Étangs d’Ixelles

Brussels


These two long, narrow freshwater ponds in Ixelles are flanked by many grand mansions.

Transportation

  • tram: 81, 82

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Brussels attractions

2. Rue du Lac 6

0.09 MILES

This 1904 private house has circular windows, super stained glass and a lovely 2nd-floor balcony.

3. WWI Memorial

0.1 MILES

An artistic though modest tribute to the dead of WWI.

4. Flagey

0.14 MILES

This marvellous 1938 ‘liner’ building originally conceived as the national radio building, is now the centre of an up-and-coming nightlife area. With its…

5. Hôtel Solvay

0.32 MILES

Horta designed this in 1894 at the age of 33, and it's considered one of his masterpieces. It was commissioned by the Solvay family (soft-drink…

6. Messen De Clerq

0.41 MILES

Hidden behind an art nouveau exterior, this gallery features an old mosaiced corridor and a minimalist extension at the rear. There's an expansive gallery…

7. Almine Rech

0.43 MILES

There's a white space upstairs with a polished concrete floor, while downstairs sits a small art bookshop.

8. Xavier Hufkens

0.43 MILES

An attractive if severe space, with a big picture window looking out to a garden. Xavier Hufkens opened a gallery in a Brussels warehouse in 1987, and…

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