# The Grand-Place and the Gothic town hall

What to do en Brussels · Brussels

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/brussels/things-to-do/grand-place · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 45 min
- Temporada: All year; in August of even-numbered years, flower carpet
- Para quién: All ages, also with a pushchair

Square · 45 min · free · World Heritage · by day and by night

Brussels's main square is the starting point of any visit: the Gothic town hall, with its 96-metre tower, and opposite it the Maison du Roi, surrounded by the guildhalls, rebuilt in stone after the French bombardment of 1695. It has been a World Heritage Site since 1998.
When to see it
Come back twice: in the morning, when the groups have not yet arrived, and at night, with the facades lit up. In August of even-numbered years it is covered with a carpet of flowers for a few days, and in December the tree and a light and sound show are set up. Five minutes away is the Manneken Pis, along the rue de l'Étuve.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 50.8467, 4.3524

## Cerca de aquí

- [Plaisirs d'Hiver, the Brussels Christmas Market](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/brussels/things-to-do/plaisirs-d-hiver), a 7 m
- [Maison Dandoy, tea room on the rue Charles Buls](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/brussels/where-to-eat/maison-dandoy), a 70 m
- [Chez Léon](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/brussels/where-to-eat/chez-leon), a 157 m
- [Saint-Hubert Galleries, rue des Bouchers and Manneken Pis](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/brussels/things-to-do/saint-hubert-galleries-and-manneken-pis), a 208 m
- [Hôtel des Galeries](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/brussels/where-to-stay/hotel-des-galeries), a 212 m
- [À la Mort Subite](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/brussels/where-to-eat/a-la-mort-subite), a 235 m
- [Le Poechenellekelder](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/brussels/where-to-eat/poechenellekelder), a 237 m
- [Belgian Beer World, Belgian beer in the Stock Exchange building](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/brussels/things-to-do/belgian-beer-world), a 260 m

## Consejos

### Look up
The gilded figures on each facade tell you which guild the house belonged to: boatmen, bakers, brewers.

### The Manneken Pis, on the way
It is small, about 60 centimetres. Go without expectations and continue to the galleries.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take to see the Grand-Place?
Half an hour or three quarters for the square and its facades, and ten minutes more to the Manneken Pis.

### When is the flower carpet?
In August of even-numbered years, for a few days around 15 August. The city announces the dates.

Destino: [Brussels](https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/brussels.md)