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No minimum number of attendeesNo minimum number of attendees is required for the tour
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Free booking and cancellationFree payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free
⭐ Stories About Brussels ⭐ No.1 Tour by Local Storytellers
1️⃣ We are a collective of local storytellers (or if you prefer: tour guides) in Bruges & Brussels. Don't expect a dissertation by a history MA, but engaging stories! 2️⃣ We want to share our personal view on cities with you as true ambassadors of the city 3️⃣ We make sure you will make the most out of your visit to our beautiful cities 💛 We started in December 2018 with a few guides who wanted to do things differently! ❎ No set route or script dictated by a company — No 'getting over with it' - we truly love what we do ✅ Every one of us has their own style & personality ❎ We, of course, won't force you to leave through the gift shop ✌️
Tour description
Tell Me Stories About Brussels
What's in a name? Stories... and Brussels.
This is not just another history tour overloaded with details.
Our goal is to offer a fun experience where you get to know the city through the eyes of a local, with stories about the history, jokes about politics and, of course, not hiding the dark but important role the royal family played in the colonial history of Belgium.
This is why this is the highest rated Free Walking Tour in Brussels:
- Interesting stories instead of boring information
- Local storytellers who really know the city
- Genuine tips & recommendations
Highlights you'll see
- Grand Place / Grote Markt
- Manneken Pis
- Downtown Brussels
- Royal Galeries
- Cathedral of St. Michael & St. Gudula
- Royal Palace
- Mont des Arts
Stories about
- Why we don't like the French
- Brussels from the Early Middle Ages to the Capital of Europe
- The birthplace of world-famous comics
- Belgium: 13 million people, 3 languages, 4 regions
- A world-famous statue of a little pissing boy
- Belgian Waffles
- Belgian Chocolate
- Belgian Fries
- Belgian Beer
What will we visit on this tour?
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Meeting point:Grote Markt, 1000 Brussel, BelgiumGrote Markt, 1000 Brussel, Belgium
You'll find your guide on Grand Place holding the YELLOW umbrella with AMBASSADORS on it 💛 There are other companies with yellow umbrellas too, so look for AMBASSADORS!
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1Outside visitGrand Place / Grote Markt
Meet your storyteller with the yellow umbrella with AMBASSADORS on it. We'll start here with the introduction and show you the Town Hall and the beautiful guild houses.
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2Outside visitManneken Pis
Probably the most disappointing tourist attraction in the world. Yet it is the icon of Bruges and our local hero!
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3Outside visitBourse / Beurs (Stock Exchange)
This temple of finance was erected from 1868 to 1873. It has lost its function as a stock exchange, but will once more become a temple. We'll tell you of what.
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4Free admissionRoyal Saint-Hubert Galleries
We'll walk through the oldest shopping arcade in the world and tell you what places inside to walk past and which are the shops not to miss.
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5Outside visitCathedral of Saint Michael and Saint Gudula in Brussels
We'll get you introduced to Saint Michael as well as to Saint Gudula and the current protectors of the city of Brussels.
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6Outside visitRoyal Palace
We'll pass by the King of the Belgians and share the darkest pages in our history books with you.
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7Outside visitMont des Arts / Kunstberg (Mount of the Arts)
Let's finish on a high! A beautiful panoramic view over the Brussels city centre amidst the most impressive museums of Belgium.
How much does this tour cost?
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).
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