for a historical tour of the place. If you are visiting cathedrals, you might also want to visit the Cathedral of the Incarnation. This was the third cathedral that was built in the city and has undergone several renovations, but it remains to be one of the most charming places in the city. You can also visit the Tennessee State Museum and Cumberland Park, and both are great places for you to head to with your kids to make the trip a tad more educational.

Things to do in Nashville

Nashville is known for its country music, and if you love the genre, you will love visiting Nashville. You can sign up for a guided tour of the city with a local to cover all the best spots in the city. You can also explore the city on your own. However, if you are visiting the city with your family, it is best to hire a local guide who will not only show you the best spots in Nashville but also tell you all the interesting facts and stories about the place. Head over to Broadway, a vital part of the city with pubs and lounges that also have live music. You can also go bar hopping here since all the clubs are quite close to each other. You can take a tour of the Grand Ole Opry where the country's top performers like Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Brad Paisley have also performed. The Belle Meade Plantation is one of the best places in Nashville where you can take a ton of pictures. The mansion is also home to several animals like horses, bison, etc. Sign up for a Jack Daniel's Distillery tour that starts from Nashville, and you will also get to go for the free tastings here. To add more romance to your trip, try the General Jackson Showboat lunch or dinner cruise.

Foods and Restaurants in Nashville

Fried chicken and barbecued pork dominated the dining scene in Nashville earlier, but the city has welcomed all kinds of foods with open arms. You will be happy to hear that the restaurants in the city serve delicious food while making sure that your cholesterol doesn't shoot up. The food here is quite healthy so you will only have to make certain alterations to your diet if you are on one. You will find a lot of Mediterranean, Indian, Italian, Mexican and Cajun cuisines in the city. It is best to sign up for a food tour to get to the best restaurants in the city. Prince's Hot Chicken Shack Bolton's Spicy Chicken & Fish, Hattie B's are some of the popular restaurants where you can try Nashville's hot chicken. You can also sample some delicacies at Black Rabbit and a lot of other Southern food and burger joints in the neighbourhood. Dining at Butcher & Bee and The Treehouse Restaurant is highly recommended. Nashville has an impressive line-up of breweries and distilleries that you must visit. You can also go bar hopping along the Broadway. The Cupcake Collection and Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams are the best places for desserts. You can head over to Five Points Pizza for a delicious Italian meal. Rodizio Grill is also pretty popular for its steak and Brazilian cuisine. If you are in the mood to try some Mexican food, head over to Bartaco.

How to reach Nashville

Nashville International Airport is the nearest on to the city and was built in 1987. The flight connectivity to Nashville from India is quite good. American Airlines and British Airways have frequent flights to Nashville from India with layovers at New York, Chicago, Dallas and London. It is not very easy to get cheap flight tickets to Nashville, and the journey can be a tad strenuous since it is over 20 hours. However, if you book well in advance, you might get exciting flight deals to Nashville online. To celebrate the musical culture of Nashville, the airport hosts live music events for passengers, and there couldn't be a better welcome to the city than this. You will also find premium lounges, restaurants, cafes, shopping areas and children's play areas at the airport. The taxi and car rental service from the airport are convenient and easily accessible, too. You can either pre-book your ride to the hotel from the airport or find one at the airport itself.

  About Brussels

As the de facto capital to the European Union, Brussels is a city that celebrates Flemish culture with exquisite architecture. The city is blessed with rich Gothic and Baroque-styled architecture that adds to the beauty of Brussels. The city is the capital of Belgium and has influences of the Dutch and French as it was once a colony. Brussels is one of the populated cities in Belgian and enjoys the status of being the wealthiest city in the country. Brussels has also turned into an important political and financial centre on international levels. The city is bilingual with citizens speaking both Dutch and French. However, the population leans more towards the French language.

Brussels is blessed with some exquisite UNESCO World Heritage sites, including the Grand Palace. While the city has some of the finest architectural bliss to witness, it's the food and beer culture that caters to a wide population of tourists. The Belgian witbier is a famous crafted beer that has been recognised worldwide. Even the waffles made by the Belgians have received honour and stature in the culinary industry to be the best. Booking a flight ticket to Brussels is quite convenient, as is living in the city. There are many options for a backpacker or even a luxury traveller to be entertained as Brussels does accommodate all kinds of travellers.

The hotel rooms are also cheap, provided you make some prior bookings and ensure to get your travel expenses sorted beforehand. It's all about planning perfectly.

Best time to visit Brussels

Spring and fall are the best seasons in which you can visit Brussels. The months March to May and September to October, see Brussels in new lights. With the onset of summer, the city rings in various music festivals as the climate is drier in comparison to other times. With the temperatures falling between 10 degree Celsius to 15 degree Celsius, the chill breeze roaming the city paints quite a romantic picture. This is also a favourable time to visit for many tourists, making flight tickets to Brussels slightly expenses. Even accommodations take a hike with tourists from the UK, Netherlands, Germany and other parts of the neighbouring cities visiting the city. Mainly, people flock over to Brussels to revel in the carnival hosted in the city. In the month of May, the city hosts Iris Day Festival and Brussels Jazz Weekend. These festivities often pique the interests of tourists who wish to engage in the carnivalesque celebrations. During this time, flight tickets to Brussels see a spike, as does the accommodation. The best thing that would make sense for you is to book your flight tickets and hotels in Brussels, months ahead. You might also receive some cheap flight deals online.

