Group tours

Discover Brussels with Arkadia's network of professional guides, historians, art historians and architects! We offer a series of original guided tours for groups, focused on specific themes or with a particular approach.

These tours are available in French, Dutch, German, English, Italian, Spanish, Russian or Hungarian. One guide is provided for each group of 15, 20 or 25 people, depending on the capacity of the place.

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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...

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Art nouveau and Art Déco in the centre of Brussels +

Discover Art nouveau and Art Déco architecture in the centre of Brussels, from the MIM (Museum of music instruments) to Bozar, from Central station to Fondation Frison, there is not time to waste ! 

This guided tour (outdoors only !) will show you the numerous aspects of Brussels' architecture from...

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From Place Flagey to La Cambre Abbey +

The district of Ixelles' ponds, where many mansions were built for the wealthy bourgeoisie, offers a stunning panorama on Brussels' architecture and particularly Art nouveau and Art Déco architecture.

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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...

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La basilique de Koekelberg +

Splendide monument Art Déco, la basilique de Koekelberg aura mis 65 ans pour sortir de terre ! Initiée en 1905, elle fut inaugurée en 1970 après 2 arrêts suites au 2 guerres mondiales. Les plans initiaux de l’architecte Pierre Langerock qui proposait un édifice grandiose de style Néo-gothique en...

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Panorama de styles de l'avenue des Sept Bonniers +

Bâtie entre 1901 et la seconde guerre mondiale, l'avenue des Sept Bonniers propose un intéressant panorama des styles de cette époque et permet également de constater l’évolution du style cottage au cours de cette période. Quelques beaux exemples d’architecture Art Déco ponctuent cette visite, ainsi qu’une belle villa de Paul Hamesse.

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Van Buuren museum and garden

Built in 1928, the house of banker and arts patron David van Buuren has an exterior typical of the Amsterdam School.

The interior, a tour de force of Art Deco, represents a unique ensemble brought together by renowned decorators from Belgium, France and the Netherlands. The rare furniture, carpets...

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