Brussels: what to book before you go, the Monday closures and the palace that opens six weeks a year

💡 The Short Version: Only an online booking guarantees entry to the Horta Museum. Most museums are closed on Mondays: the Magritte Museum, the Old Masters, the Musical Instruments Museum, the Comic Art Museum, the Horta Museum and the City Museum. The Atomium, Mini-Europe, Autoworld and the Cathedral are open. The Atomium ticket is €17 and includes the Design Museum, and booking online skips the ticket desk, not the entry queue. The Atomium is closed 18 January to 5 February 2027 and Mini-Europe from 4 January to 12 March 2027. The Royal Palace opens for about six weeks each summer, 3 July to 16 August in 2026, at €10, online only. The Town Hall is shut on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Hotels owe €5 per room per night in city tax. The Brussels Card pays only for three or more paid museums in 24 hours. From Brussels Airport the train reaches Brussels-Central in about 18 minutes. Prices are in euros. Or book a tour: the guided walking tourad is from €25 and the Atomium ticketad €17 (GetYourGuide).

What to book before you go

Prices are the adult rate in euros, from the operators. Buy from the operator: searches for the Atomium, Mini-Europe and the other big sights return sites with the sights’ names in their web addresses that are not the operators.

• The Atomium and Mini-Europe are 150 metres apart at Heysel. The Atomium and Mini-Europe each have a page.
• The Grand-Place. The square is free, and the Town Hall, the City Museum, the Galeries and the Manneken Pis are within a few minutes of it. The Grand-Place says what costs money, and the old town walk puts it in a route from Brussels-Central to the Sablon.
• Museums. Best museums in Brussels has the prices, the Monday rule and the free days.
• Art Nouveau and comics. Brussels Art Nouveau lists the houses that open, and the comic strip route covers the murals and the Comic Art Museum.
• Free. Free things to do in Brussels lists what costs nothing, and what only looks free.

Hours and closed days

Hours are the operators’ own, for autumn and winter 2026/27.

Closed or changed

• The Fin-de-Siècle Museum: closed to the public since 8 January 2024. The Magritte Museum and the Old Masters Museum, in the same Royal Museums of Fine Arts, are open.
• The Wiertz Museum: closed since 11 October 2024.
• The Royal Palace: open to visitors for about six weeks each summer, 3 July to 16 August in 2026, at €10, online only. The Royal Greenhouses of Laeken open for about three weeks each spring. The Royal Palace page has both.
• The Atomium: closed 18 January to 5 February 2027 for annual maintenance. Mini-Europe: closed 4 January to 12 March 2027.
• The Atomium and Mini-Europe combination ticket: €35, sold only on the spot, at either ticket office.
• The Musical Instruments Museum: the top-floor restaurant is closed for renovation.
• The Brussels Card: the MOOF comics figurines museum left the card on 1 May 2026.
• Train World: closed 5 December 2026.

Does the Brussels Card pay back?

The Brussels Card costs €41 for 24 hours, €53 for 48 hours and €59 for 72 hours, and lets you into the permanent collections of dozens of museums free. Buy it on visit.brussels’ shop or on GetYourGuide at the same price. Brussels Card: is it worth it? has the sums.

• Three paid museums in a day pay. The Magritte and Old Masters combination (€20), the Musical Instruments Museum (€18) and the Comic Art Museum (€14) cost €52 against the €41 card.
• Two do not. The combination and the Musical Instruments Museum cost €38, €3 less than the card.
• It does not cover the Horta Museum (€14), the Royal Palace (€10) or temporary exhibitions at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts.
• Options. A STIB option adds €9 for 24 hours, against STIB’s own €8.50 contactless cap, and a hop-on hop-off option adds €22. The Atomium option is €14 for an adult, €3 under the €17 ticket.
• Free days beat it for a short stay. The Magritte Museum, the Old Masters, the Musical Instruments Museum and the Art & History Museum are free for everyone on the first Wednesday of the month from 13:00. The Horta Museum (booked online), the City Museum and the GardeRobe are free on the first Sunday.

