Private Half-Day Sightseeing Tour in Brussels

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, this cobblestone square features emblematic buildings like the Town Hall and Brussels City Museum (La Maison du Roi).One of Europe’s first covered shopping arcades, it is divided into the King’s Gallery, the Queen’s Gallery, and the Prince’s Gallery providing a lush setting for a good window shop.The Mountain of Arts as it is called includes the Royal Library of Belgium, the National Archives of Belgium, the Square – Brussels Meeting Centre, and a public garden.A bronze sculpture showing a naked little boy urinating into a fountain's basin. The locals like to dress it up with funny costumes.Church of Our Blessed Lady of the Sablon is a Roman Catholic church from the 15th century.“Τhe purest flowering of the Gothic style” according to Victor Hugo, it’s the royals’ favored coronation, marriage, and state funeral spot.Although the royal family of Belgium now lives at Laeken, the Royal Palace in Brussels remains their official residence and it is open for tourists in the summer months.Erected in 1880 to celebrate Belgium’s 50 years of independence, this U-shaped complex consists of a grand triumphant arc and an arcade on each side.Shaped like a cube on its tip, it represents an iron unit cell (9 iron atoms) magnified 165 billion times and symbolizes a firm belief in the scientific process.European Union's administrative center, Brussels house the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission.Located in the outskirts of Brussels, the basilica features a dome that stands 174 feet tall.