About the Guru
Bravo Discovery offers you a quality tour guide service anywhere in Belgium.
We work in conjunction with the Brussels tourism office. We practice responsible tourism while respecting the local economy. Our employees are professional guides and we have a team of freelance guides trained in the “Haute Écoles” of Brussels.
We work in partnership with local businesses an...
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Bravo Discovery offers you a quality tour guide service anywhere in Belgium.
We work in conjunction with the Brussels tourism office. We practice responsible tourism while respecting the local economy. Our employees are professional guides and we have a team of freelance guides trained in the “Haute Écoles” of Brussels.
We work in partnership with local businesses and can call on a range of quality service providers to suit your needs.
We specialize in providing tailor-made tours, based on the interests of our clients and mindful of the need to balance culture and relaxation.
Our strengths: experience, local guides, enthusiastic and charismatic staff.
Our values: responsible tourism, professionalism, respect of the historical and cultural heritage, protection of the environment, sustainable competitiveness.
About the Tour
Guided tour by an expert of the Art Nouveau architecture in Brussels
Discover the most beautiful and impressive Art Nouveau projects by architects who mastered the art of combining iron, glass, wood and stone into an infinite variety of different forms and curves
DESCRIPTION
Learn everything about the origins and the development of Art Nouveau in Brusselsduring a guided tour. Discover the Bailli neighbourhood where the largest number of Art Nouveau buildings can be found. Visit the Victor Horta museum.
WHAT TO EXPECT
The tour starts at Grand Place. Afterwards, we will take the tram until the Bailli district, the famous village in the city with the largest number of Art Nouveau buildings in Brussels. We will collect €2.50 for the tram ride in the beginning of the tour.
PROGRAM
“Old England House” (Musical Instruments Museum)
Hotel Tassel, built by Victor Horta in 1893/1894
Van Rysselberghe House, built by Ocatave Van Rysselberghe in 1912
Hotel Otlet, built by Ocatave Van Rysselberghe and Henry van de Velde from 1894-1898
Hotel Goblet d’Alviella, built by Ocatave Van Rysselberghe in 1882
Hotel Ciamberlani, built by Paul Hankar in 1897
The house of painter René Janssens, built by Paul Hankar in 1898
Architect Armand Van Waesberghe
The Beukman house, built by Albert Roosenboom in 1900
The private home of architect Paul Hankar
Victor Horta Museum
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Price:
Free (pay as you want)
When:
Every Saturday
Starting time:
10h00
Meeting point:
Grand-Place in front of the City Hall. Find our guides! They hold a white umbrella.
Duration:
2,5 hours
Language:
English
Included:
Guided tour with an English-speaking guide expert in Art Nouveau
Not included:
The tram or bus tickets
The ticket to the Horta museum
Meeting point:
Open in Google Maps
How to find me:
Meeting point: Grand-Place in front of the City Hall. Find our guides! They hold a white umbrella.
