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Visit Brussels during football trip
Belgium can proudly say that they have the beautiful city of Brussels as capital. The popular city is much visited by tourists who come from all over the world to admire this open-air museum. It’s therefore highly recommended to take a detour and visit this city when going on a football trip of KAA Gent, Club Brugge, RSC Anderlecht or Standard Luik!
Reachability of Brussels
When booking a football trip to Belgium, it would be extremely fun to add a city trip to your football trip. You can either decide to stay at the city the football match will take place in, or you could take a little detour to Brussels. You just have to visit the capital of Belgium once, especially when you're in the relatively tiny country! Fortunately, Brussels can be reached easily by car from the cities of the clubs Number 1 Football Travel offers. The distance between Bruges and Brussels is 101,8 kilometres and is the farthest away from Brussels. It will take a little less than one and a half hours to get there by car. It will take about one hour and ten minutes to reach the capital from Luik and the distance between the cities is 95,1 kilometres. Are you travelling from Gent to Brussels? Then you only have to spent 50 minutes in the car, because the city is only 55,1 kilometres away from Brussels. When you've chosen to go on a football trip to Anderlecht, you don’t have to travel far to Brussels, because Anderlecht RSC is stationed in Brussels. If you want to know how to reach Brussels through public transportation, then you should consult this website.
Continue reading if you want to know more about what you can do in Brussels!
The Manneken Pis
This small statue attracts millions of tourists every year. Unbelievable, right? But absolutely justified, because the statue has a rich history. The small sculpture was stolen several times in the past and it was even smashed to pieces once. Luckily, a replica could be made and a tradition originated: dressing the little man with costumes. You can see around 700 costumes in the City Museum of Brussels. You cannot leave Brussels without taking a picture of the little peeing man!
Address: at the corner of the Stoofstraat and Eikstraat
Atomium
The Atomium is usually seen as the second landmark to characterize the city besides the Manneken Pis. This artwork is seen as the Eiffeltower of Brussel and was built for the World Expo of 1958. It’s a 150 billion times enlarged iron atom which is 102 metres high. Do you want to admire the beautiful city from one of the bulbs? This is perfectly possible! You can visit six bulbs, even the upper one. Exhibitions are held in the other bulbs, which might be nice to visit, too! It might be clever to buy tickets before visiting the Atomium.
The Bruparck
The chances of you walking into Bruparck after visiting the Atomium are grand. This ‘amusement park’ is divided into four parts: The Village, Kinepolis, Mini-Europe and Océade. You can visit The Village for free and you can shop, eat, party and play with the kids here. Mini-Europe shows – as the name suggests – a miniature of Europe. The swimming paradise Océade is not only fun for children, but also for adults. The swimming pool is full of glides and much more. Lastly, you can swoon while watching a romantic movie or let a thriller scare you at the Kinepolis. The biggest IMAX-screen of Europe is in one of the rooms and that is certainly worth a visit!
Address: Eeuwfeestlaan 20, 1020 Brussels, Belgium
You can find more information on http://bruparck.com/
The Grand-Place of Brussels
The Grand-Place of Brussels is in the historical centre of Belgium. This is the most fun square, because it’s full of inviting terraces, and you’ll be surrounded by ancient architecture. This centre is not called ‘The Grand-Place’ for nothing: a flower market is held every day and the popular bird market is held on Sunday. A number of museums are adjacent to the square. Like the City Museum of Brussels and the Beer Museum, where you'll follow the production process of beer from the 18th century up until now and you will taste a brewed Belgium beer at the end of the tour!
Museum van de Stad Brussel:
Address: Grote Markt of Brussels, 1000, Belgium
Opening times: from Tuesday until Sunday from 10 A.M. until 5 P.M.
Entrance prices: € 4,- for everyone above 65 years old, € 5,- for students and free entrance for kids younger than 12 years.
Beer Museum:
Address: Grote Markt 10, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.
Opening times:
Monday and Tuesday: closed
Wednesday and Thursday: 11 A.M. until 6 P.M.
Friday: 11 A.M. until 4 P.M.
Saturday: noon until 6 P.M.
Sunday: closed
The Royal Palace and BELvue Museum
Another sight which characterizes Brussels is the Royal Palace. This palace serves as a working palace, not as the King’s residence. The gigantic palace is in the centre of Brussels. You don't have to pay any entrance fees, which makes it the perfect reason to visit the beautiful palace.
The BELvue Museum is also open all year round. The museum will inform you about every tiny detail about the Belgian royals. The museum is next to the Royal Palace, so when you're there anyway…
The Royal Palace:
Address: Brederodestraat 16, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
The Belvue Museum:
Address: Paleizenplein 7, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Opening hours: Monday until Friday from 9.30 A.M. to 5 P.M. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 A.M. to 6 P.M.
The Cinquentenaire Park
Do you want to relax for a while? Then you should visit the beautiful Cinquentenaire Park! The stunning park was established to celebrate fifty years of independence. The most beautiful part of the park was established later: the Cinquentenaire. If you're wandering through the park, you should definitely take a look at the enormous creation. You can also visit one of the three musuems settled at the park. Enough to do and see at the Cinquentenaire Park!
The three best clubs in Brussels
Are you up for a party? Then you should visit one of these clubs:
Fuse
This club in Brussels invites the best artists and DJ’s every week. Lose your mind with artists like Dave Clarke and local DJ’s. You’ll have an amazing night!
Address: Blaesstraat 208, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Opening times: Friday and Saturday from 11 P.M. until 7 A.M.
You Night Club
This famous discotheque in the capital of Belgium produces the most spectacular performances. You’ll be amazed, and make sure you wear your dancing shoes, because you will certainly dance!
Address: Duquesnoystraat 18, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Opening times: Friday from 10 P.M. until 6 A.M. and Sunday from 10.30 P.M. until 5 A.M.
Dyoukes
Last but not least: you’ll have a great time at this club. The club is always packed with people, so it'll be absolutely amazing!
Address: Duquesnoystraat 18, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Opening times: every Saturday from 11.30 P.M. until 6 A.M.
Delicious restaurants in Brussels
Wolf Foodmarket
This restaurant is one of a kind and is styled industrially wise. It should absolutely be visited when in Brussels! This restaurant is suited for everyone, because you can literally get everything at the food market.
Address: Wolvengracht 50, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Opening times: every day from noon until 11 P.M.
Au Vieux Saint Martine
Do you want to taste Brussels' cuisine? Then you should go to Au Vieux Saint Martine. Not only tourists visit this restaurant, but locals, as well. This says it all, doesn’t it?
Address: Grote Zavel 38, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Opening times: every day from noon until 11 P.M.
Buddy Buddy
Don’t be sad, vegans: you can get the best vegan products in Buddy Buddy. The food is not the only good thing in this restaurant, because you won’t stop looking at the pink interior!
Address: Lakenweversstraat 10, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Opening times: every day from 10 A.M. until 6 P.M.
