Audio tour · Belgium
Brussels
A self guided audio tour of Brussels.
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A self guided audio tour of Brussels.
Brussels moves at two speeds at once, the corridors of power and the unhurried rhythm of a neighborhood in no particular hurry. Grand Place anchors the old city with its gilded facades and the low hum of outdoor tables, and from there the streets fan out into comic strip murals, covered galleries, and the smell of waffles drifting from a side street. It is a city that rewards wandering more than planning.
In the app, 100 stops in Brussels are narrated aloud, about 2h 50m of listening across 8 walking routes, in 13 languages, offline once downloaded. Choose a route or build your own, then walk while a calm voice tells you the story of each stop. The app also maps 100 Instagram photo spots, social media photo locations with directions to where you stand for the shot.
The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.
"You're standing in front of a small bronze fountain depicting a nude boy urinating."
"When you look at this park, you are seeing a place with a very complicated history."
"As you stand here, you are looking at a building that took nearly 300 years to complete."
"Université libre de Bruxelles."
"Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Brussels."
"When you walk past this campus, you are walking through a history of independence."
Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.
A short wander through the medieval squares and civic landmarks clustered between Manneken Pis and the grand Bourse, the beating commercial centre of old Brussels.
From Elisabeth Park's leafy lawns to the enormous dome of the Sacred Heart Basilica and the quiet waterways of Molenbeek, this walk crosses several of Brussels' most distinct neighbourhoods.
Climb from the twin-towered cathedral through the solemn Place des Martyrs and up to the royal palaces and parkland where Belgium's history was written in stone.
A generous walk through the green and collegiate south of the city, weaving between university campuses, lakeside ponds and the wooded fringes of the Bois de la Cambre.
One of Brussels' most beautiful short walks, from the great painting collections of the Royal Museums through the neoclassical grandeur of Place Royale down to the Gothic church of the Sablon.
A wide arc through the royal and diplomatic north of Brussels, from the dynastic tombs at Laeken's church and the Japanese pavilions of the Far East Museums to the soaring towers of the city's modern business district.
Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route. Open a category to see what is inside.