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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Comic escapade +

This guided tour takes the visitors through the centre of Brussels on a journey to discover the city's comic-inspired murals. They are works of art paying tribute to comic book authors and their heroes, while at the same time giving insights about Brussels' history. Between fiction and reality...

Art Brussels, city of art Street art
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Coudenberg Palace +

Built between the second half of the 11th and the 12th centuries on Coudenberg hill, the Palace of Brussels was then rebuilt, enlarged and embellished as the prestige of the Dukes of Brabant grew. They were followed by the Dukes of Burgundy, the Emperor Charles V and finally the Archduke Albert and...

Etude du milieu (EDM) Histoire Heritage
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Exploring the historical city centre +

This fascinating circular walking tour will take you from the hilltop Royal district down to the ancient streets and markets of the city centre in the valley below. On the way we will pass the remains of the city walls, in search of the soul of the mediaeval city.

PECA Architecture Histoire Heritage
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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.

Architecture Art Deco Art nouveau 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
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HOUSE OF EUROPEAN HISTORY (free) +

The House of European History, created in 2017, is located in the Leopold Park, in the heart of the European district of Brussels. The House of European History aims to become the leading museum about transnational phenomena which have shaped our continent. By interpreting history from a European...

Exhibitions Europe Histoire
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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 Interiors Heritage
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Ixelles Cemetery +

If there is a single place in Brussels which enables you to wander and discover the greatest Belgian artists of the 19th and 20th, it is indeed the Ixelles cemetery. Here, the architects Victor Horta and Adrien Blomme rest in peace next to writers or musicians such as Charles de Coster or Eugène...

Heritage
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La vie quotidienne à l'Hôtel Solvay +

De 1894 à 1898, le maître de l'Art nouveau Victor Horta construit pour Armand Solvay, le fils du célèbre industriel Ernest Solvay, un prestigieux hôtel de maître. Construction majeure de Horta, l'hôtel Solvay a en outre conservé tous ses éléments d'origine : mobilier, luminaires, tentures et objets...

Art nouveau Interiors
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MIMA + Street Art +

Discover urban art in Brussels in company of our guide! Either hidden or apparent, of modest or enormous size, the multifaceted aspect of Street Art will amaze you. You will explore the MIMA, a young museum of international stature dedicated to accessible and thriving contemporary creation. The site...

Industrial architecture Contemporary art Brussels, city of art Heritage Street art