Free things worth a line

The Mont des Arts gardens, with the Town Hall spire behind the rooftops. Photo: Zairon, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

• The Grand-Place and the Royal Galleries of Saint-Hubert cost nothing to walk.
• The Manneken Pis, Jeanneke Pis and the Zinneke Pis are free on the street. Manneken Pis says which one is the original.
• The Cathedral of St Michael and St Gudula is free; the Treasury (€3), the Romanesque remains (€2) and the crypt (€4, by appointment) take cash. It opens on Sundays from 13:00.
• The Parlamentarium and the House of European History are free every day of the week.
• The Marolles flea market on Place du Jeu de Balle runs 09:00 to 14:00 on weekdays and 09:00 to 15:00 at weekends.
• The comic-strip murals, more than 80 according to visit.brussels, are free to walk.

The glass roof and end wall of the Royal Galleries of Saint-Hubert. Photo: Scoutty007, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

City tax

Hotels in the Brussels-Capital Region owe a tax of €5 per room per night, whatever the star rating, and €4 for homestays. It is set per room, not per guest, so a double room pays the same as a single. Read the tax line on your booking. Where to stay in Brussels compares the areas.

Getting in from the airport

Brussels Airport to the city centre compares the options. Charleroi Airport to Brussels covers Charleroi Airport, 60 km south.

• A STIB single is not valid from Brussels Airport. Use the train or Airport2City.
• There is no metro to the airport.
• Taxis: the airport prints no fare. visit.brussels gives the regulated tariff a €8 minimum, with €50 as the average fare from the centre to the airport.

Getting in by Eurostar

Eurostar takes 1 hour 53 minutes from London St Pancras to Brussels-Midi. Eurostar prints its London fares in pounds, so London to Brussels by Eurostar has them. The Entry/Exit System registration happens at St Pancras before you board. From Brussels-Midi, take a local train one stop to Brussels-Central and walk 430 metres to the Grand-Place. Midi is 1.5 km from the square.

Getting around

STIB runs the metro, trams and buses on one ticket, and most lines operate from 5:00 to midnight. Brussels public transport has the rules.

STIB sells no 24, 48 or 72-hour tickets. Tap the same card at every connection, and one card pays for one person only. Children under 6 travel free. The fine for travelling without a validated ticket is €107. SNCB trains need their own ticket, and the metro, tram and bus ticket does not cover them.

Entry rules for Belgium

Belgium is in the Schengen area, so the 90 days count across every Schengen country you visit.

The photo and fingerprints are the EU’s Entry/Exit System, which replaces passport stamps for non-EU visitors and has been fully operational since 10 April 2026. It costs nothing and needs nothing before you travel (EU). The ETIAS travel authorisation, a €20 online form for visa-free visitors, is not yet required: the EU says ETIAS is not in operation and will announce the start date several months ahead (ETIAS).

France has border controls on all its internal borders, Belgium included, from 1 November 2026 to 30 April 2027, and Germany on its land borders to 15 March 2027, so carry a passport, or for EU citizens a passport or national ID card, on trips to Paris or Cologne. Belgian law requires you to carry your passport at all times.

The rules above come from the UK, Canadian and Australian government travel pages, the EU’s passport rule for visa-free visitors and its guidance for EU citizens. For official safety advice, see the UK Foreign Office and US State Department pages for Belgium.

Day trips

Day trips from Brussels compares every trip by train and tour. The ones with something to know:

• Bruges: the train from Brussels-Midi takes about 1 hour, with three an hour. Get off at “Brugge”. The Groeningemuseum closes on 11 January 2027 for a four-year refurbishment. The Bruges city guide covers staying overnight.
• Ghent: the station, Gent-Sint-Pieters, is outside the centre, and tram 1 or 3 runs to it every 10 minutes.
• Antwerp: Rubens’ house is closed until 2030 at the earliest. The cathedral costs €12.
• Waterloo: there is no train to the battlefield. One estate ticket covers the Lion’s Mound, the Panorama and the Memorial.
• Leuven, Mechelen and Dinant have a section in the day trips guide each. Leuven’s Town Hall is closed to visitors until 2029, and Dinant’s cable car to the Citadelle is closed, leaving 408 steps.
• Paris and Amsterdam are rail days: Eurostar takes 1 hour 22 minutes to Paris and 1 hour 52 minutes to Amsterdam.

