Brussels, a city that continues to surprise and move you. This city-region-capital of 500 million Europeans is waiting to share its treasures with you. It’s a fair bet that its stormy history is the reason for its open-mindedness, warmth and friendliness. You’ll feel right at home in Brussels! As well as its historic monuments, Brussels has so much to share with you: its comic strip speech bubbles, its Art Nouveau façades, the talent of its stylists and designers, its delicacies and its surrealism, which can be found on every street corner.
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Le Soir
La Libre Belgique
L’Echo
La Dernière Heure
European Voice (English language, dedicated to European Union news)
De Morgen
De Standaard
Het Nieuwsblad
Shops are open from Monday to Saturday, 10am–6pm. Supermarkets close later and usually stay open until 9pm on Fridays.
1,132,781 (last census: 31st December 2011)
visit.brussels, the tourist office for Brussels can be found at the following addresses:
-BIP - Rue Royale 2-4, 1000 Brussels
-Town Hall - Grand-Place, 1000 Brussels
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Graced with a majestic historic heart, a unique atmosphere and a host of activities for all ages, Brussels has surprises around every corner.
The Grand-Place in Brussels
Manneken Pis
BOZAR - Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels
Magritte Museum - Royal Museums of Fine Arts
Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert
La Bourse de Bruxelles
If you are in Brussels for one or two days, visit.brussels proposes a selection of the most visited museums and attractions in the capital of Europe.
Manneken Pis
BOZAR - Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels
Magritte Museum - Royal Museums of Fine Arts
The Atomium - Monument and Symbol Built for Expo 58
Mini-Europe, the EU's most beautiful monuments in Brussels
Train World, discover the railways in Brussels
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels
Royal Museums of Fine Arts - Musée Fin-de-Siècle Museum
Belgian Comic Strip Centre - BCSC
Royal Museum of the Armed forces and Military History, Brussels
MIM - The Musical Instruments Museum
Autoworld Brussels - The World Automobile Centre
BELvue museum, Brussels | Everything there is to know about Belgium
Cinquantenaire Museum - Royal Museums of Art and History
ADAM, Art & Design Atomium Museum
MIMA Millenium Iconoclast Museum of Arts
Belgian Chocolate Village
Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale
Horta Museum, an Art Nouveau gem in Brussels
Brussels culture is in perpetual motion: Exhibitions to glance at or gaze at, forums and shows for all tastes, traditional markets and great flea market bargains, conferences for those who like debate and ideas, sporting events not to be missed .... Find out about everything happening in Brussels Take the plunge here!
Bright Brussels Festival
Pride Festival in Brussels
20km of Brussels - 36 years of Brussels' most popular race
Visit the Laeken Royal Greenhouses in Brussels
ArtBrussels - Large Contemporary Art Fair
Fête de la Musique
Couleur Café Music Festival
Bruxelles Les Bains - A beach in Brussels!
Belgian Beer Weekend in Brussels!
The Ommegang, Brussels' oldest historical pageant
The Brussels Flower Carpet, a major event on the Grand Place
Fête de la BD - Comic Festival in Brussels!
Brussels' Christmas market - Winter Wonders
The Iris events
Brussels design market
Le Tour - Brussels Grand Départ
To really get to know Brussels, set out to explore its shops. Here you will find the top of the line, the fun, the creative and the original. Brussels fashion is like the city itself: no fuss. Its creators have an inventive soul. Sablon, Marolles and Matongé; Louise, Dansaert, Châtelain and Neuve, its flagship streets and districts await you with their doors open. And for a sweet finish: don't forget the crunchy pralines, speculaas and cuberdons to take a little taste of Brussels away with you.
Marcolini Chocolatiers
Biertempel
For the past century Art Nouveau and Art Deco buildings have brightened up the streets of Brussels. The Art Nouveau style was first introduced in Brussels in 1893 when Victor Horta built the Tassel House. This house represents the very first synthesis of Art Nouveau: light, colour, ironwork, mosaics... Architects such as Victor Horta, Paul Hankar and Henry Van de Velde were innovators and created a “total” art style that dominated all art domains until approximately 1914: architecture, furniture, carpets, decorative objects, jewellery, posters...
After the First World War, there was a tendency towards more rational trends that gave birth to Art Deco, a style that features geometrical lines and stylised motifs and makes use of both traditional and modern materials.
Horta Museum, an Art Nouveau gem in Brussels
The Autrique House
Cauchie House
VILLA EMPAIN
Musée et jardins David et Alice van Buuren
The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM)
The Belgian Comic Strip Center (BCSC)
The Tassel Hotel
The Max Hallet House
The Solvay House
The Eetvelde House
Foundation Frison Horta
Brussels is where Tintin, Spirou and the Smurfs grew up, and they now pervade the city. They are everywhere: on walls, building façades and museums. They are exhibited and sold in galleries and boutiques. They decorate restaurants and hotel rooms. They are celebrated and paraded in the streets. Comic book speech bubbles are on every corner. Blistering barnacles!
Belgian Comic Strip Centre - BCSC
Comic Book Tour of Brussels: Mural Paintings
Moof, Museum Of Original Figurines & 3D Comics in Brussels
Fête de la BD - Comic Festival in Brussels!
Brussels is the bustling capital of 500 million Europeans. It always offers a cosmopolitan atmosphere with cultures from the past and present, and from here and elsewhere. Its European district is a kaleidoscope of cultural activities. From the Parlamentarium, which explains in detail the workings of the EU, and the iguanodons of the Natural Sciences Museum to the vintage cars of Autoworld, there is something to keep everyone busy.
Parlamentarium, the European Parliament Visitors' Centre
Station Europe
House of European History
The European Parliament hemicycle
Europa building
Brussels is known for its festive side and its nightlife and offers you numerous nightclubs where the DJs keep you dancing all the way through to the early hours of the morning.
Electronic music lovers will love the Fuse, Zodiak or C12, while hip-hop afficionados love to gather at Bloody Louis.
Madame Moustache attracts a more rock ‘n’ roll crowd with its electric and refined programme, whereas Bar Rouge welcomes elegant night owls.
Come and experience an unforgettable night in our beautiful capital and dance to various atmospheres of Brussels’ nightlife!
The Fuse, Brussel's Techno Nightclub
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visit.brussels is the Brussels tourist agency. Its mission is to bolster and spread the image of the Brussels-Capital Region. visit.brussels wishes to put Brussels on the local and international map as the capital of 500 million Europeans, the "world city" where 180 different nationalities mingle, making Brussels a cosmopolitan place with permanent links to the rest of the world.
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visit.brussels is the Brussels tourist agency. Its mission is to bolster and spread the image of the Brussels-Capital Region. visit.brussels wishes to put Brussels on the local and international map as the capital of 500 million Europeans, the ""world city"" where 180 different nationalities mingle, making Brussels a cosmopolitan place with permanent links to the rest of the world.
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