From the Sablon to the Marolles. Your trail.
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marolles district brussels

2 hours

BUILDINGS AND SQUARES

1. Grand Sablon  

2. Sablon Church  

3. Petit Sablon 

4. Place Poelaert and panoramic view over the city
 
5. The Law Courts: take a peek at the great hall.

6. Minimes Church 

7. Rue Haute 132: the house of Pierre Bruegel the Elder. 

8. Place du Jeu de Balle 

9. La Chapelle Church where Bruegel is buried. 

10. Les Brigittines, baroque church and its
contemporary copy.


1. The Grand Sablon for its restaurants and outside tables.  
8. Rue des Renards and Place du Jeu de Balle for their popular pubs.
   

Some well-hidden restaurants in the Marolles district

a. Stekerlapatte : Belgian and brasserie-style cuisine.
b. Les Petits Oignons : Welcoming interior for French cuisine.
c. Het Warm Water
Brussels' and vegetarian specialities and breakfast 
d. L' Ecailler du Palais Royal:
Decoration as in a theater
e. Le vieux Saint Martin:
an institution renowned for it's filet américain'
e. La Tour d'Y Voir
Picturesque cuisine in a chapel setting.
f. Orphyse Chaussette
Decoration as in a theater
g Bazaar
Baroque atmosphere
h Lola: Chic and tasty in the Belgian tradition of French cuisine.
i La Clef des Champs: French accent,
Made in Belgium.
j Le Palais du Vin (Halles des Tanneurs): Decor worth seeing.

SHOPPING

1. Antiques and book market on the Sablon. (Saturday and Sunday morning)     
8. Market on Place du Jeu de Balle:
the most famous flea market in Brussels. 
1. Antique dealers and art galleries on the Sablon and its surrounding area. 
10. Interior decoration shops and
bric-a-brac, Rue Haute and Rue Blaes.  
1. Chocolate at Wittamer, Godiva, Neuhaus, and Marcolini on the Sablon.



Palace of Justice
place Poelaert – 1000 Brussels
Tel.: +32 (0)2 508 64 10
Fax: +32 (0)2 508 64 54
Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed on weekends and bank holidays, July
Guided tours on written request.

Sablon antiques and book market
Open Saturdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.;
Sundays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Flea market
place du Jeu de Balle – 1000 Brussels
Every day between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Many antique dealers and shops are open
from Wednesday to Sunday. The weekend
is the best time to visit this area: markets
are held on Sundays and the shops stay
open until around 3 p.m.