Bloomilicious

An impressive glazed shopping arcade with a sublime architecture that dates back to 1847. Shops from Mer du Nord, Kaat Tilley, Longchamps, Delvaux, Godiva, Neuhaus and many more.  Aside from the shops, it also houses keynote cultural venues such as the ”Théâtre des Galeries” with a Magritte fresco on the ceiling and the “Théâtre du Vaudeville”.

The largest, most impressive and well-known of the Brussels public city parks with a massive Arc de Triomphe at the centre. Either side of the central Arc collonnades front wings that houses three very different museums: the Royal Military Museum, the Art Museum and the AutoWorld museum.

Designed for the 1958 World Exhibition and fully renovated in 2005, the Atomium is a hybrid building, a mixture of sculpture and architecture, that is built on the model of a crystallized iron molecule and its atoms, enlarged 165 billion times! The most spectacular views of Brussels and Brabant from the uppermost ball.
Square de l’Atomium B-1020 Brussels
www.atomium.be

At the heart of the site, which during the last century acted as the central hub for the transits of goods through customs, the Entrepôt Royal is now home to several offices. Constantly gaining in popularity the shopping gallery that crosses the Entrepôt Royal, over 180 metres long, is set to become a popular area for high-class shopping, dining and ‘to be seen’ in one of the trendy restaurants or bars.

While you do still see washing lines strung between buildings, the Marolles is now a mix of shabby shops, gentrified antique boutiques and interior design palaces. The two main arteries are the Rue Haute and Rue Blaes. Midway along Rue Blaes is place du Jeu de Balle. Marolles’ epicentre where daily flea market is surrounded by earthy bars and cafés. Tip: take the public lift next to the Palais de Justice down to the Marolles.