Duration
3 hours
Brussels · experience
Guided Art Nouveau tour with Horta Museum
A 3-hour guided walk through Brussels’ Bailli district, tracing its Art Nouveau townhouses and finishing at the Victor Horta Museum.
3 hoursFrom €30
The experience
A guided walk through the Bailli district’s Art Nouveau houses, ending at the Horta Museum.
A 3-hour guided tour that travels by tram from the Grand-Place to the Bailli district, home to the largest concentration of Art Nouveau buildings in Brussels, tracing how architects combined iron, glass, wood and stone into one of the most distinctive architectural movements in Europe.
The route passes townhouses by Victor Horta, Paul Hankar and Octave Van Rysselberghe among others, and finishes with included admission to the Victor Horta Museum, the architect’s own former home and studio.
Group
Group size confirmed with the option
Languages
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Format
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Meeting point
The Grand-Place, Brussels — look for the guide holding a white umbrella.
Pickup and drop-off
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Who this suits
A good choice when it matches the way you want to use the city.
- Travellers with an interest in architecture and design history.
- A first orientation to Brussels beyond the Grand-Place and EU Quarter.
- Pairing with the Comic Art Museum, itself housed in a Horta building.
Itinerary
The route at a glance.
The guide and exact sequence are confirmed on the day. Times below are a useful indication of how this visit is normally structured.
- 1~20 minutes
Grand-Place to Bailli district
Tram out to the district with the city’s densest concentration of Art Nouveau houses.
- 2~2 hours
Guided façade walk
Townhouses by Horta, Hankar and Van Rysselberghe, with the history of the movement explained house by house.
- 3~40 minutes
Victor Horta Museum
Included admission to the architect’s own former home and studio, the tour’s finishing point.
What the visit includes
The practical detail before you choose a date.
Highlights
- See the Bailli district’s largest concentration of Art Nouveau townhouses
- Learn how iron, glass, wood and stone were combined into one architectural style
- Finish with included admission to the Victor Horta Museum
- A live, knowledgeable local guide throughout
Included
- ✓ Guided tour
- ✓ Victor Horta Museum admission
- ✓ Transportation by tram
Not included
- • Food and drink
- • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Before you go
A few essentials for the day.
- The tour involves a fair amount of walking; comfortable shoes are recommended.
- The Horta Museum does not allow photography inside.
- Starts promptly at the advertised time from the Grand-Place.