Brussels Audioguided walking tour 2h40 and 25 reviews

Here you are in front of the Cathedral of St. Michael and Gudule. This gothic cathedral dates from the 13th century and was built on the ruins of an ancient Romanesque cathedral.

You now pass through the Brussels Park which leads you to the Royal Palace. It used to be called the Royal Park.

The palace alley, crossing the park, brings you astonishingly, facing the Royal Palace. So a little technical reminder, yes, in Belgium, there is a monarchy!

This royal square, well surrounded by beautiful mansions and the church of St James on Coudenberg, was born of a huge urban redevelopment in the 1770s.

If, like me, you like art nouveau, in Brussels you will be served! Starting with this magnificent building, a former Old England department store built by architect Paul Saintenoy.

A few steps from the Mim, stands another work by the architect Paul Saintenoy, the English Pharmacy! How beautiful it is, now converted into a cocktail bar.

You may have noticed that you were on the upper part of Brussels where the royal palace is located.

When I told you that Belgium is full of artists! Here is the Envol, in tribute to the Grand Jacques.

You see a crowd around the corner, it’s normal, you arrive in front of the little celebrity of Belgium, I am of course talking about the big Manneken worse.

There is so much to see at this crossroads that we need to linger for a few minutes. I let you soak up its colors, its original facades and the animation that reigns around its bars and shops.

After the Manneken-Pis and her sister the Janneken-Pis, there's their dog, Zinneke Pis! This statue completes the family of small bronze characters and reminds us if we had forgotten, that Belgians do not lack of humour!

Place Sainte-Catherine is in the heart of the dynamic district of the same name. Here, make room for creators and culture.

You feel very small and that is normal! Grand Place encompasses you with its majesty. You are at the center of one of the most beautiful squares in the world!

Another imposing architectural ensemble of space, here is the home of the Dukes of Brabants. Huge, it takes the whole east side of Grand Place.

You enter the sublime Galeries Saint Hubert. Built in 1847, they are among the oldest in Europe!

We pass the Belgian institution, the Delirium. Be aware that the Belgian Beer Culture is a UNESCO Intangible Heritage Site!

You arrive at the coin square opposite the imposing opera theatre of the same name. Their two names come from the former function of the place that housed the coinage that minted the coins of the Duchy of Brabant since 1420.