Place · Grand-Place and the arcades
Galeries Royales Saint-HubertGaleries Royales Saint-Hubert
A covered 19th-century arcade of chocolate shops, bookshops and cafés: a rain and heat bailout for the centre.
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Map & directions
Directions
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Rules in force · 6Metro, tram and bus tickets must be validated on every ride
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Key facts
- Time on site
- 20–30 min
- p95 45 min
- Price
- Free
- Hours
- unknown
- Best time
- unknown
- 28″ bags
- Painful
- Grand-Place and the arcades: painful
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Time on site (minutes)
15
min
20
worthwhile
30
typical
45
p95
Opening hours change by season and weekday; not printed until verified.
Getting in
- Stop
- Between Rue du Marché aux Herbes and Rue des Bouchers
- Exit
- —
- Ticket
- free · official site
- Stairs
- note: none of note
- Shoes
- Shoes on.
Crowds and switching
- Crowd clock
- Crowded at weekends.
- Sensory load
- 2/5
- Exposure
- low
Bailouts
- rain: Stay in the arcade
Nearest rescue anchor: E — Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert (shelter, cafés)
Combine in the same cluster
- Grand-Place (5 min)
Red lines
Nearby
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
- Sleep areaGrand-Place and centre150 m · 2 min walk
- ClusterGrand-Place and the arcadesnearest point: Grand-Place south side (seated rest)190 m · 3 min walk
- ClusterMont des Arts and Sablon290 m · 5 min walk
- ClusterSaint-Gilles and Horta Museumnearest point: Parvis metro area (WC)2.2 km · 36 min walk
- Sleep areaSaint-Gilles2.2 km · 36 min walk
- ClusterEU quarter and Cinquantenairenearest point: Cinquantenaire park benches south side2.3 km · 38 min walk
Sources1 source
Sources
- Visit Brussels (Galeries) (official)