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Hotel Des Colonies boasts a great location
for both business and leisure travellers. Comfortably
located in the city center, below is a list of city
attractions which are in convenient walking distance.
Grand Place and Historic Center - 15 minute leisurely
walk from hotel
The Grote Markt (Dutch) or Grand Place (French)
is the central market square of Brussels. It is surrounded
by guild houses, the city's Town Hall and the Bread
House (Dutch: Broodhuis, French: Maison du Roi).
Many consider this the most beautiful square in the
world. This splendid esplanade is surrounded by Flemish
Renaissance-baroque guild houses from the 17th century,
the neo-Gothic King's House, and the 15th-century Gothic
Town Hall. The 91m (300-ft.) tower of the Town Hall
bears a spire, on which perches the Archangel Michael,
patron saint of the city.
Some evenings a music and light show is provided with
the buildings serving as a canvas.
Manneken Pis - 20 minute leisurely walk from hotel
Just a short walk from the Grand Place-Grote Markt
is the Manneken Pis. This famous Brussels landmark,
designed by Jerome Duquesnoy in 1619, is a small
bronze fountain sculpture of a naked little boy urinating
into the fountain's basin.
Rue Neuve - 4 minute leisurely walk from hotel
Brussels main shopping street is just around the
corner. You will find that nearly all the leading international
brand names and shops along with many local establishments.
North Station - 10 minute leisurely walk from hotel
Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord (Brussels North)
is one of the three major railway station in Brussels.
The other 2 are Brussels Central and Brussels South.
The station's bilingual French-Dutch name is generally
translated to "Brussels North". Every regular domestic
and international train (except thalys) passing here
also has a planned stop. This is the closest station
to the Hotel.
Central Station - 15 minute leisurely walk from hotel
The Central Station is one of the three major railway
station in Brussels along with North South (Midi) Staton.
Night Life - From 2 -20 minutes
Thanks to our central location, a myriad of of bars,
nightclubs, jazz and live music clubs, restaurants,
cafes are all in convenient walking distance.
Grand Casino Brussels - 20 minute leisurely walk
from hotel
Brussel's Casino is open each day from 12:00 till 05:00
and offers more than 250 slot machines and 26 Gaming
Tables.
Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium - 20 minute leisurely
walk from hotel
This is one the world's largest and best art museums
displaying approximately twenty thousand paintings,
sculptures and drawings. The complex consists of the
Ancient Art Museum (XV - XVII century), the Modern Art
Museum (XIX XX century), the Wiertz Museum and the
Meunier Museum
The Belgian Comic Strip Center - 10 minute leisurely
walk from hotel
Located within a famour Art Nouveau building designed
by Victor Horta (1906), the Belgian Comic Strip Center
brings together everything related to the comic strip,from
its prestigious beginnings to its most recent developments,
on more than 4,000 square metres of museum floors.
The Bourse (Stock market building in Brussels- 10
minute leisurely walk from hotel.
The building that houses the Brussels Stock Exchange
does not have a distinct name, though it is usually
called the Bourse. After the Grand Place, it is the
the second most important square in Brussels.
Financial Distric - 15 minute leisurely
walk from hotel.
The Sablon - 25 minute leisurely walk
from hotel
One of the most prestigious and attractive areas in
Brussels dating back to the 16th century. In recent
years it has become the center of the antiques shops
and art galleries surrounded by cafes, restaurants and
bars. Place du Grand Sablon (The Sablon square) is also
renowned for its weekend antique market held at the
Place du Grand Sablon on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 5:00
pm and Sundays from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
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