Guided tours for visually impaired persons

Arkadia is actively seeking to make its tours accessible to as many people as possible.
We propose a series of original, multi-sensory tours for groups of blind and visually impaired visitors.
Tours are adapted to include tactile aids, such as relief drawings, musical extracts, and sometimes tastings...

To ensure a pleasant and enriching experience, we limit group size to a maximum of 16 people (including accompanying persons).

Our guides are trained by our partner Eqla Asbl.

The tours have been developed with the support of visit.brussels and Bruxelles Environnement.

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Art Nouveau and Art Deco in Ixelles ponds area +

Many luxury townhouses were built by the rich bourgeoisie in the Ixelles' ponds area. The neighbourhood presents a great sample of Brussels architectural variety, featuring Art nouveau and Art Déco styles in particular. Follow our guides while discovering enchanting façades, all being equally...

Art Deco Art nouveau Brussels and its districts Heritage
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Hôtel Van Eetvelde +

The Van Eetvelde Hotel was built in 1895 by Victor Horta for Edmond Van Eetvelde, Secretary General for the Congo, who wanted to show his social success with a house that could accommodate receptions. Showcasing the distinctive features of the Horta style, the house has a superb rotunda glass roof...

Art nouveau Interiors Heritage
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INR : House of radio – « The Flagey Liner » +

The INR or « the sound factory » is a marvellous example of aesthetics espousing technical achievements to meet the requirements of radio work. Between Art Deco and modernism, the shape of the building reminds us of the fascination that the 1930s had for the architecture of machines and particularly...

Art Deco Art nouveau Interiors
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Le site Tour & Taxis et son histoire / PDV +

L’ancien site industriel Tour et Taxis, composé d'entrepôts, de bureaux et d’une gigantesque gare abritée sous une vaste halle construit au début du XXè siècle a été désaffecté en 1987 puis partiellement restauré depuis 2001 pour accueillir des entreprises, des restaurants et de grandes...

Industrial architecture Art nouveau Brussels and its districts Heritage
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Maison Autrique / PDV +

Construite par Victor Horta en 1893, la Maison Autrique annonce l'Art nouveau par ses innovations structurelles et décoratives. Elle a fait l'objet d'une restauration exemplaire et permet de bien saisir l'intérêt historique et esthétique des vieilles demeures bruxelloises. Lors de la visite adaptée...

Art nouveau Brussels, city of art Interiors Heritage
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Mon plaisir, l'Art nouveau / PDV +

Sur l'ancien site du domaine de Mon Plaisir à Schaerbeek, tout un quartier s'adonne aux formes déliées de l'Art nouveau.
Arkadia vous propose une balade au gré d'avenues magnifiques et pourtant méconnues, de la gare de Schaerbeek à la Cage aux Ours.

Ce parcour en extérieur est adapté aux personnes...

Art nouveau Brussels and its districts Heritage
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Solvay Library +

The Solvay Library, the magnificent setting of the former Institute of Sociology, was created under the impulse of Ernest Solvay and built by the architects Constant Bosmans and Henri Vandeveld. Inaugurated in 1902, the Solvay Institute of Sociology is one of the most prestigious remains of the...

Art nouveau Interiors Heritage