Is Brussels worth a day or a few hours?

Hello,

We were going to stay in Brussels but after reading Rick Steves%26#39; book, we thought Bruges looked more interesting to us. We plan on either taking a day trip to Brussels and back from Bruges or stopping in Brussels for a couple of hours on the way from Bruges to Amsterdam. Which option to you think is best?

Thanks in advance!

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If your goal is just to look around the Grand Place area and have a nice lunch, then a few hours on the way to Amsterdam would work.

There are a number of sights and museums that are worth visiting, but that would require more time. A daytrip into Brussels would give yo the opportunity to experience much more of the city.

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I would suggest you check what exactly you (most) want to see in Brussels, e.g. on

tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g188644-Activiti…

Then you will have some idea of how much time it is %26quot;worth%26quot; spending in Brussels - bearing in mind that the Grand%26#39; Place, Galeries St. Hubert and Manneken Pis are very close to each other and just down the hill from the Gare centrale, where the Intercity trains to/from Amsterdam stop (but not Thalys which only uses Gare du Midi).

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The area of Brussels that is worth seeing is very small but you definitely need at least a day to truely enjoy it. The central tourist area is so wonderfully quaint that you%26#39;ll want to sit down and enjoy one of their great beers. It%26#39;s a city that you want to to stroll through rather than rush around at breakneck speed just to %26quot;see%26quot; the sights. Enjoy it!

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Thanks everyone! I will talk it over with my husband. That was a good link. We didn%26#39;t know about the Cantillon Brewery. Is that far to get to? Any good? My husband is a beer fiend but we are going to other breweries around Europe.

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%26quot; We didn%26#39;t know about the Cantillon Brewery. Is that far to get to? Any good? My husband is a beer fiend but we are going to other breweries around Europe.%26quot;

I love their beer, but not so much the brewery tour. It%26#39;s near the Gare Midi which isn%26#39;t the best part of town. Although in the daytime I didn%26#39;t feel particularly unsafe or anything.

But at least on my visit, it was € 3-€4 to go in and walk around with a flyer explaing the brewing process. And they weren%26#39;t actually brewing at that time..followed by a rather small %26quot;free%26quot; glass of beer with no refills.

If you weren%26#39;t already going to other breweries, and/or if you had more than a day or two in Brussels, I%26#39;d say maybe go for a visit. But otherwise I%26#39;d give it a miss.

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Thanks for the advice...we won%26#39;t go to that brewery!

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