Belge une fois

Brussels


Belge une fois is a concept store selling creations by the eponymous designers’ collective. It also sells artefacts, accessories and light fixtures by other Belgian designers. Expect everything from simple postcards and concrete cactus holders to large photographic prints.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Brussels attractions

1. Bruegel House

0.05 MILES

There is a museum in this step-gabled house where Pieter Bruegel the Elder lived and died, but it’s only open by reservation; phone ahead or check with…

2. Viewpoint

0.11 MILES

Look out over the Marolles towards the old town.

3. Église Notre-Dame de la Chapelle

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Brussels’ oldest surviving church now curiously incorporates the decapitated tower of the 1134 original as the central section of a bigger Gothic edifice…

4. Elevator

0.13 MILES

A glass elevator leads from the Palais du Justice down to the earthy Marolles district.

5. Jardin d’Enfants

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Victor Horta's first civic commission, the charming Jardin d’Enfants in the Marolles still functions as a schoolhouse.

6. Jewish Museum

0.14 MILES

The Jewish Museum hosts good temporary photography exhibits and a permanent collection relating to Jewish life in Belgium and beyond, with a section on…

7. Peeping Policeman

0.15 MILES

This Hergé character uses the terrace end brilliantly for a little spying.

8. Palais de Justice

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Larger than St Peter’s in Rome, this 2.6-hectare complex of law courts was the world’s biggest building when it was constructed (1866–83). While the…