Brussels by night
OLD TOWN, GRAND PLACE, EUROPEAN QUARTERS, PLACE DE L'ALBERTINE

Brussels have many illuminated buildings at night. The most impressive ones you will find in the Old Town, especially at Grand Place, where the historic buildings almost look golden after dark, and nearby at the narrow Rue de Boucher with its cozy restaurants and neon lights. Brussels is said to have a decent nightlife, but what we saw was mostly for tourists. The neighbourhoods in the Old Town are lively in the evening with a lot of pedestians and open air restaurants, but otherwise the city is pretty dead, perhaps because of the large number of office blocks. The area around the Royal Palace is very empty nighttime.

 

GRAND PLACE (GROTE MARKT):

Brussels Town Hall at Grand Place by night


Maison du Roi at Grand Place.

 


The spire on the Town Hall tower


The spire of Maison du Roi (Kings House)

Guildhouses at Grand Place.


Maison du Roi at Grand Place.

 


Maison du Roi, details


Maison du Roi (Kings House)

Grand Place, the heart of Brussels, really comes alie at night when the historic buildings are illuminated, creating a golden appearance. You will also find a vibrant nightlife, thought mostly for tourists, with open air restaurants and pubs.

Guildhouses at Grand Place.

 

 

OLD TOWN - GALERIES ROYALE ST HUBERT, RUE DE BOUCHER:


Rue des Bouchers (Beenhouwers straat) is the longest of 3 very picturesque, narrow curcy and cozy pedestrian streets that borders Galeries St-Hubert and Grand Place. Here you find open air restaurants from all over the world, pubs and streetlife. Especially at night, this is probably Brussels most attractive area.

 



Rue des Bouchers (Beenhouwers straat). Here you can find French food, seafood, Spanish, Italian, Belgian fries, waffels and more.

 


Rue des Bouchers is very touristy but still very nice


Rue des Bouchers, towards the Town Hall


Rue des Bouchers (Beenhouwers straat)

 


Flemish restaurant, Rue des Bouchers


Rue des Bouchers


Galeries Royales St-Hubert (Koninklijke Sint-Hubertusgalerijen), a historic shopping galleria right next to Grasmarkt.


 


Galeries Royales St-HubertKlimt inspired store


Brussels Stock Exchange (Le Bourse/Beurs)


 


Pubs and stock exchangeLights of the Old Town

 
Pedestrian street near Grand Place   Rue au Beurre towards Grand Place  

A plane passing above the Old Town

 

 

 

OLD TOWN - MARCHÉ AUX HERBES/GRASMARKT, ROYAL PALACE, PLACE DE L'ALBERTINE:

 
Marché aux Herbes (Grasmarkt) is a small square with markets near Grand Place   Chocopolis, Grasmarkt  

Rue du Marché aux Herbes

 
Marché aux Herbes (Grasmarkt)   Square de la Putterie (Putterijsquare)  

Square de la Putterie (Putterijsquare)

 
Marché aux Herbes (Grasmarkt)   Marché aux Herbes (Grasmarkt)  

Belgian waffels at night

 
Grand Casino Brussels   Grand Casino Brussels  

Near Grasmarkt

 
Maria Magdalena Church at Square de la Putterie   Celebrity dolls at Grasmarkt  

Art gallery near Grasmarkt

 
Central Station and Le Meridien Hotel   Central Station and Sheraton  

National Library seen from Place de l'Albertine

         

 
Arch of the Meeting Center, Mont des Arts   Square - Brussels Meeting Center at Place de l'Albertine  

Renaissance architecture near Place de l'Albertine


The Royal Palace and Place Palais. This area pretty dead after dark.

 


Entrance to Parc de Bruxelles from Place Palais


View towards the Town Hall


Outside the Royal Palace at sunset

 


Sunset at Place Palais and Parc de Bruxelles

Madou Plaza and Brussels Park at sunset


Old Town,Town Hall and Basilica of the Sacred Hearts (Sacre-Coeur) seen from Mont des Arts a beautful summer evening at dusk.

 


Place Royale


The Town Hall and the Basilica of the Sacred Hearts seen from Mont des Arts

 

 

EUROPEAN QUARTER - PLACE DU LUXEMBOURG:


European Parliament at Place du Luxembourg, seen at sunset.

 


Place du Luxembourg


EU Parliament,Place du Luxembourg


 
Renaissance Brussels Hotel, our 4-star hotel in the Europan Quarters, at Place de Luxembourg   The lobby of Renaissance Hotel. Broadcasting football championships  

View from our room at the Renaissance Hotel