September to October sees the temperatures fall to the mid-60s. The atmosphere is quite breezy and beautiful, which makes travelling within the city a good trip. In September, Brussels hosts the Brussels Comic Strip Festival as well as Belgian Beer Weekend. These festivals are attractive, they don't bring in as much crowd as one would hope. Travelling to Brussels from India during September and October would be quite fun as the temperatures are lovely. Plus, with less crowd, the accommodation also sees a drop, giving you ample options to choose instead of settling for some hotel in Brussels.

Place to visit in Brussels

Brussels is blessed with some very European tourist attractions. From the Belgian Comic Strip Museum to the Les Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert, many places in the city would give you the tourist vibe and at the same time will pique your interest. To start with, the first on your list should be the Grand Palace, a royal Gothic and Baroque-style structure that has even been tagged by the UNESCO World Heritage Site. While you're around this area, you can also visit the attractions close to the palace such as St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral. The famous Manneken-Pis, literally a bronze statue of a small boy relieving himself, is a landmark that should definitely be witnessed. The city also has a museum dedicated to musical instruments called Musical Instruments Museum. It's quite a fancy place to visit as it houses 1,200 instruments extracted from around the world. You should also check out archaic Renaissance-inspired arcade Les Galeries Royales Saint-Hubter, which is also popularly called 'umbrella of Brussels' in the city.

Things to do in Brussels

At Brussels, there are two things that you simply cannot miss, waffles and beer. The country is famed for its Belgian waffles and Belgian witbier. You can either go separately on an excursion to check out waffles and beers, or you can mix it up in one tour. Brewery hopping is certainly something you would enjoy as you will get to taste some of their finest crafted beers. A day at the theme park, Mini Europe, will do you good. You can take a day trip to the theme park and get to see miniature versions of all the famous European tourist attractions. Plus, their chocolates are another trip to the factory that deserve to be explored.

Food and Restaurants in Brussels

Brussels sees an interesting amalgam of flavours from the French and Dutch style of cooking. Needless to say, mussels also play an important role in their cuisine. Their dish for summer, mosselen-friet, is a lovely melange of mussels and fries, something that would definitely go down well with you. One of the main reasons why summer is ideal to try this dish out is because it is the harvest season of mussels, which means you will be blessed with some lip-smacking fresh mussels on a plate. Much of their cuisine gives seafood a lot of emphasis. Garnalen krokkettenm, one of their dishes, is basically varied types of teeny grey shrimp put together with rich béchamel sauce and served with bread. While seafood does take centre stage in their cuisine, the Belgians do know how to cook good meat as well. You will find some impeccable thick beef stew which is often cooked with beer. Speaking of which, beer plays a staple to their meals just like Belgian frites (fries), and stoemp is to their evening meals. They simply cannot do without the presence of potato and beer.

Talk about Belgian food, and you simply cannot miss waffles and chocolates. They definitely know how to make people go weak in the knees with their savouries. The country is literally recognised for the waffles made by them. While you will see various toppings put on the dessert, the best is the classic Belgian waffle with whipped cream and probably Nutella. Some patisseries don't even add these toppings and let the customer experience the true nature of a lovely plain and crispy waffle. For the classic Belgian food interspersed with French cuisine, head straight to Maison Antoine. As for some more interesting take on Belgian recipes visit Pistolet Original, Au Vieux Marché, Le Clan des Belges, Noordzee Mer du Nord, La Quincaillerie and Delirium Cafe, to name a few. You will return with a big smile on your face after visiting these restaurants and their exquisite culinary.

How to reach Brussels (Transportation)

By Air

As the capital of Belgian, Brussels airport witnesses a good number of tourists at the Brussels International Airport. Flight connectivity of Brussels to many important European cities is excellent. Although the city's airport is located in Flanders, which is away from the Brussels main city, thanks to airport shuttle services, buses and rentals, travelling within the city are possible and convenient. You can book direct flights to Brussels from India. Cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai. Kolkata, Kochi and Bangalore have provisions of direct flights to Brussels. While there are some airlines that would have layovers or might need connecting flights, usually that's not a problem.

The major Indian cities provide non-stop flights to Brussels, making travelling favourable and seamless. Airlines such as Emirates, Etihad Airways, Air India, Lufthansa, KLM Royal Dutch, Air France, Gulf Air, have frequent flights connecting Brussels and India. Booking your flight tickets to Brussels from India should be done well in advance though, if you wish to get good flight deals. It would be even better if you peruse through online for flight as well as accommodation deals. Options from luxury stay to hostels are available. As long as you book your hotel in Brussels before leaving India, it would be favourable.

By Rail

Many travellers visiting Brussels are often travelling across Europe. The connectivity of the European countries is immaculate, making travel easier. Even for Brussels, you can take flights to Germany, Netherlands or France, have some good time exploring those countries and then take a train to Brussels. A majority of the big European cities are connected by rails. Not only would the trip be amusing as the scenic views are worth all the duration, but this way, you can save up as well. Multiple rail options are available from Munich, Luxembourg, Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin and more.