Guided tour : Etterbeek, the small village turned European capital

Guided tour tickets : Etterbeek, the small village turned European capital in Brussels
🎫 Guided Tour for 1 person

Highlights
🌟 A guided tour of the history and evolution of a neighborhood with an extraordinary destiny
🏡 Discover the bucolic Etterbeek of the pre-19th century up to the 1950s, when the European Union decided to move in
🚶‍♂️ Visit led by a Brussels by Foot guide
👂 Exciting stories and anecdotes

General Info
⚠️ This experience is conducted in French
📅 Dates: Sundays 
🕒 Time: 11 a.m.
📍 Location: in front of the entrance to the Hotel Sofitel EU, Place Jourdan 1 (Brussels)
⏳ Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
👤 Age requirement: all ages welcome
🌍 The tour is in French

What you'll discover on the tour: 

• The remains of the 16th-17th century Domaine d'Eggevoorde
• Brussels Zoo
• The "Cité des Sciences" founded by Ernest Solvay (home of the famous Solvay conferences)
• The former studio and home of painter Paul Parmentier, an incredible example of neo-Gothic construction
• The most important European institutions
• And many more

Description
No one could have guessed that Etterbeek, a small village outside the city's second ring of walls, would one day become the center of European power, with the most important institutions located just a few kilometers from the Parc Léopold. Why has Brussels taken on the role of European capital? You'll find out on this tour! Brussels by Foot takes you on a journey through time. From the bucolic Etterbeek of the pre-19th century, where Brussels' elite lived in vast, luxurious mansions, to the 1950s, when the European Union decided to settle here, we take you on a journey through the history and geography of a unique district! Buy your tickets for Guided tour : Etterbeek, the little village turned European capital in Brussels!