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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Brussels","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"A capital of two languages and three regions, with the best Art Nouveau in Europe, 1,500 beers and a statue of a urinating child that the whole city is oddly committed to.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304078","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"1,500+ | Belgian beers in production\r\n\u20ac2.40 | A tram or metro ride\r\n1893 | H\u00f4tel Tassel, Horta's first Art Nouveau house","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"A city that does not try to charm you","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Brussels has a reputation for being grey and bureaucratic, which comes from people who saw the EU quarter and left. The actual city is stranger and better: a Grand Place that Victor Hugo called the most beautiful square in Europe, four Horta houses that invented Art Nouveau, comic murals on gable ends across the centre, and a food and bar culture that outclasses anywhere in the country.\r\n\r\nIt is officially bilingual, sits inside Flanders while belonging to neither region, and about a third of residents are foreign nationals \u2014 which is why the food is what it is.\r\n\r\nThe centre is compact and walkable. Two or three days, and it repays going beyond the Grand Place, which is the part most visitors never do.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in from the airport | Train to Central in 20 minutes, about \u20ac12. Charleroi is 55 minutes by bus, about \u20ac17\r\nGetting around | Metro, tram and bus on one ticket. A single is \u20ac2.40, a day pass \u20ac8\r\nLanguages | French and Dutch, both official. English is widely spoken\r\nTap water | Safe to drink\r\nSundays | Many shops shut, but the Marolles flea market and the Midi market are on\r\nMuseums | Free on the first Wednesday afternoon of the month at many","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"The centre sits in a pentagon defined by the old walls. Everything below is inside it or a tram ride out.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"Grand Place and the centre | First-timers | The medieval core: the square, the galleries, the beer bars and most of the hostels. Busy and central. | 50.8467 | 4.3525 |  | \nSainte-Catherine | Food and evenings | North-west of the centre, around the old fish market, with the best restaurant strip and a calmer feel. | 50.8510 | 4.3470 |  | \nMarolles | Character and value | South of the centre: a flea market every morning, antique shops, cheap caf\u00e9s and a working-class history. | 50.8390 | 4.3460 |  | \nIxelles and Flagey | Nightlife and students | South-east, around the ponds and the university, with the best bar scene and African quarter at Matonge. | 50.8270 | 4.3720 |  | \nSaint-Gilles | Art Nouveau and cheaper beds | South-west, with Horta's own house, wide avenues of Art Nouveau facades and lower prices. | 50.8270 | 4.3450 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would walk, in the order we would walk them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Brussels","hw_hub_city_do_body":"The Grand Place takes twenty minutes and is worth every one of them \u2014 guild houses in gilded stone around a square that is genuinely extraordinary at night when it is lit and empty.\r\n\r\nThen leave it. The Horta Museum in Saint-Gilles is the architect's own house, preserved as he built it in 1901, and it is the single best thing in the city: a stairwell of glass and iron that explains Art Nouveau in a way no book does.\r\n\r\nThe Royal Museums of Fine Arts hold the Bruegels and an entire Magritte museum next door.\r\n\r\nThe comic strip route runs some fifty murals across the centre, free and self-guided, and the Belgian Comic Strip Center sits in a Horta-designed department store.\r\n\r\nAtomium, from the 1958 World's Fair, is nine steel spheres 102 metres high, and the view is better than the exhibitions inside.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Horta Museum | The architect's own house. The best thing in Brussels\r\nGrand Place at night | Lit and empty. Twenty minutes, and unforgettable\r\nMagritte Museum | Next to the Fine Arts, and the largest collection anywhere\r\nComic mural route | Fifty murals across the centre, free and self-guided","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Brussels","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Brussels","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The Grand Place, the comic murals, the Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert and the Mont des Arts view all cost nothing.\r\n\r\nMany federal museums are free on the first Wednesday afternoon of the month, including the Fine Arts and the Magritte.\r\n\r\nThe Marolles flea market on Place du Jeu de Balle runs every morning and is free to browse, as is the Sunday market at Gare du Midi, the largest in the country.\r\n\r\nParc du Cinquantenaire, the Bois de la Cambre and the Sonian Forest \u2014 a UNESCO-listed beech forest at the end of tram 44 \u2014 are all free and large.\r\n\r\nThe Saint-Gilles and Schaerbeek Art Nouveau facades are best seen from the street anyway.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"First Wednesday afternoon | Free entry at many federal museums\r\nMarolles flea market | Every morning on Place du Jeu de Balle\r\nSonian Forest | UNESCO beech forest at the end of tram 44\r\nArt Nouveau streets | Saint-Gilles and Schaerbeek, seen from the pavement","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Brussels","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Brussels","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Belgium takes beer seriously enough that its caf\u00e9 culture is UNESCO-listed. Trappist ales brewed by monks, lambics fermented with wild yeast, gueuze that tastes closer to cider vinegar than beer \u2014 a glass is \u20ac3.50 to \u20ac6 and the good bars will guide you.