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Brussels from the royal hill down to the Grand Place, on your own time.
A self-guided audio tour from the Mont des Arts to Manneken Pis. 15 stops, about 3.5 km, roughly 1 hour 25 minutes at an easy pace.
You pass the Magritte Museum, Place Royale, the Royal Palace and Brussels Park, the Cathedral of St Michael and St Gudula, the Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries, the Grand Place and Town Hall, and Manneken Pis.
Buy once and the tour is yours for good. Audio plays by itself as you reach each stop, using GPS. Download before you set off and it works offline, with no roaming charges. In English, Spanish, French, German and Italian.
No fixed start time, no guide to find. An outdoor walking tour that does not go inside the attractions, so there are no admission fees.
Photos: Wikimedia Commons (public domain) and Unsplash.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Meet outside the Ravenstein Gallery, the pale stone arcade on Rue Ravenstein, a two-minute walk uphill from Brussels Central Station. The audio plays by itself as you reach each stop.
The tour finishes at Manneken Pis, a few minutes' walk from the Grand-Place.
Itinerary
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1Galerie Ravenstein
Start at the Ravenstein Gallery, on the site of the vanished palace of Cardinal Granvelle, once one of the grandest houses in Brussels.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Musee Magritte Museum - Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
The Magritte Museum, dedicated to the Belgian Surrealist René Magritte, in a calm classical townhouse in the Royal Quarter.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Place Royale
Place Royale, a carefully designed neoclassical square with a bronze rider raising a banner at its centre.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, a group of museums holding more than 20,000 paintings, drawings and sculptures.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5Palais Royal de Bruxelles
The Royal Palace, the official palace of the King and Queen of the Belgians.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6The Church of St. Jacques Sur Coudenberg
Saint-Jacques-sur-Coudenberg, a church built like a Roman temple on the hill of the old ducal court.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7Parc de Bruxelles (Warandepark)
Brussels Park, the largest park in central Brussels, laid out on land that once belonged to the Palace of Coudenberg, with formal avenues meeting at a central fountain.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
8St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral (Cathedrale St-Michel et Ste-Gudule)
The Cathedral of St Michael and St Gudula, with twin towers of pale stone and three deep Gothic portals.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
9Les Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert
The Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries, covered shopping arcades designed by Jean-Pierre Cluysenaar and opened in 1847.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
10Grand Place
The Grand-Place, ringed by gilded guildhalls and the Gothic Town Hall, a market square since the 11th century.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
11Monument a Everard t'Serclaes
The memorial to Everard t'Serclaes in an arcade off the Grand-Place. Locals rub the statue for luck.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
12Hotel de Ville de Bruxelles
The Gothic Town Hall, begun in 1401, its slender tower topped by Saint Michael slaying the dragon.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
13Manneken Pis
The tour ends at Manneken Pis, the tiny bronze fountain that became Brussels' most famous citizen.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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