Tourist
In Brussels, the capital of Belgium, the City and the Region joined to promote tourism.
The tourist information desk VisitBrussels (formerly Brussels International - Tourism and Congress) is situated in:
- the Rue Royale, in the BIP offices [plan]
- the City Hall on the Grand-Place of Brussels [plan]
- the Bruxelles-Midi (Brussel Zuid) train station [plan]
The official site of VisitBrussels offers lots of information about: what to discover, how to eat, to go out or to find accommodation in Brussels. You can also find a schedule there.
Map of Brussels
An online city map of Brussels contains all services and tourist attractions and museums of the City:
Attention: city maps, brochures and guides in paper are available at the tourist information offices.
Map with tourist information offices in Brussels
Fill in your address to find the nearest tourist information office:
Next video of Brussels as a tourist destination with images of popular sights, events, museums,... contains no comment but text in English:
Satisfaction survey
Tourists can fill in the satisfaction survey of VisitBrussels to assess Brussels as a tourist destination.
Practical information
VisitBrussels
BIP - Brussels Info Place
Rue Royale 2-4
1000 Brussels
Tel. : 02 513 89 40
Fax : 02 513 83 20
Opening hours : all days from 10 am to 6 pm
Closing period : 1 January and 25 December
VisitBrussels
Information Desk
City Hall
Grand-Place
1000 Brussels
Tel. : 02 513 89 40
Fax : 02 513 83 20
Opening hours : Opened every day from 9 am till 6 pm. Opened on Sundays (except January 1st until Easter): in summer from 9 am till 6 pm and in winter from 10 am till 2 pm.
Closing period : January 1st - December 25th.
News
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Map with ATMs
This map shows ATMs or cashpoints on the territory of the City of Brussels. Where to find banks for cash withdrawals in Brussels? If you click the places, the bank office and address will be shown.
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Virtual visit of Brussels
A virtual visit of Brussels is available at the website bruxelles.arounder.com. The website worked together with the BITC, the Brussels regional tourist office.
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Summer sales 2013
In Belgium, a trader can only sell products under the name 'sales' ('solden' in Dutch, 'soldes' in French) twice a year. Both periods of sales are determined by law. The second period begins on 1 July and ends on 31 July 2013.
Agenda
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Brussels Beach 2013
Brussels Beach (Bruxelles les Bains) opens its urban beach from 5 July to 11 August 2013, from Tuesday till Sunday, at the Quai des Péniches near the Place Sainctelette.
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Cruise. Brussels By Water
From 5 July till 11 August 2013, guided cruises in Brussels.
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Floraliëntime
From 15 to 18 August 2013, from 10 am to 10 pm, at the City Hall of Brussels and the Grand-Place.
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Winter Wonders 2013
From 29 November 2013 till 5 January 2014 in the heart of Brussels.
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City Hall of Brussels
The City Hall, remarkable both by its architectural wealth and by its political and social meaning, has some amazing paintings, sculptures, art objects and Brussels tapestries.
Open every day from 10 am till 5 pm. Visits by appointment.
No parking control in Laeken before 1 July
Before 1 July 2013 there will be no parking control in the newly regulated areas of the Laeken sector. So no fines will be given in the streets of Laeken that become a blue zone or a paying zone in the new Parking plan of the City of Brussels.
