Brussels WW2 Walking Tour: Life in Occupied Brussels
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
2 hours
- Visite guidée
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
This is the official Occupied Brussels walking tour, created as part of an independent historical project dedicated to making the city’s Second World War occupation history more accessible to visitors.
During this 2 hour, intimate and easy-paced walking tour, you will learn:
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How the Belgian government responded to the invasion.
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- Duration 2 Hours
- Group Tour
- Max 6 people in the group
- 1
Palais Royal de Bruxelles
The official palace of the King of the Belgians. At this stop, we will explore how the population first reacted to the German invasion in May 1940, and examine the complex role played by the monarchy and the Belgian government before and during the occupation.
- Duration 15 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 2
Rue de Ruysbroeck
Now a high school, this building once housed a printing shop that became world-famous for a bold act of resistance against Nazi propaganda during the occupation.
- Duration 15 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 3
Great Synagogue of Europe
At Belgium’s most important synagogue, we will reflect on the experience of Brussels’ Jewish community during the occupation: daily restrictions, persecution, arrests, deportations, and the systematic violence of the Nazi “Final Solution.”
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- Admission Ticket Not Included
- 4
Place Poelaert
Here, we will visit the monument honouring Belgian infantrymen of both World Wars, before turning to two major sites of occupation history: the Palais de Justice, occupied by the Nazis and set on fire during their retreat, and Avenue Louise, where the Gestapo headquarters became the target of a daring...
- Duration 15 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 5
Place du Jeu de Balle
In the heart of the Marolles district, where black markets once flourished under occupation, this lively square conceals an almost forgotten wartime secret beneath its cobblestones.
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 6
Rue des Tanneurs
Along this old street, a visible reminder remains of the Jewish people deported during the wartime roundups. At the end of the street, a nearly century-old women’s organization that courageously helped hide Jewish children from deportation continues its work to this day.
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 7
Rue Haute
In April 1945, Hitler killed himself in his Berlin bunker. But in Brussels, the news gave rise to rumours, disbelief, and one of the city’s most unusual acts of public satire.
- Duration 5 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 8
Tintin Mural Painting
World-famous cartoonist Hergé continued publishing Tintin during the occupation in Le Soir, a newspaper controlled by the German authorities. After the liberation, he was accused of collaboration, raising difficult questions about art, compromise, and survival under occupation.
- Duration 5 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 9
Grand Place
In September 1944, as local authorities regained control of the city, twice-occupied Brussels could finally celebrate its liberation.
- Duration 5 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
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