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Brussels has enough to
keep anyone fascinated, entertained and well-fed.
What follows are suggestions for what one might
do on a weekend covering a whole range of activities.
Select according to your taste and energy level.
A
Weekend in Brussels * Be
Aware|Be Prepare
The
Brussels Tourist Office website
 Suggested
ideas on how to spend a Weekend in Brussels
Friday
Evening...
For cocktails: Le Roi d'Espagne, Grand'Place.
Restaurants in the city center near Grand'Place: La Taverne du
Passage (1930s decor); La Roue
D'Or (Art Nouveau decor); L'Ogenblik;
Aux Armes de Brussels.
After dinner:
Métropole Hôtel (posh); Beurschouwburg
Café (trendy crowd and music); Zebra
(young crowd, outdoor terrace). Beer fans: La
Becasse; La Mort Subite
(the Sudden Death); Le Pâthe Palace
(trendy); Le Falstaff.
End the night with salsa dancing at Le Bazaar or
Canoa Quebrada (downtown).
Saturday
Morning...
Brunch at Le Pain Quotidien (Grand Sablon).
Stroll in the antique market area around the Sablon.
Window shop in the Boulevard de Waterloo and Avenue Louise
(uptown).
Visit the Fine Art Museum (for Breugel, Bosch, Rubens)
and the adjoining Modern Art Museum
(for Magritte, Delvaux, Ensor, Wouters, Permeke
and Alechinsky). Both museums are off the Place
Royale. Visit the Brewery Museum on
the Grand'Place.
Saturday Afternoon...
Lunch in Sablon
area: Le Perroquet; le Vieux St.
Martin; pastries at Wittamer or
pralines at Marcolini.
For children: Mini-Europe at the Heysel; films at
nearby Kinepolis or the Museum
of Musical Instruments (MIM).
For adults: shop in the elegant Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert.
Also worth exploring is the Victor Horta Museum.
Buy souvenirs
- chocolates, lace, beer
and leather goods.
Saturday
Evening...
Drinks; on the Place Du Châtelain in Ixelles.
Dine at La Quincaillerie
Or dine in the City Center: Bonsoir Clara; Comme
Chez Soi (ultra-good, ultra-expensive);
or late at La Grande Porte.
Entertainment: Concert at the Palais des Beaux-Arts
or the Eglise Protestante (classical);
Sounds Jazz Club (jazz) or the
Music Village (jazz); film at the nostalgic
Movy Club; the art-house
Arenberg.
Taste one of 400 beers at one of the cafés you missed on Friday night.
Sunday
Morning...
Morning concert in the Bois de La Cambre or the Sablon's
Eglise des Minimes.
Stroll the Flea Market (Place du Jeu de Balle in the Marolles).
Lunch at: Trente Rue de
La Paille (up-scale) or at the Stekerlapatte
Or walk up Rue Royale for late lunch at De Ultieme Hallucinatie
(Art Nouveau brasserie).
Sunday
Afternoon...
Stop by the Royal Palace.
Sample ice cream at Chez Manneken, Rue au Beurre (nearby
the Grand'Place).
Free afternoon jazz concert at L'Archiduc.
Catch what you missed on Friday and Saturday.
Sunday
Evening...
Eat
at the Armes de Bruxelles, 't
Kelderke, Vincent; try
our mussels or our famous "frites" (fries)
sold on the street.
Send your postcards and prepare you next Brussels Stay
Be
Aware - Be Prepared
| Don't
forget to
check what's happening
in Brussels before you go. |
| For
Brussels special hotel rates and/or packages check our
Special
Offers section. |
| For a
list of Brussels hotels check our
Accommodation
section. |
| Browse
through our
Special Interests
section to find out what else to do while in Brussels (E.I.:
taste a beer
in a typical cafe,
antique shopping,
daily markets, and much more). |
| Check
our Itineraries
for day trip suggestions out of Brussels |
| For
more information
on Brussels click
here; for Brussels museums: click
here (by the way: museums in Brussels are closed on Mondays) and for Brussels guided sightseeing tours:
click
here.
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Museums
and Attractions Passes:
| The "Must
of Brussels" is a booklet consisting of 9 vouchers. It allows you
to discover several Brussels attractions or museums. This booklet offer up to 35%
reduction on individual prices. |
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The "Brussels Card" gives free access to
nearly all the Brussels museums and FREE Brussels (STIB) public transport for a period of
72hours. It is valid for three days and includes a chip card, a
ticket for public transport and an illustrated guide. It also
allows for a 25% reduction in the well-known mussels restaurant
"Chez Léon", when using the service of the "Brussels Line",
the blue double-decker buses that take you through the city, and on
the entrance fee at the Museum of the Royal Toone Theatre.
The Brussels Card is available at tourist information counters,
hotels, museums and agencies of the Brussels public transport.
The
costs is 30 €. |
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The
Mount of Arts on Sundays - Special pass: a special pass
valid on Sundays that gives access to activities and the permanent
collections in the museums and other cultural institutions on the
Mount of Arts. A morning concert in the Centre for Fine Arts, a
workshop for children, a visit to temporary exhibitions, etc. |
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| Travel
around with the "One-Day Travelcard".
It allows you to travel anywhere by using the Brussels public transportation (metro, tram
and bus), as many times as you wish for the modest price of 3.80 Euro;
on Saturdays, Sundays and Holiday Days the card is valid for two persons
traveling together. Also available a card that offers unlimited 3 days
travel within a period of 5 days for 9 Euro. Available at STIB ticket counters and tourist offices in Brussels. |
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