Brussels Activities

Brussels offers plenty of options for visitors who have overindulged in fine chocolate and need to lose a few kilos. There are excellent jogging routes through beautiful greenways such as Parc de Bruxelles and Parc du Cinquantenaire, as well as public pools for swimming. But walking is the best way to get to know the city. There are also indoor activities available in town, from gyms to courts set aside for squash and tennis.

Come winter, head to the Grand Place to experience one of the world's most picturesque ice skating rinks, set up for just a few weeks in December. The hilly Ardennes in southeastern Belgium are the country's winter playground; cross-country skiing is the main attraction.

For students there are also a lot of facilities to participate in your favourite sport. If you’re studying at an university or high school, you should check if there’s a footballteam or other sportteam. Just check the link in the section outdoor/sports where you can find a list of all sportclubs

Read about the biggest football club in Belgium.
Please don’t hesitate to tell us more if you have more suggestions for activities in Brussels.

Brussels has a famous and beautiful centre, were you can walk through, but it’s very nice to be informed about the history and facts you don’t know about. There are many different tour and event operators who offer walking tours, bicycle tours, excursions and events. These kinds of companies can also plan entertaining activities for you, such as paintball, laser games, go-carting, shooting, etc…
The easiest way to see al the famous places of Brussels is to take the hop-on hop-off bus tour. This bus drives through the city from attraction to attraction such as the Atomium, Grand-Place and the Manneken Pis and gives interesting commentary. You can hop on wherever you want and prices start at €13.50 (concessions available), tickets are valid for 24 hours. This bus is very easy for tourists, but it won’t give you the information specialised tours can give you.
Just take a look at the offer of tour and event organisers below.

Keeping fit is a very important aspect of your health. Everybody needs some exercise. To have this exercise you can join a sport club, go outside for a big walk or run or you can go to a gym. Most gyms contain good equipment and experience to help you out. It’s a very good way to sport because there are at every gym experienced people who can give you advice.
You will find some gyms in Passage Fitness First , see more listings below.

Football in Brussels
Brussels hosts on this moment, 2005, two football clubs in the highest league of Belgium: RSC Anderlecht, FC Brussels. This league is called the Jupiler league after one of Belgium’s finest beers. FC Brussels is a new club merged from two other clubs from Brussels and we have to wait for the future what they will bring us. RSC Anderlecht is the biggest club in Belgium with a great stadium and history.

RSC Anderlecht
In 1908, RSC Anderlecht was founded and since then the club has grown to become the best football club in Belgium. Anderlecht is located in the so called quarter and their nick name is mauve & whites because of the club colours. They have an excellent record of achievements to show, with no less than 27 championship titles. RSC Anderlecht is also playing in the Champions League, where al the best clubs in Europe play. If you want to see such a match you have to be quick and talk to a lot of football supporters in Brussels to get tickets. These matches are normally sold out before the match. For matches in the Belgium competition it is possible to buy tickets at the stadium. Watch it that you bring an identity card when you buy a ticket because they ask for it. For more information, call Tel: ++32(0)2/529.40.67 or mail to ticketing@rsca.be. They can tell you if the match is sold out or not.

Prices:
Seats: € 22, -  till  € 33,-
Standing Places:  € 13,-  (€ 7,- if you’re younger then 16)
For the big matches you pay around 26 till 38 euro for a seat and 17 for the standing places.

Constant vanden Stock stadium
Theo Verbeecklaan 2
Mon-Fri 10.00 - 17.30
Saturday 10.00 - 12.00

When you are away from home for a while, you don’t necessarily have to give up your favourite hobby or class. No matter what activities you participated in, you will find similar classes in Brussels. One advice is to take a look at the universities of Brussels and inform to the possibility's to participate in a sport or class. If you want to take dutch or french classes, check the language schools in the directory.

Martial arts

There are many different kinds of martial arts, but they all have the same purpose: self defence! In fact, the first lesson you learn when you join a Martial Arts class is to never use your training skill otherwise than for self defence reasons only. The most popular martial art classes are: Judo, Karate, Taekwondo, Aikido and Kung Fu, but if you are a real “Die Hard” and not afraid of being hit, you should take some Kick-Boxing or Full Contact classes.
Usually gyms in Brussels offer several different Martial Art classes. If you’re not really sure about what Martial Arts class suits you best, you should take some trail lessons or just take a look at one of the gyms to find out.

Yoga

Yoga is known as one of the most ancient spiritual meditation concepts of the East. The word “yoga” comes from the Sanskrit word “yuj” which means to yoke or to join. You could say that yoga is the art that unites the mind, body and soul. There are 8 different forms of yoga, with Hatha yoga as the most popular form in Europe. Through Yoga and meditation you can learn to cope with the pressures of work, the daily stress at home or in the office and/or go on a trip to find your "inner self".

Dance

If you are in Brussels and you think you need some more exercise, dancing could be a good idea. Even if you already started some courses in your country you could simply continue taking classes. There are a lot of professionals offering different kinds of dance classes, from modern to jazz, ballet and tap, traditional and latin styles

Languages

If you want to learn the local language, french or flemisch. just do it because you will be able to express yourself among others much better. Just check the listings in the directory in the section language classes.