Tours, food, drink and when to go

Brussels walking tours and the hop-on hop-off bus set the guided options side by side. Where to eat in Brussels lists the restaurants, frites says where to queue, and Brussels waffles, chocolate shops and beer bars cover the other three. Brussels food tours compares the guided ones. Best time to visit Brussels gives the weather by month, with the Brussels Christmas markets 2026 and Brussels New Year’s Eve 2026 for the dates that change a visit.

What changed in 2024 to 2026

• 8 January 2024: the Fin-de-Siècle Museum closed to the public.
• 11 October 2024: the Wiertz Museum closed.
• 1 January 2026: the accommodation tax took effect at €5 per room per night.
• 1 February 2026: STIB’s current fares came into force.
• 10 April 2026: the EU Entry/Exit System became fully operational.
• 1 May 2026: the MOOF comics figurines museum left the Brussels Card.
• 3 July to 16 August 2026: the Royal Palace opened to visitors for the first time after a long renovation, and charged €10.
• 1 November 2026 to 30 April 2027: the period of France’s notified border controls, which include its border with Belgium.
• 4 January 2027: Mini-Europe closes until 12 March.
• 11 January 2027: the Groeningemuseum in Bruges closes for four years.
• 18 January 2027: the Atomium closes until 5 February.

Plan the trip

• Where to sleep: where to stay in Brussels compares the areas, and hotels near Brussels-Midi station lists the ones beside the Eurostar terminal.
• Getting there and about: London to Brussels by Eurostar, Brussels Airport to the city, Charleroi Airport to Brussels and Brussels public transport.
• When to go: best time to visit Brussels, the Brussels Christmas markets 2026 and Brussels New Year’s Eve 2026.
• The sights: the Atomium, Mini-Europe, the Grand-Place, the Town Hall tour, Manneken Pis, the Royal Palace, the Magritte Museum and the Horta Museum each have a guide. Best museums in Brussels covers the rest, and Brussels Card: is it worth it? runs the card sums.
• Art Nouveau and comics: Brussels Art Nouveau and the comic strip route.
• Walks: the old town walk goes from Brussels-Central through the Galeries, the Grand-Place and the Mont des Arts to the Sablon in 3.3 km, and the comic strip route covers the murals.
• Free and family: free things to do in Brussels gathers what costs nothing, and Brussels with kids sorts it by age.
• How many days: 3 days in Brussels builds the plan round the bookings and the closed days.
• Tours: Brussels walking tours, the hop-on hop-off bus and food tours.
• Food and drink: where to eat in Brussels, frites, waffles, chocolate shops and beer bars.
• Day trips: day trips from Brussels, with Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp and Waterloo.
• Onward by train: Paris and Amsterdam are the other ends of the Eurostar line.
• Brussels or Bruges: Bruges vs Brussels sets the two side by side, with the Atomium and museum prices, the Brussels Card, the city tax and Bruges as a day trip by train.

Itineraries

Day-by-day plans for a first visit.

Itinerary

3 Days in Brussels: A Plan With Opening Days

Three days in Brussels from Thursday to Saturday: the Manneken Pis, the City Museum and the Magritte Museum on day one, the Atomium, Mini-Europe and the Town Hall on day two, the Solvay House, the Horta Museum and the Maison Hannon on day three. What to book, the Monday closures and the winter hours.

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Which ticket to buy

The official ticket, the tours that include entry, and which sells out first.

Tickets

Atomium Tickets: Prices, Hours, Design Museum Combo

An Atomium adult ticket is €17 and includes the Design Museum Brussels, 150 metres away. Open daily 10:00 to 18:00, closed 18 January to 5 February 2027. A ticket bought online skips the ticket-office queue, not the entry queue. Prices, combos with Mini-Europe, the metro and the order to go round.

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Tickets

Mini-Europe Tickets: Prices, Season, Atomium Combo

Mini-Europe is €21.70 online, booked 48 hours ahead, or €25 at the door, and children under 115 cm are free. Open daily to 3 January 2027, then closed until 12 March. The €35 Atomium combination is sold on the spot. Prices, hours and the Heysel metro.

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Tickets

Royal Palace Brussels: Opening Dates and Tickets

The Royal Palace of Brussels opens for about six weeks each summer: 3 July to 16 August in 2026, €10 for visitors aged 13 and over, booked online only, with no guided tours. The route, the bag rules, and the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken, open about three weeks each spring.

