Things to do

  • Manneken Pis-fountain- also know as the “peeing boy fountain”
  • Grand Place- outside square with breathtaking buildings
  • Les Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert- an ensemble of three glazed shopping arcades
  • St. Michael & St. Gudula Cathedral- amedieval Roman Catholic cathedral
  • Van Buuren Museum & Gardens- museum with extensive gardens
  • Parc du Cinquantenaire- large public, urban park and where Cinquantenaire Arcade is located
  • Self guided chocolate tour website linked

Food

  • Fries
  • Waffles
  • Chocolate

Lodging

  • Moxy Brussels City Centre- breakfast for a fee and is a 1 mile walk to city center, 3 minute walk to tram stop that goes to city center for 2.50 euro
  • Holiday Inn Express Brussels Grand-Place- free breakfast and is very close to city center

Things to do

  • Barge bridge (Bargebrug)- bright red and situated along Vesten at Minnewater Park 
  • Belfry Tower- a medieval bell tower and one of the city’s most prominent landmarks
  • Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde- dates back to the 16th century and is a preserved beguinage that has functioned as a convent for Benedictines since 1927, there is a church on the grounds that is worth visiting as well
  • St Bonifacius Bridge- quaint, early-20th-century pedestrian bridge with romantic views of the canal & town
  • Rosary Quay- small, photogenic corner of the city
  • Burg Square (De Burg)- grand, majestic square lined with monumental landmark buildings
  • Basilica of the Holy Blood- a Roman Catholic basilica that houses a relic of the Holy Blood
  • Markt- central square, Belfry Tower is at the south side of the square
  • Simon Stevin Square- paved cobble stone square that is lined with 2 parallel rows of Linden trees
  • Choco-Story, the Chocolate Museum- located in the sixteenth-century “Huis de Crone” building 
  • French Fry Museum (Frietmuseum)- museum devoted to the history of potatoes and the production of Belgian fries

Food

  • The Old Chocolate House 
  • Chocolate

Lodging

  • N/A

Things to do

  • St. Bavo’s Cathedral (Sint-Baafs Cathedral)- is a cathedral of the Catholic Church
  • St. Nicholas Church- began construction in the early 13th century as a replacement for an earlier Romanesque church and is one of the oldest and most prominent landmarks in the city
  • St. Michaels Bridge- built around 1909 and is a monumental stone arch bridge over the River Leie
  • Korenlei- a quay in the historic city center, located on the left bank of the Leie river
  • Gravensteen Castle photo area location linked
  • Gravensteen- medieval castle that you can go inside and tour
  • House Kraanlei 79
  • Serpentstraat street- colorful and festive pedestrian area
  • Groot Vleeshuis- impressive medieval Great Butchers’ hall houses the centre for the promotion of local East Flemish products
  • Ghent City Hall

Food

  • Chocolaterie Luc Van Hoorebeke– Belgian chocolate
  • Himschoot- Bakery
  • Mokabon Coffee

Lodging

  • N/A