BRUSSELS ECONOMIC TRAVEL GUIDE
Tintin’s hometown…
Welcome to Brussels, the capital of Belgium… 14 years ago in 1695. The French in Louis’ kingdom bombarded Brussels and flattened the city. But the city was rebuilt faithfully.
With Grand Palace Square and Royal Square Brussels, which attracts the attention of all tourists in two places, offers a European example with Cinquantenaire park.. In other words, a huge park in the city…
Although we know Brussels with Brussels sprouts, it is actually a fun city besides being historical.. It has a lot of fun places such as the toy museum, the cartoon museum, the car museum, the miniature museum (we didn’t know if it’s called a museum)… Actually, it shouldn’t be surprising because it is the hometown of Tintin..
You can easily finish our Brussels economic travel guide, which includes both history and entertainment, in 1 day if you follow our route…
HOW TO GET TO BRUSSELS: HOW TO GET TO BRUSSELS?
By car: If by car If you are going to tour Europe and you have Belgium on your itinerary, Brussels should be your first choice.. By following the signs, you can easily reach Brussels on the wide Belgian highway.
By plane: There are direct flights from Turkey to Brussels Airport.. You can take a taxi from the airport to the city center of Brussels by paying 36 Euros.. You can even make your reservation online.. Click for detailed information and reservation.
By Bus: There are many bus company options for you to take a tour in Europe by bus. Our recommendation goeuro! If you buy your ticket in advance, you can find tickets at very cheap prices.. For example, you can buy your Brussels Antwerp bus ticket for 2 Euros! Click to see ticket prices.
By Train: Brussels Train Station (Bruxelles Central, Gare de Central or Bruxelles central Station) Although there are different companies for transportation by train , we use Eurostar always our recommendation. Getting to Brussels from many European cities is easy.
BRUSSELS INTERCITY TRANSPORTATION
Transportation is very easy in Brussels. The men have thought of everything.. You can use it for 1 hour with 2 Euros, you can use the ticket you bought on the metro, bus or tram.. There are 4 metro lines departing every three minutes.. You can buy your metro ticket from the metro station. The tram, which has 2 lines, is not preferred because it is slower than the metro in Brussels city transportation.. You can buy your bus ticket directly from the driver.
Click here to download the metro, bus and tram maps and review the routes.
BRUSSELS’ ACCOMMODATION: WHERE TO STAY IN BRUSSELS?
Brussels Old city centre, Europe Square (Quartier Européen) and Stalingrad Districts and its surroundings are particularly popular in Brussels. centers you should stay. But in Brussels, not only in these central places, but even if you stay a little outside of the city center, you can easily reach the city center with the ease of urban transportation.
IN BRUSSELS ABSOLUTELY THINGS TO DO
Buying and eating chocolate, beer, cocoa, lace, and walking the streets in the old city center..
WHAT TO EAT IN BRUSSELS? WHAT TO DRINK?
Eat waffles, chocolate and mussels, drink beer with french fries on top. That’s it!
SHOPPING IN BRUSSELS
Boulevard de Waterloo and rue Antoine Dansaert, where you can shop from luxury stores, Rue Neuve and shopping center Shopping Arcades, where you can shop at more normal prices. You can also choose Grand Place Square, ie Grote Markt, to shop for souvenirs.
BRUSSELS CITY TOUR
The Brussels excursion route is approximately 10 km long and takes about 2 hours. Brussels is at the top of the list of places to visit, The most touristic place of Brussels is coming;
1- Grand Place Square or Brussels Grote Markt: Museum of the City of Brussels’ Brussels, where the Breadhouse Building (Maison du Roi, Broodhuis) and the Parliament Building (Hotel de Ville Brussel, Stadhuis van Brussel) are located, is one of the most important squares of Europe.. The buildings in the square are in gothic and baroque styles, bearing the architecture of the royal period.
When you turn 360 degrees around, this square gives you the feeling that you are seeing the same building.. Brussels Grand Place Square, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List, is full of tourists at all hours of the day.. Also, it is very easy to reach the Grand Place Square by metro.
2- The Peeing Child Statue (Manneken Pis): A complete disappointment! It is impossible to understand why the statue, all of which is 61 cm in height, is so famous.
2 from the front We passed by it many times, but we didn’t even realize it was there because of the crowd of tourists and the size of the statue.. That’s why we include the photo of the peeing child that draws our attention more.
3- Chapel Church (Notre Dame de la Chapelle): Rome, built in the 13th century The Catholic Church suffered its share from the French bombardment of Brussels in 1695 and took its current form last in 1989.