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Tickets

Brussels Town Hall Tour: Times, Prices, Tower

The Brussels Town Hall on the Grand-Place opens for a €15 video-guide visit, and a €25 guided tour with the tower at weekends. Open Monday, Wednesday and Sunday 11:00 to 17:00, Friday and Saturday 15:00 to 19:00, closed Tuesday and Thursday. Tickets, times and the spiral staircase.

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Tickets

Magritte Museum Tickets: Prices, Hours, Combi

The Magritte Museum costs €13, or €20 in one combination ticket with the Old Masters Museum. Closed on Mondays, free for everyone on the first Wednesday of the month from 13:00. Prices, hours, the online entrance on Place Royale, the bag and stroller rules and what is on each floor.

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Tickets

Horta Museum Tickets: Hours, Booking, First Sunday

The Horta Museum in Saint-Gilles costs €14, and only an online booking guarantees entry. Open Tuesday to Friday from 14:00 and at weekends from 11:00, closed Mondays. Free on the first Sunday of the month if you book. Prices, passes, the Brussels Card gap and the Maison Hannon 10 minutes away.

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Tickets

Best Museums in Brussels: Prices, Hours, Free Days

The Magritte Museum, the Old Masters, the Musical Instruments Museum, the Art & History Museum, the Comic Art Museum, the Horta Museum, Train World and the Museum of Natural Sciences close on Mondays; Autoworld does not. Prices, hours, the free first Wednesday and first Sunday, and the museums that are shut.

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Tickets

Brussels Card Worth It? The Sums for 24 to 72 Hours

The Brussels Card is €41 for 24 hours, €53 for 48 and €59 for 72, and it pays only when the day's tickets come to more than that. The sums for a fine arts day, a Cinquantenaire day, a Monday and an Atomium day, what the STIB, bus and Atomium options save, and what the card leaves out.

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Tickets

Brussels Walking Tours: Free, Paid and Themed

Brussels' free walking tours are tip-based and leave from the Grand-Place: SANDEMANs takes 2.5 hours and ends at the Mont des Arts, Walkative's takes 2 hours 45. Paid walks start from €25 on GetYourGuide, a walking and tasting tour is €70, and the bike tours are €25 to €39. Times, meeting points and which to book.

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Tickets

Brussels Hop-On Hop-Off Bus: Prices and Routes

Tootbus runs Brussels' hop-on hop-off buses on two routes with one ticket: a red loop through the centre every 30 to 40 minutes and a blue Atomium shuttle every 2 hours. €24.75 for 24 hours (€33.00 list price), €17.25 for children. What each route passes, the Brussels Card option and why a €8.50 STIB cap often wins.

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Day trips from Brussels

Out and back in a day, with the tours compared against going on your own.

Day trip

Day Trips From Brussels: Which Are Worth the Time

Bruges is about 1 hour from Brussels by train, Ghent 35 to 40 minutes, Antwerp 40 to 50, Leuven and Mechelen about 25. Waterloo has no train to the battlefield and Dinant's cable car is closed. Every trip compared on time, entry prices and tours from €34.

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Day trip

Bruges Day Trip From Brussels: Train or Tour

Bruges is about 1 hour from Brussels-Midi by train, three trains an hour, and you get off at Brugge. The belfry is €15 on winter weekdays and €16 at weekends, the canal boat €15 and not bookable ahead, and the Groeningemuseum closes on 11 January 2027. Tours from €34.

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Day trip

Ghent Day Trip From Brussels: Train and Tickets

Ghent is about 35 to 40 minutes from Brussels by train, and the station is a tram ride from the centre. The Ghent Altarpiece is €12.50 for 25 minutes or €16 with an augmented-reality tour, the Gravensteen €15. Hours, the Discovery Ticket and tours from €47.

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Day trip

Antwerp Day Trip From Brussels: Train and Sights

Antwerp is about 40 to 50 minutes from Brussels-Central by train. The cathedral is €12 and shuts early on Saturdays, the MAS is €12 and closed Mondays, and the Rubens House is closed until 2030 at the earliest. The tram, the order to go round, and tours from €20.

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Day trip

Waterloo Battlefield From Brussels: Bus and Tickets

The Waterloo battlefield is in Braine-l'Alleud, not the town of Waterloo, and no train reaches it. Take bus W or 365 from Brussels-Midi, or a train to Braine-l'Alleud and bus W. One ticket covers the estate: €25.50 from November to March, €29 from April to October.

