Walking Tour in Brussels: The origins of the city

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2 hours to 2 hours 40 minutes (approximately)
Offered in: Spanish

VISIT ONLY IN SPANISH.

A guided tour that will help you learn about the historical origins of the city while you walk through its most iconic places.

Brussels is a city with more than a thousand years of history. It started as a swamp on an islet and became the heart of the largest empire in the world. Do you want to know how and where it all started?

- Learn the history of the headless character that appears in so many representations.
- Discover what happened to the remains of Saint Gudula, patron saint of Brussels.
- You will know who lived in the Grand Place of Brussels.
- You will learn legends of the city that no one had told you.

All this and much more on a three-kilometer tour of the city, in which you can feel like you are part of a living place full of legends and stories.

What's Included

Professional guide only in Spanish.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

The appointment will be in front of Rue di Vieux Marché aux Grains 2, next to the Antique Fountain. Your guide will wear a Curiositas Mundus badge.

End point

Itinerary

Duration: 2 hours to 2 hours 40 minutes (approximately)
  • 1

    We will start our tour in the old internal port of Brussels, outside the walls, to gradually introduce ourselves to the origins of the city.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 2

    What is this tower that is embedded in the hotel? Do you want to find out?

    7 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Place Sainte-Catherine

    An old tower and a "new" church... What would have been here in past centuries?

    7 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Place St. Gery

    The true beginning of the city. The first citizens of Brussels set foot on this ground in the year 979. Who were they?

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 5
    Place De La Bourse

    Now we see the Stock Market but... would there be something here in the 13th century?

    8 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 6
    Church of St Nicolas

    Although it may not seem like it, it is one of the first churches in the city. Who is this woman at the entrance? What are you serving?

    9 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 7
    Grand Place

    The commercial center of old Brussels... and perhaps also a place of sorrows and joys.

    17 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 8
    Les Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert

    Perhaps one of the most beautiful streets in the city. What mysteries does this ceiling contain?

    13 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 9

    What a collection of characters! Why are there so many chimes in Belgium?

    15 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 10
    Place Royale

    Majestic buildings! Maybe some emperors stepped foot in this place?

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 11
    Place du Grand Sablon

    What is this church doing here? Who built it? Why is it full of crossbowmen?

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 12
    Square du Petit Sablon

    What a lovely garden! Wait... that guy's face sounds familiar... haven't we seen him before?

    12 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Supplied by Curiositas Mundus

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Tags

Cultural Tours
Historical Tours
Walking Tours
DSA non-compliant

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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