Photos: Trougnouf, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Photographer: Basile Morin Product designer: Annie Tribel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Trougnouf, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Photographer: Basile Morin Product designer: Annie Tribel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Comic strip murals and the old centre of Brussels
Your local guide
Pieter Claes
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Highlights
- Tintin, Lucky Luke and Broussaille on the walls
- Grand Place guild houses, rebuilt after 1695
- Manneken Pis and his wardrobe of costumes
- The Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert, a covered arcade
- The Comic Strip Center building, by Horta
About this tour
This session mixes Brussels's comic strip murals with its old centre, from a Tintin mural on a stairwell to the rebuilt guild houses of the Grand Place. You see Manneken Pis and his costume collection and walk through the covered arcade of the Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert. It ends outside the Comic Strip Center, housed in a building by Victor Horta.
The guide checks sound at the first mural, then moves between comic art and historic architecture as the route allows. Questions can come in on the murals, the guild houses or Manneken Pis's costumes throughout. A short list of the murals and their locations is sent afterwards.
This suits comic strip readers as much as architecture fans, since the walk treats both as part of the same city. It also suits anyone planning a first visit wanting an easy overview of the old centre.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 7 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Brussels before heading out.
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Comic strip murals 21 min
The camera follows a wall-sized mural of Tintin down a set of steps, one of dozens painted across the city centre. The guide points out Lucky Luke and Broussaille on nearby walls and explains how the trail began.
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Grand Place 21 min
On the Grand Place the camera turns slowly across the guild houses, rebuilt within a few years after a French bombardment destroyed the square in 1695. The guide explains how the guilds competed to rebuild the grandest facade.
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Manneken Pis and the arcades 21 min
The camera finds Manneken Pis, the small bronze statue with a wardrobe of around a thousand costumes kept for it. The guide walks into the Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert, a covered arcade from 1847, and points out the Comic Strip Center building by Horta from outside.
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Your questions 14 min
Time to ask anything about Brussels: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 6 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Chocolate pralines and Marolles, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Brussels time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 12 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Brussels, showing you Sablon and Royal Palace live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Brussels live with my phone and you ask anything as we go.
Times shown in Brussels time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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