Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #9 in Brussels, Belgium

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 8 km
Ascend 196 m
Descend 219 m

Experience Brussels in Belgium in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in BrusselsIndividual Sights in Brussels

Sight 1: Fountain of Neptune

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The Fountain of Neptune is a fountain located in Laeken in the Mutsaard district of Belgium. It is a copy of the fountain of Neptune in Bologna.

Wikipedia: Fontaine de Neptune (Laeken) (FR), Mapillary

731 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 2: Château du Belvédère - Kasteel Belvédère

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Château du Belvédère - Kasteel Belvédère

The Belvédère Château is a residence of the Belgian royal family in Laeken, Brussels, which currently houses King Albert II and his wife, Queen Paola.

Wikipedia: Belvédère Château (EN)

366 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Parc de Laeken - Park van Laken

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The Laeken Park is a public park in Brussels created in the nineteenth century at the instigation of King Leopold II. Landscaped in style, it extends over more than 186 ha. It is located opposite the Royal Castle of Laeken.

Wikipedia: Parc de Laeken (FR)

475 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Villa Schonenberg

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Villa Schönenberg is one of the royal residences in Belgium and is part of the Royal Domain of Laeken and is managed by the Royal Donation.

Wikipedia: Villa Schonenberg (NL)

885 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 5: Jardin Colonial - Koloniale Tuin

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Jardin Colonial - Koloniale Tuin

The Colonial Garden of Laeken is an acclimatization garden for the plants of the Congo, created at the very beginning of the twentieth century, in Laeken, Belgium, by the botanist Émile Laurent, on the initiative of King Leopold II.

Wikipedia: Jardin colonial de Laeken (FR)

429 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Église Saint-Lambert - Sint-Lambertuskerk

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St. Lambert's Church is a Roman Catholic church building in Laeken, located at Sint-Lambertusplein 1.

Wikipedia: Sint-Lambertuskerk (Laken) (NL)

718 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 7: Parc d'Osseghem - Ossegempark

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The Parc d'Osseghem is a 17-hectare forest park located on the Heysel plateau in Brussels. It was laid out between 1927 and 1935, on the initiative of Leopold II, according to the plans of the landscape architect Jules Buyssens, as part of the organisation of the 1935 Universal Exhibition.

Wikipedia: Parc d'Osseghem (FR)

839 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 8: Mini-Europe

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Mini-Europe is a miniature park located in the Bruparck entertainment park, at the foot of the Atomium, in Brussels, Belgium. Mini-Europe has reproductions of monuments in the European Union and other countries within the continent of Europe on display, at a scale of 1:25. Roughly 80 cities and 350 buildings are represented. Mini-Europe receives 350,000 visitors per year and has a turnover of €4 million.

Wikipedia: Mini-Europe (EN), Url, Facebook

1696 meters / 20 minutes

Sight 9: Boule et Bill - Bollie en Billie

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Boule et Bill is a popular comic, created in 1959 by Belgian writer-artist Jean Roba in collaboration with Maurice Rosy. In 2003, the artistic responsibility of the series was passed on to Roba's former assistant Laurent Verron. The stories center on a typical family: a man and his wife, their young son Boule and Bill the cocker spaniel.

Wikipedia: Boule et Bill (EN)

636 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 10: Musée communal du Comté de Jette - Gemeentelijke museum Graafschap Jette

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Musée communal du Comté de Jette - Gemeentelijke museum Graafschap Jette

Dieleghem Abbey or Dielegem Abbey is a former abbey located in the Brussels municipality of Jette, Belgium.

Wikipedia: Dieleghem Abbey (EN), Website

1180 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 11: Villa gallo-romaine - Gallo-Romeinse villa

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Villa gallo-romaine - Gallo-Romeinse villa

The Roman villa Jette is an archaeological site of a Roman villa in the Belgian municipality of Jette in the Brussels-Capital Region. The site is located southeast of the Laarbeek forest in the King Baudouin Park on the Bosstraat. About 200 meters to the south flows the Molenbeek-Pontbeek.

Wikipedia: Romeinse villa Jette (NL)

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