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Brussels Travel Guide: 00 Must-See Places

February 2024


Brussels Ghent Bruges

1.⁠ ⁠Pass by Monument à François Anneessens—fruits market
 2.⁠ ⁠Walk to Grand-Place— known to be the heart of Brussels
 3.⁠ ⁠Where you can find the Brussels Town Hall
 4.⁠ ⁠Also find Brussels City Museum
 5.⁠ ⁠Check in for our tour Brussels City Tours
 6.⁠ ⁠Passed by National Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Koekelberg (6th biggest world church—cabaret
 7.⁠ ⁠Got off bus first Ghent City Hall Stadhuis Gent
 8.⁠ ⁠Belfry of Ghent (Bell tower)
 9.⁠ ⁠Right opposite is Stadshal
10.⁠ ⁠Walk to Sint-Baafsplein
11.⁠ ⁠Where youll find Saint Bavo's Cathedral
12.⁠ ⁠And Monument Jan Frans Willems
13.⁠ ⁠And NTGent
14.⁠ ⁠Campana Roeland
15.⁠ ⁠Saint Nicholas' Church (Belgian bar) oldest church in Ghent (mostly a market now)
16.⁠ ⁠Fontein der Geknielden - Fountain of Kneeling Youths
17.⁠ ⁠Walked to Korenmarkt (market square)
18.⁠ ⁠Pass by Saint Michael's Bridge
19.⁠ ⁠Saw Saint Michael's Church (deemed unsafe, closed)
20.⁠ ⁠Walk to Empirepomp
21.⁠ ⁠Walk to Gravensteen
22.⁠ ⁠Have lunch Recommended restaurant here by guide-Le Pain Quotidien (non local restaurant)
23.⁠ ⁠Had lunch belgian beer+(Stoverij, a tasty Belgian beef stew, )carmonade flamade(flemish soup) Godot (Belgian restaurant) 58euro, average restaurant. Don’t strongly recommend
24.⁠ ⁠Walk to Groot Kanon
25.⁠ ⁠Walk to Patershol
26.⁠ ⁠Walk to Vrijdagmarkt
27.⁠ ⁠See Jacob van Artevelde (sculpture)
28.⁠ ⁠Enjoy art and watch artist at Graffiti Street
29.⁠ ⁠Bus to Bruges
30.⁠ ⁠Walk to Begijnhof
31.⁠ ⁠Walk to Saint John’s Hospital
32.⁠ ⁠Walk to Church of Our Lady, see Madonna here
33.⁠ ⁠Cross “lovers bridge” Boniface Bridge (Bonifaciusbrug)
34.⁠ ⁠Gruuthusemuseum
35.⁠ ⁠Walk to (Fish Market) Vismarkt Brugge
36.⁠ ⁠Walk to De Burg (must-go!)
37.⁠ ⁠Inside here Bruges City Hall Stadhuis Brugge
38.⁠ ⁠Inside Brugse Vrije (museum)
39.⁠ ⁠Basilica of the Holy Blood (go to second floor) Christ’s blood, free entrance but you can donate
40.⁠ ⁠Walk to Bruges Beer Experience (beer museum)
41.⁠ ⁠Walk to (Market Square) Grote Markt
42.⁠ ⁠Youll see —Belfry of Bruges—inside free museum—amazing art (google maps: Cloth Hall - exhibition center)
43.⁠ ⁠See also __ Provincial Court Provinciaal Hof
44.⁠ ⁠Bougt nougat from The Chocolate Crown
45.⁠ ⁠Pass by Huidenvettersplein (used to be a flowermarket)
46.⁠ ⁠Walked to Nepomucenusbrug (bridge)
47.⁠ ⁠Bus back to brussels
48.⁠ ⁠From bus drop off walk to Sculptures-Paradise
49.⁠ ⁠Walk to Gunpowder Tower (Poertoren) Poertoren
50.⁠ ⁠Walk to Monument à Don Quichotte
51.⁠ ⁠Right in front of it Monumento a Béla Bartók - Escultor: Imre Varga

1.⁠ ⁠Bought 24hour ticket 8euro
 2.⁠ ⁠took train to trone
 3.⁠ ⁠Walk to Parlamentarium (museum) pre-reserve online, free entrance
 4.⁠ ⁠Walk to google brussels
 5.⁠ ⁠Lunch at G
 6.⁠ ⁠Took bus to Manneken Pis
 7.⁠ ⁠Right next to it is Poechenellekelder (bar)
 8.⁠ ⁠Take another bus to Royal Palace of Brussels
 9.⁠ ⁠Walk to Koningsplein - Beeld van Godfried van Bouillon
10.⁠ ⁠In front is Saint Jacques-sur-Coudenberg (Catholic church)
11.⁠ ⁠Pass by Musée Magritte
12.⁠ ⁠Pass by Musical Instruments Museum
13.⁠ ⁠Walk to Mont des Arts Garden
14.⁠ ⁠Walk to Place de l'Albertine Maison de l'Âne
15.⁠ ⁠Walk to Art Mountain
16.⁠ ⁠Saw Elisabeth Statue
17.⁠ ⁠Walk to St Michael and St Gudula Cathedral, Brussels (Belgium’s National Church; host to Royal weddings and funerals)
18.⁠ ⁠Walk to Statue of King Baudouin
19.⁠ ⁠Walk to Royal Gallery of Saint Hubert (shopping mall)
20.⁠ ⁠Inside is Maison Dandoy where we got our cookies
21.⁠ ⁠Took metro to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West

Brussels Beer. Beer world museum
Waffles cookies. Maison dandoy
Fries. Frit flagey
Fries. Frituur la chapalle
Mussels, white wine, oysters. San catherine
Mountain of Arts
Horta museum
Jeu de balle flea market 7am to 1pm. 1euro only
Aviation museum, history museum, military museum
Bois de le cambre park