Attractions within 2 km of the Grand-Place

Staying near the Grand-Place or starting your day there? These 21 sights are all within 2 km, from nearest to farthest, with the walk from the Grand-Place.

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Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert · Grand-Place/Centre · 🚶 0.3 km · 4 min walk
Elegant 1847 glass-roofed arcades with chocolatiers, cafés and bookshops.
Choco-Story Brussels · Grand-Place/Centre · 🚶 0.3 km · 4 min walk
From cocoa bean to praline, with a live chocolatier demonstration and a tasting at the end.
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Belgian Beer World · Grand-Place/Centre · 🚶 0.4 km · 5 min walk
Interactive beer experience in the old Stock Exchange, with tastings and a drink on the rooftop.
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Manneken Pis · Grand-Place/Centre · 🚶 0.4 km · 5 min walk
Tiny bronze fountain and cheeky city mascot, often dressed in one of 1,000+ costumes.
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Mont des Arts Garden & Viewpoint · Mont des Arts · 🚶 0.5 km · 7 min walk
Terraced gardens with one of the best views over the old town.
Rue Antoine Dansaert · Dansaert/Sainte-Catherine · 🚶 0.7 km · 8 min walk
Brussels' fashion street: Belgian designers, concept stores, vintage shops and cocktail bars.
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Cathedral of St Michael and St Gudula · Grand-Place/Centre · 🚶 0.7 km · 9 min walk
Gothic national cathedral with twin towers and Renaissance stained glass.
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Place Sainte-Catherine · Dansaert/Sainte-Catherine · 🚶 0.8 km · 9 min walk
The old fish-market quarter: a lively square with its church, seafood stalls and canal-basin terraces.
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Musical Instruments Museum (MIM) · Mont des Arts · 🚶 0.8 km · 9 min walk
1,000+ instruments with audio guide in the Art Nouveau Old England building.
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Pierre Marcolini (Sablon flagship) · Sablon/Marolles · 🚶 0.8 km · 10 min walk
The Sablon flagship of Brussels' star chocolatier: pralines, macarons and bean-to-bar chocolate.
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Magritte Museum · Mont des Arts · 🚶 0.8 km · 10 min walk
The world's largest collection of René Magritte's surrealist works.
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Coudenberg Palace · Mont des Arts · 🚶 0.9 km · 11 min walk
Walk the underground ruins of Charles V's palace and a buried medieval street beneath Place Royale.
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Old Masters Museum · Mont des Arts · 🚶 0.9 km · 12 min walk
Flemish masters from Van der Weyden to Bruegel and Rubens in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts.
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Comics Art Museum (Belgian Comic Strip Center) · Grand-Place/Centre · 🚶 0.9 km · 12 min walk
Tintin, the Smurfs and Spirou in a Victor Horta Art Nouveau department store.
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Notre-Dame du Sablon · Sablon/Marolles · 🚶 1.1 km · 13 min walk
Flamboyant Gothic church on the chic Sablon square full of chocolatiers.
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Rue Neuve & City 2 · Grand-Place/Centre · 🚶 1.1 km · 14 min walk
Belgium's busiest pedestrian shopping street, with big brands, Galeria Inno and the City 2 mall.
Brussels Beer Project (Dansaert taproom) · Dansaert/Sainte-Catherine · 🚶 1.3 km · 16 min walk
Lively craft-beer taproom where Brussels' boldest brewery began; tours with tastings Thu and Sat.
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Palais de Justice & Place Poelaert · Sablon/Marolles · 🚶 1.4 km · 18 min walk
Colossal 19th-century law courts with a panorama over the Marolles (free public lift).
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Place du Jeu de Balle Flea Market · Sablon/Marolles · 🚶 1.5 km · 19 min walk
Daily flea market in the Marolles, packed with antiques and curiosities.
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Avenue Louise & Toison d'Or · Ixelles/Louise · 🚶 1.5 km · 19 min walk
Brussels' chic boulevard of luxury labels, designer boutiques and elegant cafés around Place Louise.
Cantillon Brewery (Brussels Gueuze Museum) · Anderlecht/Midi · 🚶 1.7 km · 21 min walk
Family lambic brewery since 1900; visits end with a lambic, gueuze and fruit beer tasting.

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Last updated: 29 September 2026