4 Hours in...Brussels

Explore the Belgian capital's green spaces, musical hotspots and extravagant market squares

- By Hannah Brandler

1 BRUSSELS PARK

Start your trip to the Belgian capital with a visit to the city's oldest public park. This 13-hectare green space, also referred to as the Royal Park, stands at the meeting point of the monarchy and government - the Royal Palace is located to the south, while the Belgian Federal Parliament is on the northern side. Built on the site of the park of the Dukes of Burgundy and the Governors of the Spanish Netherlands, the park showcases beautiful neoclassical design by French architect Gilles-Barnabé Guimard and Austrian landscape gardener Joachim Zinner. Discover manicured avenues, statues inspired by Greco-Roman mythology, a tranquil fountain pond, and an ornate cast iron bandstand nestled beneath a canopy of leafy trees.

2 ON THE AIR