Brussels · BE
Walking loops in European Quarter, Brussels
The EU institutions cluster in buildings that look exactly how you'd imagine EU institutions looking — glass, steel, committee rooms, and an earnest commitment to transparency made literal in architecture. The Parc du Cinquantenaire provides relief, its triumphal arch framing a green space where joggers and parliamentary staffers share the paths. The Parlamentarium is free and surprisingly engaging. The neighborhood has the peculiar energy of a place where twenty-seven countries negotiate lunch simultaneously, which is more interesting than it sounds.
3 routes from 0.9 to 3.5 km · 3–8 sights per loop
Pre-built routes
20 min 0.9 km · 3 sights
30 min 2.3 km · 6 sights
45 min 3.5 km · 8 sights
Top sights
- Pavillon des Passions humaines - Paviljoen van de Menselijke Driften — Wikipedia 18
- Kennedy Piece — Wikipedia 16
- Palais du marquis d'Assche - Paleis van de Markies van Assche — Wikipedia 16
- Autoworld — Wikipedia 15
- Parlamentarium — Wikipedia 15
- Musée Charlier - Charliermuseum — Wikipedia 15
- Muséum des sciences naturelles de Belgique - Museum voor Natuurwetenschappen van België — Wikipedia 15
- Maison de l'Histoire européenne - Huis van de Europese geschiedenis — Wikipedia 15
- Maison Cauchie - Cauchiehuis — Wikipedia 15
- Musée Wiertz Museum — Wikipedia 15