Royal Palace

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  • Address
    Place des Palais, Sablon
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  • Phone
    02 551 20 20
  • Website
  • Transport
    underground rail: metro Parc
tram: 92, 93 or 94

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Lonely Planet review

Overlooking the southern end of Parc de Bruxelles is the Royal Palace. This 19th-century palace is a low, cream-toned building that commands little attention these days as it's no longer the royal residence. Since the death of Queen Astrid, wife of Léopold III, Belgium's monarchs have lived at Laeken, although this palace is still their 'official' abode.

The Palais Royal is open to visitors for a limited time in summer (usually late July to early September), when a largely Belgian crowd comes to gawk at its most controversial feature, a ceiling lined with green wings taken from millions of moths (where else but bizarre Belgium!).