1. Wide of exterior Pierre Marcolini chocolate shop

2. Mid of exterior Pierre Marcolini shop

3. Mid of shop window, pan down from poster of chocolate egg to real chocolate eggs

4. Close up chocolate eggs in shop window

5. Exterior Godiva chocolate shop

6. Close up the word "egg", pull out to poster reading "Eggstraordinary" with chocolate eggs

7. Closeup chocolate egg

8. Exterior Wittamer chocolate shop, with people looking at the window display

9. Mid of chocolate eggs in the shop window

10. Closeup small girl looking at the window display

11. Chocolate Easter bunny

12. Interior Wittamer chocolate shop with people at the counter, including European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson

13. Closeup EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson

14. Wide of customers in the Wittamer shop

15. Closeup chocolate eggs looking like hen''s eggs

16. Chocolate Easter bunnies

17. Setup Myriam Wittamer, Director of the Wittamer chocolate shop

18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Myriam Wittamer, Director of the Wittamer chocolate shop

"For the chocolates? It is definitely the second most busy time of the year, after the end of the year; Christmas and New Year''s Eve."

19. Cutaway chocolates

20. SOUNDBITE: (French) Myriam Wittamer, Director of the Wittamer chocolate shop

"Of course it is a religious festival, therefore it is an important time for me personally, but what is also very special about Easter is that it signifies rejuvenation after winter. Apart from that, yes it''s true it''s a commercial festival for us because we are in the chocolate business, but it is not absolutely the most important thing for me."

21. Closeup chocolate Easter bunny and eggs

22. Wide of interior Wittamer chocolate shop

Few places in the world celebrate chocolate the way they do in Belgium.

This is particularly true with the arrival of Easter and Holy Week, key dates in the Christian calendar.

The chocolate shops that line the streets of the old town in Brussels transform their window displays into the ultimate chocolate showcase, luring sweet toothed passers by inside.

This is where praline was invented - by Neuhaus. The first chocolate bar was made here - in 1921 by a company called Kwatta. It is also where chocolate spread was first patented.

A potted history to explain Belgium''s passion for chocolate suggests that it is partly due to strong ties with some of the best suppliers of the base ingredient - cocoa - in the world.

That''s why shops like Godiva''s are known the world over and brand their praline coated easter products as "eggstraordinary".

Locals and resident eurocrats alike, among them EU Commissioner Peter Mandelson who was spotted shopping here in the Wittamer family-run shop, cannot stay away.

Owner Myriam Wittamer said Easter was not just about religious celebration.

It is also the second busiest season in the year for the chocolate trade, after Christmas and New Year''s Eve.

Chocolate here has and always will be considered the perfect gift as any normal chocolate lover will be quick to remind you.

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