This circular DIY Walking Tour of Brussels is just 4 kilometres long (about 2.5 miles), and takes in most of the attractions of central Brussels that you’ll want to visit: the Grand Place > Hôtel de Ville > Musée de la ville de Bruxelles > Les Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert (Galerie de la Reine & Galerie du Roi) > Cathedrale St-Michel et Ste-Gudule > Parc de Bruxelles > Palais Royal de Bruxelles > Place Royale > Musical Instruments Museum > Museé Magritte & Museum of Abstract Art > Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium > Jardin du Petit Sablon > Notre-Dame des Victoires au Sablon > Place du Grand Sablon > Mont des Arts > Manneken Pis > and finally returning to the Grand Place.

And because it’s a DIY walking tour of Brussels, you can take it at your very own pace; stopping for a coffee/snack/drink where, when, and for as long as you like; and lingering at the attractions of Brussels which interest you (and speeding past those that don’t).

So if you were to simply rush round without stopping, you could easily complete the walk in 2 hours. However, I would recommend taking a full day to complete the circuit of central Brussels – as there’s just so much to see (and splitting the walk over two days would be even better).

Plus, because it is indeed a circular walk of central Brussels, you can start/end the walk at any point (wherever is easiest to reach from your Brussels hotel perhaps?). However, if you are planning to complete the walk in just one day, then I would definitely recommend starting/ending in the Grand Place (as it is best seen in the morning before it gets too busy – plus the Grand Place is also rather stunning when it’s illuminated in the evening).