Belgium
A week in Belgium
Seven days across Belgium: Brussels, Mons, Tournai, Brugge, Antwerp and Maastricht. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.
Day 1: Brussels
- House of European HistoryMuseum · On the map
- Royal Palace of BrusselsPalace · 1.2 km on from House of European History · On the map
- Royal Museums of Fine Arts of BelgiumMuseum · 0.3 km on from Royal Palace of Brussels · On the map
- Grand-PlaceSquare · 0.7 km on from Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium · On the map
- Cathedral of St. Michael and St. GudulaCathedral · 0.6 km on from Grand-Place · On the map
- Belgian Comic Strip CenterMuseum · 0.4 km on from Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula · On the map
6 stops, about 3.1 km between them in straight lines.
Day 2: Brussels
- Mini-EuropePark · On the map
- AtomiumLandmark · 0.2 km on from Mini-Europe · On the map
- Museums of the Far EastMuseum · 1.3 km on from Atomium · On the map
3 stops, about 1.5 km between them in straight lines.
Day 3: Mons
- Museum François DuesbergMuseum · On the map
- Beaux-Arts MonsMuseum · 0.6 km on from Museum François Duesberg · On the map
- MundaneumMuseum · 0.3 km on from Beaux-Arts Mons · On the map
- Mons Memorial MuseumMuseum · 0.9 km on from Mundaneum · On the map
- Waux-hallPark · 0.6 km on from Mons Memorial Museum · On the map
5 stops, about 2.4 km between them in straight lines.
Day 4: Tournai
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de TournaiMuseum · On the map
- Musée de la Tapisserie de TournaiMuseum · 0.3 km on from Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tournai · On the map
- maison TournaisienneMuseum · 0.2 km on from Musée de la Tapisserie de Tournai · On the map
- Tournai CathedralCathedral · 0.2 km on from maison Tournaisienne · On the map
- Grand-PlaceSquare · 0.2 km on from Tournai Cathedral · On the map
- Musée d'ArchéologieMuseum · 0.3 km on from Grand-Place · On the map
6 stops, about 1.1 km between them in straight lines.
Day 5: Brugge
- Museum van het Heilig BloedMuseum · On the map
- Bruges City HallMuseum · Next to Museum van het Heilig Bloed · On the map
- GroeningemuseumMuseum · 0.3 km on from Bruges City Hall · On the map
- Church of Our LadyMuseum · 0.2 km on from Groeningemuseum · On the map
- Madonna of BrugesStatue · Next to Church of Our Lady · On the map
- Sint-SalvatorskathedraalMuseum · 0.2 km on from Madonna of Bruges · On the map
6 stops, about 0.7 km between them in straight lines.
Day 6: Antwerp
- Royal Museum of Fine Arts AntwerpMuseum · On the map
- Museum Plantin-MoretusMuseum · 1.1 km on from Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp · On the map
- Onze-Lieve-VrouwekathedraalMuseum · 0.3 km on from Museum Plantin-Moretus · On the map
- Museum aan de StroomMuseum · 1 km on from Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal · On the map
- RubenshuisMuseum · 1.3 km on from Museum aan de Stroom · On the map
- Antwerp ZooZoo or aquarium · 1 km on from Rubenshuis · On the map
6 stops, about 4.7 km between them in straight lines.
Day 7: Maastricht
One day in Maastricht, Netherlands
- Tranchée de CasterMonument · On the map
- Fort Eben-EmaelMuseum · 0.3 km on from Tranchée de Caster · On the map
- Tumulus of ÉmaelMonument · 0.9 km on from Fort Eben-Emael · On the map
3 stops, about 1.2 km between them in straight lines.
More for Belgium
- Things to do in Belgium · 36 places to see, led by Grand-Place and Atomium
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.