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Where to stay

Areas and hotels, chosen for a visitor rather than a resident.

Where to stay

Where to Stay in Brussels: Areas and Hotels

For a first visit, stay round the Grand-Place or in Sainte-Catherine, or at the Sablon for a quieter base. The Brussels areas compared, with their metro lines and what the governments say about safety, and the hotels in each, with addresses, star grades where the register has them and Michelin Keys.

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Where to stay

Hotels Near Brussels-Midi Station, by Distance

Hotels near Brussels-Midi, where the Eurostar arrives, by straight-line distance: the Radisson at 80 m, the ibis at 150 m, the Pullman inside the station, then the Marolles, Saint-Gilles and Avenue Louise hotels out to 1.6 km, with the hotels' own walking times and the station checks.

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Where to stay

Hotels Near the Grand-Place in Brussels, by Distance

Hotels near the Grand-Place and Brussels-Central by straight-line distance, from Hôtel Amigo at 100 m to the Rogier hotels at 1.2 km, with each hotel's distance to both, star grades where the register has them, Michelin Keys and the hotels' own walking times.

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Airport transfers

From the airport to the centre, every option priced and timed.

Airport

Brussels Airport to City Centre: Train, Bus, Taxi

From Brussels Airport in Zaventem, the train reaches Brussels-Central in about 18 minutes with six direct trains an hour, and costs the SNCB fare plus a €6.90 airport supplement. Bus 12 to the European Quarter is €7.90 as Airport2City, and a STIB single is not valid. Taxis, a private transfer and the night options.

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Airport

Charleroi Airport to Brussels: Flibco Bus and Train

Brussels South Charleroi Airport is about 60 km from the city. The Flibco coach runs direct to Brussels-Midi in about 55 minutes every 20 minutes from €14.99, and the Light fare takes only a 35 × 20 × 20 cm bag. The train and TEC bus A take 70 to 90 minutes. Which to take, and what a missed coach costs.

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Getting around

Tickets, passes and the transport a visitor actually uses.

Getting around

Brussels Public Transport: STIB Tickets Explained

In Brussels, tap a contactless bank card on the STIB validator: €2.40 a journey, free changes within 60 minutes and never more than €8.50 a day. There are no 24, 48 or 72-hour tickets, the paper day ticket is €9.00, and a STIB single is not valid from the airport. Fines, Brupass for trains, night buses and which line reaches the Atomium.

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Getting around

London to Brussels by Eurostar: Fares, Times, Checks

Eurostar takes 1 hour 53 minutes from London St Pancras to Brussels-Midi, from £39 one way. Arrive at the time on your ticket (75 minutes at St Pancras), expect two passport checks and the Entry/Exit System registration before you board, and take a local train one stop to Brussels-Central for the Grand-Place. The Midi station guide and the way home.

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What's on, month by month

Festivals, holidays and closures that change a visit.

Events

Best Time to Visit Brussels: Weather by Month

Brussels month by month from the Royal Meteorological Institute's normals for 1991 to 2020: highs of 18.4°C in May and 23.2°C in July, 203 hours of sun in July, 49 in December. Winter Wonders, the Jazz Weekend on 21 to 23 May 2027, National Day, the Ommegang and the Beer Weekend.

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Events

Brussels Christmas Market 2026: Dates and Sites

Winter Wonders, the Brussels Christmas market, runs from 27 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, daily from 12:00 to 22:00 and to 18:00 on 24 and 31 December and 3 January. The sites, the stops, the toilets and the 24 and 25 December hours of the Atomium, Mini-Europe and the museums.

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Events

Brussels New Year's Eve 2026: Hours and Events

Brussels on 31 December 2026: Winter Wonders closes at 18:00 with no light show at the Grand-Place, the Atomium is open 10:00 to 16:00, the museums close early, and the free Atomium show of 31 December 2025, with its entrances, rules and free transport, shows the pattern.

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Food and drink

Where to eat, what to order and when to book.

Food and drink

Best Frites in Brussels: Where to Queue and Order

The best frites in Brussels by how many publishers name them: Maison Antoine, open from 11:30 to 01:00 every day, Fritland, Tabora, Patatak and Frit'Flagey, with the Frietmuseum and the moules-frites restaurants on Rue des Bouchers and in Sainte-Catherine.

