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Atomium & Heysel: free self-guided audio tour of Brussels
Atomium & Heysel is a free self-guided audio walking tour of Brussels, Belgium: 3 stops in about 2 h. The Itinerarly app walks you from one stop to the next and plays a short narrated story when you arrive, in English, French, Spanish, Italian and Chinese.
| Stops | 3 |
|---|---|
| Duration | about 2 h, including time at each stop |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Distance | about 411 m in straight lines between the stops (a little more on foot) |
| Start | Atomium |
| Finish | Heysel Plateau |
| Price | Free (some sights charge their own entry ticket) |
| Languages | English, French, Spanish, Italian and Chinese |
The Atomium, its park and views over Brussels.
The stops, in order
- AtomiumWelcome to the Atomium, Brussels' bold icon created for the 1958 World Expo. This monumental 102-meter-high structure represents an iron crystal enlarged 165 billion times, symbolizing humanity's total confidence in scientific progress at the dawn of the atomic age. Its nine spheres, connected by tubes, house permanent exhibitions on the building's history and the 1950s.
- Mini-EuropeStep into Mini-Europe, the only park in the world that allows you to tour the European Union in just a few hours. Located at the foot of the Atomium, this park showcases Europe's most beautiful monuments reproduced with surgical precision at a 1:25 scale. From London's Big Ben to Paris's Eiffel Tower, the Berlin Wall, or Brussels' own Grand-Place, over 350 models are animated by trains, mills, and even a Mount Vesuvius that actually erupts.
- Heysel PlateauThe Heysel Plateau is Brussels' major hub for leisure and events, a direct legacy of the 1935 and 1958 World Expos. Here, you can feel the international ambition of the Belgian capital. In addition to the Atomium, the plateau houses the massive Brussels Expo halls and the King Baudouin Stadium, where major national soccer matches take place.
How to take this tour
- Install the free Itinerarly app on iPhone or Android and create a free account.
- Open Guided tours, choose Brussels, then Atomium & Heysel.
- Start whenever you like: the app guides you to Atomium and the story plays when you arrive at each stop.
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Frequently asked questions
- Is the Atomium & Heysel tour in Brussels free?
- Yes. It is one of 3 free self-guided audio tours of Brussels in the Itinerarly app. Some sights charge their own entry ticket.
- How long does the Atomium & Heysel tour take?
- About 2 h for 3 stops, including time at each stop.
- Where does the Atomium & Heysel tour start and finish?
- It starts at Atomium and finishes at Heysel Plateau.
- Which languages is the narration in?
- English, French, Spanish, Italian and Chinese, with natural-sounding synthetic voices.