I highly recommend visiting the royal gardens/greenhouses! The garden and grounds of the palace in Laeken are stunning, it is amazing to see all the different plants, trees, bushes, flowers, etc. that are grown, both exotic and native plants. One of my mother's favorites, geraniums, grow around 1.5 meters in the greenhouse! I have never seen them grow so tall. It is truly breathtaking to see. If you have an afternoon or morning free, whether tourist or native of Belgium/Brussels, I suggest taking a look here! Make sure to go quickly, it is only open 3 weeks out of the year...price is 2,5 eur per person and under 18 is free (family friendly!). I went the second day it was open and the weather was gorgeous, surprisingly, the lines and crowds were not bad in the least. read more

My husband and I unknowingly booked our trip during the 2 week window that this beautiful place is open to the public each year. We were the first people in line and therefore most of our pictures do not have other visitors in them. I suggest getting there early as this place seemed to fill up fairly quickly. All of the flowers were in full bloom and the architecture of the glasshouses is breathtaking. Not only was this place visually stunning, but the aroma of all of the fresh flowers really took the experience over the top. No perfume or cologne could ever match the scents that all of these flowers naturally produce. Exotic and vibrantly colored flowers cover the greenhouses from the floors to their ceilings. I would definitely recommend planning your trip to Brussels around the time of the year when this place is open to the public. It's definitely an experience that I will never forget! read more

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Simply amazing. The grounds and variety of gardens are incredible. Especially amazing was the Japanese garden. Certainly one of my favorite parks in Europe! read more

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Beautiful flowers and green spaces. It's a shame that this place is only open three weeks a year. It was a two hour wait today, although I do think it was worth it. The security check is very short. You'll want about 90 minutes to walk through the flowers and greenhouses. Lovely place to spend a Sunday afternoon. read more