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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The Gare Maritime+

This former freight station has been turned by Neutelings Riedijk Architects into a city where it never rains. The impressive Art nouveau steel structure covering the site was renovated by Jan De Moffarts and the Bureau Bouwtechniek.  

The "Gare Maritime" is an energy neutral building : renewable...

Industrial architecture Art nouveau Heritage
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The hidden side of Brussels Rally +

This mysterious and unusual tour will take you to hidden places of the capital by discovering several underground places!

Will you get lost in the former palace of Charles V ? Do you know the "Grand-Serment Crossbowmen Guild"?

The visit will end with a crossbow shooting demonstration: thrills...

Rallyes interactifs Heritage Rallyes
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The Marolles and the Art Nouveau +

A kindergarten, a social housing estate or an artist's studio... so many buildings with different functions to which Art Nouveau architects lent their talent! In the heart of one of the oldest districts of Brussels, the visitor will discover buildings of all kinds, less known than the prestigious...

Art nouveau Heritage
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The Max Hallet Hotel +

Built in 1902-1905 for the lawyer and politician Max Hallet by the leader of Art Nouveau - the architect Victor Horta - the Hotel Max Hallet (1904) opens its doors on a magical universe mixing curves and counter-curves, precious materials and polychrome glass.
The house is now inhabited and has...

Art nouveau
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Tour & Taxis and his history +

The old industrial area of Tour en Taxis, consisting of warehouses, offices and a gigantic station housed in a large hall built at the beginning of the 20th century, was disaffected in 1987 and partially restored since 2001 to accommodate businesses, restaurants and major cultural events. The site...

PECA Industrial architecture Art nouveau Heritage
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Tour et Taxis : Investigate +

Something odd has happened at Tour &Taxis, and the investigators need your help to shed light on this case. During this investigation, you will have to find clues, solve enigmas, tap into your observation skills and your ability to deduce, all this on the massive site of Tour &Taxis. Your...

Rallyes interactifs
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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...

Architecture Art Deco Parks & gardens