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Brussels WW2 Walking Tour: Life in Occupied Brussels
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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:
- How the Belgian government responded to the invasion.
- How ordinary people adapted to survive: the Belgian exodus, black markets, bombings, and resistance movements.
-How the Jewish population was discriminated against, persecuted, and targeted for deportation.
-How Brussels managed to regain its freedom and peace once more.
The Guide
Héctor Martínez is a fiction writer inspired by the complexities of war. Dra...
Points forts
2 heures
Proposé en Anglais & Espagnol
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
2 heures
Proposé en Anglais & Espagnol
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
Visite Guidée
Points de rendez-vous
Départ
Fillette à la Coquille
Retour
Grand Place
Brussels WW2 Walking Tour: Life in Occupied Brussels
Brussels
Ce qui est inclus
Visite Guidée
À propos
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:
- How the Belgian government responded to the invasion.
- How ordinary people adapted to survive: the Belgian exodus, black markets, bombings, and resistance movements.
-How the Jewish population was discriminated against, persecuted, and targeted for deportation.
-How Brussels managed to regain its freedom and peace once more.
The Guide
Héctor Martínez is a fiction writer inspired by the complexities of war. Dra...
Points forts
2 heures
Proposé en Anglais & Espagnol
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
2 heures
Proposé en Anglais & Espagnol
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Points de rendez-vous
Départ
Fillette à la Coquille
Retour
Grand Place
Itinéraire
1
Royal Palace (Palais Royal)
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.
15 minutes
2
Rue de Ruysbroeck 35
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.
15 minutes
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.”
10 minutes
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 act of resistance by a Belgian pilot.
15 minutes
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.
10 minutes
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.
10 minutes
7
Rue Haute 60
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.
5 minutes
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.
5 minutes
9
Grand-Place
In September 1944, as local authorities regained control of the city, twice-occupied Brussels could finally celebrate its liberation.