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Food and drink

Where to Eat in Brussels: What the Sources Agree On

Where to eat in Brussels: the places that English and French publishers name most, from Delirium Café, Maison Dandoy and Cantillon to Comme chez Soi, Noordzee and Chez Léon, with the Michelin stars, the closures of Menssa and Senzanome, hours and closed days.

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Food and drink

Brussels Waffles or Liège Waffles: Where to Eat

Brussels waffles or Liège waffles: Maison Dandoy's own definition, where to eat each at Dandoy, the Rue au Beurre stalls, Veganwaf and Le Funambule, how many publishers name each, and the waffle workshops, from €39, with the operator's price beside GetYourGuide's.

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Food and drink

Best Chocolate Shops in Brussels: Makers and Museum

The best chocolate shops in Brussels by how many publishers name them: Neuhaus, Pierre Marcolini, Wittamer, Frederic Blondeel, Laurent Gerbaud and Mary, with the ten makers an independent jury named in March 2026, and the Choco-Story museum at €16 and chocolate workshops from €45.

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Food and drink

Best Beer Bars in Brussels, and Cantillon Visits

The best beer bars in Brussels by how many publishers name them: Delirium Café, Cantillon, Moeder Lambic, À la Mort Subite and Brussels Beer Project, with hours, the Belgian Beer World ticket, beer tastings from €28, and the dates of the 2027 Belgian Beer Weekend.

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Food and drink

Brussels Food Tours Compared: Prices and Stops

Brussels food tours compared on price, length, meeting point and tastings: the city-centre walk from €67, the walking and tasting tour from €70, the tour with a mussels lunch from €95, the Poelaert tour from €80, the history tour from €45, and the classes.

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Walks

Self-guided routes, stop by stop.

Walk

Brussels Self-Guided Walk: Grand-Place to the Sablon

A self-guided walk through Brussels' old town, 3.3 km from Brussels-Central to the Petit Sablon: the Royal Galleries, the Grand-Place, the Manneken Pis, the Mont des Arts, Place Royale, the Royal Palace and the Sablon. A map, every price and opening time, and which day each stop is shut.

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Walk

Brussels Comic Strip Route: Map, Murals, Museum

A 4.4 km self-guided walk past 17 comic murals in central Brussels, from Thorgal on Place Anneessens through Tintin, Broussaille, the Smurfs and Gaston to the Comic Art Museum. A map, the Google Maps route, each mural's address, year and artist, the museum's €14 ticket and its Monday closure.

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More guides

Guide

Grand-Place Brussels: What to See, Events, Entry

The Grand-Place in Brussels is free to walk and a UNESCO World Heritage site, rebuilt after the bombardment of 1695. Inside it the Town Hall is €15, the City Museum €10 and the tower tour €25. The guild houses, the Royal Galleries of Saint-Hubert, Winter Wonders and the Flower Carpet.

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Guide

Manneken Pis Brussels: Costume Calendar, GardeRobe

The Manneken Pis on the street is a reproduction, and the 1619 bronze is in the Brussels City Museum on the Grand-Place. He is dressed for almost half the year, and the GardeRobe MannekenPis shows his costumes on a €10 ticket shared with the City Museum. Jeanneke Pis and Zinneke Pis too.

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Brussels Art Nouveau: Houses You Can Enter, Pass

The Art Nouveau Pass is €27 for three of nine sites, or €37 with the Solvay House, and valid for nine months. Entry prices, hours and booking rules for the Horta Museum, the Maison Hannon, the Autrique, Cauchie, Solvay and van Eetvelde houses, and which day of the week each is open.

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Free Things to Do in Brussels: Real Ones

Free things to do in Brussels: the Grand-Place, the Parlamentarium and the House of European History, the Cathedral, the Royal Galleries, the Manneken Pis, the comic murals and the Marolles flea market. The free first Wednesday and first Sunday of the month, and what only looks free: the Atomium, the Royal Palace and the Cathedral's Treasury.

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Brussels With Kids: Prices, Ages, Closed Days

Brussels with children: Mini-Europe free below 115 cm, Train World from €5 for ages 4 to 5, Autoworld open on Mondays, the Atomium at €9 over 115 cm, and the museums that admit under-18s free. Prices by age, the Monday closures, the stroller rules and the closures from January 2027.

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