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Marolles flea market and Sablon chocolate walk
Your local guide
Camille Lambert
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Highlights
- Place du Jeu de Balle's daily flea market
- Fries cooked in beef fat, the old way
- A Marolles bakery's Brussels-style waffles, explained
- Pralines in three Sablon chocolatiers' windows
- The Palais de Justice lookout, reached by lift
About this tour
This session climbs from the daily flea market on Place du Jeu de Balle up to the chocolatiers of the Sablon. You see fries cooked in beef fat at a Marolles friterie and pralines set out in three shop windows further up the hill. It ends at the Palais de Justice lookout with Brussels spread out below.
The guide checks sound at the market, then works uphill stall by stall and shop by shop, explaining each stop as it comes up. Questions can come in about the market, the food or the chocolate throughout the call. A short list of the shops and stalls follows afterwards.
This suits anyone planning a food and shopping route through Brussels who wants the order mapped out first. It also suits former visitors who only shopped in one of these two neighbourhoods and missed the other.
Included
- Live video session with a local guide
- A close look at the dishes and where locals buy them
- A short list of places and dishes to try later
Not included
- Food and drinks shown on camera
- 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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Place du Jeu de Balle 21 min
The camera moves through the daily flea market on Place du Jeu de Balle, stalls of secondhand furniture and odd finds laid out on tarpaulins. The guide explains what turns up here most mornings and who actually buys it.
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A Marolles friterie 21 min
At a friterie the camera watches fries come out of beef fat, the traditional method most Brussels stands have moved away from. The guide explains the difference and points to a bakery nearby selling waffles the Brussels way, thinner and less sweet than the Liège version.
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The Sablon and Palais de Justice 21 min
The walk climbs into the Sablon, where the camera passes three chocolatiers' window displays of pralines. The guide finishes at the Palais de Justice lookout, reached by a public lift up the hillside.
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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: Speculoos and Îlot Sacré, 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 10 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 Grand Place and Manneken Pis 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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