\r\n\r\nMoules-frites is the dish, in season roughly September to April, at \u20ac22 to \u20ac30. Frites come from a friterie in a paper cone with sauce, and cost \u20ac3.50 to \u20ac5 \u2014 they are fried twice, and the second fry is the point.\r\n\r\nCarbonnade flamande, beef slow-cooked in dark beer, is the winter staple.\r\n\r\nAvoid the Rue des Bouchers, the restaurant alley near the Grand Place with touts outside. It is the one genuine tourist trap in the city and locals never eat there.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Beer | \u20ac3.50\u20136 a glass. Try a gueuze once, and know what you are ordering\r\nFrites | \u20ac3.50\u20135 from a friterie. Fried twice\r\nMoules-frites | \u20ac22\u201330, and seasonal from about September\r\nAvoid Rue des Bouchers | Touts outside, tourist prices, and no locals","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Brussels","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Brussels","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"The beer bars are the main event and they are institutions rather than pubs: Delirium with its enormous list, A la Mort Subite with its 1928 interior, and Moeder Lambic for lambics poured by people who care.\r\n\r\nIxelles and the Flagey area have the student and late scene, and Matonge next to it is the Congolese quarter with bars that run very late.\r\n\r\nSaint-G\u00e9ry in the centre is the busy nightlife square, and the Marolles has quieter, older caf\u00e9s.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac3.50 to \u20ac6, and Belgian beers run to 8 or 9 per cent \u2014 the ones that taste like fruit juice are often the strongest, which catches people out reliably.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Beer bars | Moeder Lambic, A la Mort Subite, Delirium\r\nIxelles and Matonge | Student and Congolese quarters, and the latest nights\r\nStrength | Many are 8\u20139%. The fruity ones are often the strongest\r\nPrices | A beer \u20ac3.50\u20136","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Brussels","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Brussels","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Metro, tram and bus run on one STIB ticket: a single is \u20ac2.40, a day pass \u20ac8, and you tap on entry every time including trams.\r\n\r\nThe airport train to Central takes 20 minutes and costs about \u20ac12. Charleroi, which budget airlines call Brussels South, is 50 kilometres away and takes 55 minutes by shuttle bus at about \u20ac17 \u2014 build that into your planning.\r\n\r\nTrains to Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp take 35 to 60 minutes and cost \u20ac10 to \u20ac18, with a Weekend Ticket giving roughly half price on Saturdays and Sundays.\r\n\r\nThe centre is walkable and the city is hillier than it looks between the lower and upper towns.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Day pass | \u20ac8 for metro, tram and bus\r\nCharleroi is not Brussels | 50km away, 55 minutes by bus, about \u20ac17\r\nWeekend Ticket | Roughly half price on national trains at weekends\r\nUpper and lower town | A real hill between them. There are lifts","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Brussels","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Brussels costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Mid-range, and cheaper than Amsterdam or Paris. Dorms are \u20ac22 to \u20ac40, a beer \u20ac3.50 to \u20ac6, frites \u20ac3.50 to \u20ac5, and a restaurant main \u20ac18 to \u20ac28.\r\n\r\nA day is \u20ac55 to \u20ac85.\r\n\r\nThe savings are specific: the first-Wednesday-afternoon free museums, frites and a beer instead of a sit-down dinner, the \u20ac8 day pass, and the weekend train discount if you are day-tripping.\r\n\r\nMuseum entry runs \u20ac10 to \u20ac15 each, and the Fine Arts and Magritte are on one ticket.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | \u20ac22\u201340\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac55\u201385\r\nFree museum Wednesdays | First of the month, from 13:00 at many\r\nWeekend train tickets | Roughly half price for day trips","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Brussels","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Brussels","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Brussels is broadly safe, with the caveats of any capital. Pickpocketing is common on the metro, around Gare du Midi and in the Grand Place crowds, and bag theft from caf\u00e9 terraces happens.\r\n\r\nThe areas around Gare du Midi and Gare du Nord are worth avoiding late at night, and the Nord district has a red-light area immediately beside the station.\r\n\r\nTraffic is assertive and cyclists have priority in marked lanes.\r\n\r\nTrams are silent and frequent, and stepping into a tram lane while looking at a phone is the most common minor accident here. Emergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Pickpockets | Metro, Gare du Midi and the Grand Place crowds\r\nAround the stations | Midi and Nord are worth avoiding late at night\r\nTrams are silent | Look before stepping into a tram lane\r\nEmergency | 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Brussels","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Brussels","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"The whole country is inside two hours, and half of it inside one.