We continue our Brussels tour route towards the Royal Square…
4- Royal Square (Royal Square, Place Royale): Befitting its name, surrounded by museums and palaces, in the middle of Brussels Royal Square, the bronze statue of Godefroid de Bouillon and the historical around it there are places. Royal Square, the center of Brussels historical sites. Because most of the museums in Brussels are located here.. Let’s see where they are:
5- Belgium Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Musees Royaux des Beaux Arts de Belgique or Musee Modern Museum) Consists of 2 different museums. These are respectively according to our route; The Fin-de-Siècle Museum, which opened in 2013 and exhibits the works of Belgian artists, and the Magritte Museum, opened in 2009, where more than 200 works such as sculptures, paintings and old photographs are exhibited.
In this way, we kill 3 birds with 1 stone Another museum we come across while circumambulating the Royal Square;
6- The Instrument Museum (The Musical Instruments Museum): The world’s only international Instrument Museum is located at the back of the Royal Square in Brussels. The museum, where more than 8000 instruments are exhibited, is a part of the Brussels Palace of Fine Arts (Palais des beaux-arts de Bruxelles, Royal Museums for Fine Art of Brussels).
On the other side of the Royal Square, 18. There is the Saint Jacques sur Coudenberg church with its neoclassical architecture built in the 19th century.. This church is part of the Royal Palace.
After turning the Royal Square upside down, we can now go see the Royal Palace of Brussels.
7- Brussels Royal Palace (Palace Royal): In the Royal Palace, which is located in Brussels Park (Brussels Park, namely Warendepark), there is also the Parliament Building.
8- St Michael and St Gudula Cathedral (St Michael and St Gudula Cathedral): The gothic cathedral used by the royal family on their special occasions, is one of the religious symbols of Brussels.
Let’s continue our Brussels route with a different history of the city…
9- Cartoon Museum (Centre Belge de la Bande Dessinee, Brussels Comic Book Museum): The fun side of Brussels. A super fun museum, where you will get caught up in the adventures of the cartoon character Tintin, created by Belgian cartoonist Hergé in 1929, and witness how many cartoons like Smurfs were made and their development stages.
If you’re tired of history (it would be a shame though), you should also see the Brussels Toy Museum opposite the Cartoon Museum.. It didn’t interest us, we didn’t go.. So it’s not on our route. But if you zoom in a bit, you’ll see it’s on the opposite side….
10- Brussels Toy Museum (Musée du Jouet asbl, Brussels Toy Museum): Brussels people know how to have fun, what let’s say…
Let’s go through the beautiful Warendepark to the end of the park…Mother! another park. A European classic…
11- Cinquantenaire Park (Parc du Cinquantenaire): Making Belgium free 50. huge park established in honor of the year. The Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History (Musee Royal de l’Armee et d’Histoire Militaire) and Autoworld, that is, the Automobile Museum, are also located in this park.
12- Horta Horta Museum: The house and studio of the Belgian Art Nouveau architect Victor Horta, the museum exhibits the works of Horta.. Admission 10 Euros for adults. This museum is on the list of World Heritage.
Brussels is that much for us.. We traveled too much.. We didn’t go because we thought it was very off-route and a little far away and didn’t interest us.. But maybe it will be of interest to you, so we give it below. Then don’t say why you didn’t write…
Alternative places you can see in Brussels:
- National Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Koekelberg: The church at the end of Parc Elisabeth Elisabethpark, Paris’
- Atomium: Located in the Royal Greenhouse of Laeken (Serres royales de Laeken), that is, outside the Brussels city center, the Atomium was actually held at Expo 58 in 1958. built for. When we look at the sources, Atomium, which we see as the symbol of the 165 billion magnified state of the crystal, is more remarkable to be seen with the light games held in the evenings.. ‘Cause in daylight it’s just a huge metal. In addition, the royal family also lives in this region. The water amusement park called Océade is next to this park.. Right next to the Océade, there is also a place like Mini Europe, that is, miniatürk in Istanbul.
We loved this dog very much.. He posed for hours without moving.. Don’t worry, there is no health problem..
ENTERTAINMENT AND NIGHTLIFE IN BRUSSELS
Because Brussels is a touristic paradise and a student city, it has many options for nightlife.. What we have chosen for you; Le Bazaar, Le Wood, Le Mirano and Zanzibar are the most famous discos of Brussels. Fuse, on the other hand, serves only gays from time to time.
BRUSSELS OTHER PLACES TO VISIT NEARBY: ALTERNATIVE TOURS
While you’re in Brussels, you can’t help but see other Belgian cities. Antwerp or Antwerp in Turkish, Blankenberge cities that should be visited in particular. In addition, you can go to London, not Amsterdam or Paris.. Because the location is very central.. And it’s just that small, so don’t come all the way here and just see Brussels and leave.. It’s a waste of money..
BRUSSELS TRAVEL NOTES:
- One day is enough for Brussels. 2 days if you’re going to visit each museum.
- Don’t get hung up on the restaurant’s name when it comes to food. Because the guys really built the quality.
- Examine every 360 degree building in Brussels’ Great Square.
RESOURCES
- http://www.brussels.info
- https://visit.brussels/en/