Every weekend during the ANTE Festival, the four Explore.Brussels member associations - ARAU, Arkadia, Bruxelles Bavard and Pro Velo - invite you to discover the architectural wealth of the "long 19th century" in the various districts of the capital on guided walking or cycling tours.
More information to follow.
Weekend of 11 & 12 October 2025
Saturday 11th October
10:00: Ixelles, quartier du Musée - ARAU
Place Fernand Cocq, at the foot of the stairs of the Maison Communale d'Ixelles, 1050 - on foot - Accessible to PRM - €15 - 2h00 - Book
10:00: Francs-maçons au temps des révolutions : de La Monnaie à la place des Martyrs - Bruxelles Bavard
Place de la Monnaie in front of the stairs - Arrival place des Martyrs, 1000 - on foot - 14€ - 2h00 - Book
11:00 : Passages de Bruxelles : une idée lumineuse - Arkadia
Galerie Bortier, rue de la Madeleine 55, 1000 - on foot - €13 - 1h30 – Booking
13:30 : Les lieux de prestige du jeune état belge - Pro Velo
Pro Velo, rue de Dublin 19, 1050 - by bike - €16 - 3h30 – Booking
14:00 : Tracés de la Franc-maçonnerie dans le parc de Bruxelles – Brussels Chatterguides
In front of the BELvue museum, place des Palais 7 - on foot - Arrival Parc metro station, 1000 - Price: 14€ - 2h00 - Booking
14:00 : Art nouveau, nouvel éclectisme - ARAU
Place Marie Janson, opposite 100 rue de l'Hôtel des Monnaies, 1060 - on foot - Accessible to PRM - Price: €15 - 2h00 - Booking
18:00 : Quand les estaminets racontent Bruxelles – Brussels Chatterguides
In front of the Bourse staircase, on the right, 1000 - on foot - €25 - 2h00 – Booking
Sunday 12th October
10:15 : The most beautiful Neo-Classical groups of buildings of the historic centre - ARAU
In front of the steps of Théâtre de la Monnaie, 1000 - on foot - Accessible to PRM - 15€ - 2h00 - Booking
10:30 : La Bourse de Bruxelles, bienvenue au temple du dieu Hermès – Brussels Chatterguides
In front of the stairs of the Bourse, on the right, 1000 - on foot -14€ - 2h00 - Booking
11:00 : Quand les estaminets racontent Bruxelles – Brussels Chatterguides
In front of the Bourse staircase, on the right, 1000 - on foot - €25 - 2h00 – Booking
14:00 : Schaerbeek éclectique : de l’hôtel communal à l’avenue Louis Bertrand - Arkadia
In front of Schaerbeek Town Hall, Place Colignon, 1030 - on foot - €13 - 1h30 Booking
14:00 : Neoclassical Brussels, a changing city - Pro Velo
Pro Velo, rue de Dublin 19, 1050 - by bike - €16 - 3h30 – Booking
Weekend of 18 & 19 October 2025
Saturday 18th October
10:15 : The central boulevards: a catalogue of Eclecticism - ARAU
On the steps of the former Stock Exchange, Place de la Bourse, 1000 - on foot - Accessible to PRM -€15 - 2h00 - Booking
10:30 : Les demeures blanches de Watermael-Boitsfort – Brussels Chatterguides
In front of the town hall, place Wiener, 1170 - on foot - 14€ - 2h00 - Booking
11:00 : Le cimetière d’Ixelles et son patrimoine funéraire - Arkadia
Entrance to the cemetery, chaussée de Boondael 478, 1050 - on foot - Accessible to PRM - €13 - 1h30 – Booking
11:00 : Le Sablon : un passé recomposé - Arkadia
Former Delacre pharmacy, Coudenberg 66, 1000 - on foot - €13 - 1h30 - Booking
13:30 : Brusselse kastelen en abdijen - Pro Velo
Pro Velo, Dublinstraat 19, 1050 - per fiets - 16€ - 3h30 - Booking
14:00 : Les demeures blanches de Watermael-Boitsfort – Brussels Chatterguides
In front of the town hall, place Wiener, 1170 - on foot - 14€ - 2h00 - Booking
14:00 : Saint-Josse néoclassique - ARAU
Opposite the old observatory, place Quetelet 7, 1210 - on foot - Accessible to PRM - 15€ - 2h00 - Booking
Sunday 19th October
11:00 : Avenue Molière : a symbol of prestige - Arkadia
At the intersection of Chaussée de Waterloo and Avenue Molière, 1050 - on foot - 13€ - 1h30 - Book
14:00 : Bruxelles fin-de-siècle - ARAU
At the corner of Rue du Lac and Rue de la Vallée, 1050 - on foot - €15 - 2h00 – Booking
14:00 : Il n’y a pas que l’Art nouveau : hôtels de maître au tournant du XXe … - Pro Velo
Pro Velo, rue de Dublin 19, 1050 - by bike - €16 - 3h30 – Booking
These walks can be booked directly through the associations:
- Or via the associations' website:
- Or by telephone:
+32 (0)2 219 33 45
+32 (0)2 319 45 60
+32 (0)485 70 71 06
+32 (0)2 502 73 55