Signature experience — Brussels
Art Nouveau Brussels
Duration
Half day
Price
From €340
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
On 25 May 1893, Victor Horta filed the plans for Hôtel Tassel—often cited as the first true Art Nouveau house—with exposed iron structure, sinuous mosaics, and a lightwell flooding the staircase. Within a compact 3 km radius in Brussels, those breakthroughs unfold from Saint-Gilles to Ixelles: Paul Hankar’s ironwork on Rue Defacqz, Ciamberlani’s sweeping bow windows, and the UNESCO-listed Horta houses since 2000. The Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries (1847) show the movement’s prelude: a cast-iron canopy foreshadowing the glass-and-metal marriages Horta would refine.
We collect you from your hotel and keep a Mercedes on standby, shaping the route as you go: doorside drop-offs, waiting vehicle, and flexible timing while the driver handles parking. With a private chauffeur in Brussels, you can link the Horta Museum to Hôtel Solvay (about 1.8 km, 7–10 minutes), continue to the Étangs d’Ixelles for late-1890s façades, then pause for coffee on Place Flagey. You explore at your pace; the driver manages the rest and brings you on to the Galeries Saint-Hubert, roughly 10 minutes from the Sablon.
Your itinerary
- I
09:00 — Hotel pickup and 10-minute drive to the Horta Museum in Saint-Gilles.
- II
10:00 — Drop-off at Hôtel Solvay on Avenue Louise, 30–40 minutes inside with prior booking.
- III
11:00 — Façade walk around the Ixelles Ponds and coffee stop on Place Flagey, 45 minutes.
- IV
12:00 — 10-minute transfer to the Galeries Saint-Hubert, 20–30 minutes free time, then return or lunch near the Sablon.
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated Mercedes driver
- ✓ Hotel pickup
- ✓ Doorstep drop-offs
- ✓ Waiting vehicle
Your chauffeur’s tip
Book Hôtel Solvay at least 72 hours ahead and aim for a 9:00 start: low morning light reveals ironwork along Avenue Louise and keeps crowds lighter at the Horta Museum.
Book this experience
Confirmed within 30 minutes · Fixed price quoted in advance