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Bruges | 1 hour | Train, about \u20ac16 each way | Medieval canals and cobbles. Go early or late \u2014 it is overwhelmed between eleven and four. |  | 1304157\nGhent | 35 minutes | Train, about \u20ac10 | The better version of the same thing for many people: same canals, 70,000 students, half the tour groups. |  | 1304158\nAntwerp | 45 minutes | Train, about \u20ac8 | Fashion, diamonds, Rubens, and a railway station that is worth the trip on its own. |  | 1304160\nLeuven | 25 minutes | Train, about \u20ac6 | A university town with the longest bar in Europe and a town hall covered in 236 statues. |  | 1304161\nWaterloo | 40 minutes | Train and bus, about \u20ac12 | The 1815 battlefield, with a lion mound you climb for the view over the fields. |  | 1304162","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Brussels","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"Spring and early autumn. It rains in every month, so plan around that rather than avoiding it.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. Brussels gets rain in roughly 200 days of the year, spread evenly \u2014 an umbrella matters more than the month you pick.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 6 | 2 | Cold, grey and cheap. Museums weather\r\nFebruary | 7 | 2 | Same. Carnival at Binche nearby is UNESCO-listed\r\nMarch | 10 | 3 | Improving, and the first terraces appear\r\nApril | 14 | 4 | Good. Showery, with the Sonian Forest bluebells late in the month\r\nMay | 18 | 5 | Excellent. Warm enough for terraces, everything open\r\nJune | 21 | 5 | The best month. Long evenings and festival season starting\r\nJuly | 23 | 4 | Warm. Ommegang and the Brussels Summer Festival\r\nAugust | 23 | 5 | The flower carpet fills the Grand Place in even years\r\nSeptember | 19 | 5 | Superb. Mussel season starts and the crowds thin\r\nOctober | 15 | 4 | Good value. Grey but pleasant\r\nNovember | 10 | 2 | Wet and dark. Christmas market opens at the end\r\nDecember | 7 | 4 | Winter Wonders market and lights across the centre","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"One of these covers the Grand Place in flowers, and it only happens in even years.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Brussels","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/belgium\/brussels\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Flower Carpet | Mid-August, even years | Grand Place | Three days when the square is covered in a carpet of 500,000 begonias. Only in even-numbered years. |  | \nWinter Wonders | Late November to early January | City centre | Christmas market, ice rink and a light show on the Grand Place. |  | \nOmmegang | Late June or early July | Grand Place | A UNESCO-listed pageant re-enacting a 1549 procession, in the square by torchlight. |  | \nBrussels Jazz Weekend | May | Citywide | Free jazz across squares and bars over three days. |  | \nZinneke Parade | May, even years | City centre | A biennial street parade made by the city's neighbourhoods, chaotic and genuinely local. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Transport assumes the \u20ac8 day pass. Frites and a beer instead of a restaurant dinner is the single biggest saving here.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 22 | 16 | 8 | 6\r\nMiddle of the road | 38 | 35 | 8 | 22\r\nComfortable | 70 | 65 | 12 | 40","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Brussels","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"A decent scene concentrated in the centre and Saint-Gilles, with good metro links from everywhere. Live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Brussels","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/belgium\/brussels\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Brussels travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"Is Brussels boring? | It has that reputation from people who saw the EU quarter and the Grand Place and left. The Horta houses, the comic murals, the beer culture, Ixelles and the Marolles are the actual city, and none of them are on the standard two-hour walk.\r\nHow many days do you need? | Two or three. One day covers the centre; the second gets you Art Nouveau in Saint-Gilles, the Magritte museum and an evening in Ixelles. Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp are all under an hour if you have longer.\r\nIs Charleroi airport in Brussels? | No, and this catches people out. It is 50 kilometres south, with a shuttle bus of about 55 minutes costing around \u20ac17. Build it into your timings, particularly for early flights.\r\nWhere should I eat? | Anywhere except Rue des Bouchers, the alley near the Grand Place with touts outside \u2014 it is the one real tourist trap in the city. Sainte-Catherine has the best restaurant strip, and a friterie with a beer is a perfectly good dinner.\r\nWhat beer should I order? | Ask the bar. Trappist ales are brewed by monks, lambics are fermented with wild yeast and gueuze is sour enough to surprise you. The thing to know is strength \u2014 many run 8 or 9 per cent, and the fruit-flavoured ones are often the strongest.\r\nIs it expensive? | Cheaper than Amsterdam or Paris. Dorms \u20ac22 to \u20ac40, a beer \u20ac3.50 to \u20ac6, and a day around \u20ac55 to \u20ac85. Many museums are free on the first Wednesday afternoon of the month.\r\nWhen should I go? | May, June or September. The Flower Carpet fills the Grand Place with begonias in mid-August but only in even-numbered years, which is worth checking before planning a trip around it.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Brussels hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. Then meet the people already there in the app.","hw_hub_city_cta_buttons":"Find hostels in Brussels | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/belgium\/brussels\/\r\nGet the app | https:\/\/hostelworld.onelink.me\/IdiK\/f5a50nhd","hw_hub_city_newsletter_title":"Get the good stuff monthly","hw_hub_city_newsletter_body":"New city guides, deals and route ideas. 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