Square · UNESCO
Grand-Place
Brussels, Belgium
Brussels' gilded market square, ringed by guild houses and the town hall.
Shopping · Belgium · Brussels-Capital Region
Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries
One of Europe's earliest glass-roofed shopping arcades, filled with chocolate shops and cafes.
Free to enter about 30 min
For storytellers
Why Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries matters
The Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert are elegant glass-roofed arcades from the nineteenth century, lined with chocolatiers, bookshops, cafes and a theatre. It is an elegant place for a stroll and a chocolate stop on a rainy day, just minutes from the Grand-Place.
Talking points
- Glass roofing lights the whole arcade.
- Chocolate shops line both sides.
- It's a few minutes' walk from the Grand-Place.
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