BRUSSELS’ HOTEL DE VILLE IS THE MOST MAGNIFICENT BUILDING ON THE GRAND PLACE: There are many great buildings on Brussels’ Grand Place, but none beats the magnificence of the Hôtel de Ville (Brussels Town Hall or Stadhuis in Dutch). This Gothic building from the Middle Ages is one of Belgium’s finest civic buildings. Amongst its […]
Atomium – A Futuristic Brussels Icon
BUILT FOR EXPO 58, THE ATOMIUM IS JUST AS POPULAR TODAY: One of the more unique landmarks of Brussels is the Atomium, a 102-metre high steel-clad structure that marks the city’s skyline. The Atomium represents the atoms of an iron crystal enlarged 165 billion times over. Made up of nine spheres interconnected by large tubes, […]
Manneken-Pis – A Bemusing National Treasure
MANNEKEN-PIS IS ONE OF THE FAMOUS LANDMARKS IN BRUSSELS: Visitors may find it bemusing that a bronze statue of a little boy peeing into a fountain basin should be a national treasure for any capital city. Yet the Manneken-Pis in the centre of Brussels is one of the famous statues in the Belgian capital and […]
Brussels Grand-Place
BRUSSELS GRAND PLACE IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SQUARE IN EUROPE: Many cities in Europe claim to have the most beautiful main square and Brussels’ Grand Place is up there as one of the most beautiful. As we stand in the middle of the square, surrounded by ornate 17th century architecture, I must say that the […]
Palais des Beaux-Arts (Bozar) – A Mecca for Fine Arts
Palais des Beaux-Arts, or Bozar, Is A Multi-discipline Art Centre under the One Roof: Playing a key role in the cultural life of Brussels for over 70 year, the Palais des Beaux-Arts is a mecca for the city’s music and dance and also the home to the Belgian National Orchestra. The Palais des Beaux-Arts owes […]
Belgian Chocolate Walking Tours
Discover Belgium’s Heavenly Chocolates on a Chocolate Walking Tour: You don’t have to be a chocoholic to know that Belgian chocolates taste really good and in this country, you can’t escape chocolates! There are more than 2,000 chocolate shops throughout Belgium and this small country produces 172,000 tons of chocolate each year. If you’re interested […]
Brussels attractions – Mini-Europe
Mini-Europe – an invitation to travel: Where can you have a whistle-stop tour of Europe in a few hours, that costs only a few Euros per person and without boarding any planes, buses or trains? The answer is – at Brussels’ Mini-Europe. Mini-Europe is a fun, family interactive attraction where the most famous monuments in […]