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CITY WALKS
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Please choose one of our programs. In order to get more information, click on the desired program:
 Gastronomic walk (city centre)
Belgian Chocolates Tour
Best of Brussels pub’s, music & Beers
VIP - Introduction to Brussels
Beer tour (city centre)
Walk, shooting with the crossbow & dinner (Marolles)
Walk, play and eating in the Marolles
Medieval walk (Coudenberg/ Sablon/ Guild)
Marolles & Sablon « walk & savour »
Russians in Brussels
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THE (real) RELAXED WALKING DINNER in Brussels' city centre
The original relaxed walking dinner
After a long day of meetings or seminars, stuck indoors in an office or meeting-room, you need to de-stress, to stretch your legs, get some fresh air in your lungs and enjoy yourselves!
We organise a traditional Brussels walking dinner, where you follow a guide around a circuit of landmarks such as the Sablon, the Mont des Arts, the Manneken Pis, the Grand’ Place and the Royal Galleries.
Stopping off to enjoy exclusive chocolates (during the walk), one traditional beer (at choice) in an old pub, a typical local main course (at choice + 1 glass of wine + water) and the dessert, coffee, tea or traditional beer in a 19th century scenery...
A variety of three traditional venues and in between the “courses” your guide’s comments will illustrate the diversity of this city and recent developments here.
An enjoyable gastronomic experience which provides an excellent networking opportunity after a day of work or study together, while discovering the gastronomy and history of Brussels!
Date, starting point and timing to agree.
Duration: + - 4h (for example from 18:00 till 22:00)
Languages: in French, English, German, Japanese, Spanish or in Dutch (please specify with your booking)
Price: on demand.
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BEST of BRUSSELS PUB'S, MUSIC & BEERS
Date: to agree.
Duration: + - 3 hours
Departure: Monday till Friday, between 18h00 and 20h00, to agree
Group: from 5 to 25 people.
Possibility of organizing several groups at the same time.
We organize an evening in the city centre called ‘Pubs, Music & Beers’
- departure from your hotel, the Central Station or your seminar center (town centre)
- Visited area: Manneken-Pis, the Town square (Grand’Place), the Ilot Sacré and the Royal Galleries Saint-Hubert.
-First stop: 1 Special Belgian Beer + cheese (starter)+ live music
-Second Stop: 1 Special Belgian Beer + Rabbit à la Double Westmalle + live music
-Third Stop in a tavern to drink another artisan Belgian beer + Live music & end of our program.
Languages: French, English, German, Spanish, Japanese, Greek or in Dutch
Price: on demand.
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VIP - Introduction to Brussels...
Discovering a lot of aspects of Brussels in 2 hours (morning or afternoon).
a) Welcome at the Royal Galleries in a surprising subterranean passage of the mid-19th-century arcade and discover with our guide a city that reveals itself:
From a mysterious iris field to an enchanting colourful parade of Manneken Pis statuettes.
Discover Brussels’ history, culture, gastronomy, cityscapes, architecture and institutions.
b) Walk to and visit of the Grande Place.
c) Discovery and tasting of pralines of 3 different Belgian chocolate makers.
d) Walk to Manneken Pis and discovering of famous Belgian beers (with tasting of 1 beer)
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Guided Visit of the Town Hall, and discover the gothic hall, 16th and 18th century tapestry, old paintings with views of Brussels and the Senne-river, etc
 
Total duration: +- 2h – 2 ½ h
Languages: English, French, Dutch, German, Spanish, Italian or Japanese.
Maximum: 25 participants per group
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The Beer Tour - "BEST OF BELGIAN BEERS"
Date: to agree
Duration: + - 2h – 2h1/2
Departure: between 10h00 and 19h30, to agree
Group: from 5 to 25 people
Possibility of organizing several groups at the same time.
We organize a themed walk in the city centre devoted to ‘Beer’
- departure from your hotel, the Central Station or your seminarcenter (towncentre)
- a themed guided walk: Manneken-Pis, the Town square (Grand’Place) and the Royal Gallery Saint-Hubert.
- 2 Stops in a tavern to drink an artisanal Belgian beer (8 beers are proposed, individual choice) with comment of our guide.
- return to your Hotel or Central Station (centre town)
Languages: in French, English, German, Spanish, Japanese, Greek or in Dutch (to be defined at the time of the reservation).
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A WALK, SHOOTING WITH THE CROSS BOW & DINNER in the heart of the Brussels - "MAROLLES"
Have you heard of the Marolles, the colourful old district of Brussels where you can meet ordinary folk who have retained their individualism?
Sterkmans Events offers the chance to discover all the facets of this ‘little village’ at the heart of Belgium’s cosmopolitan capital.
Date : to agree.
Timing (example):
18.00: 1th Walk (departure : main entrance Palais de Justice, place Poelaert).
18.45 : SHOOTING WITH THE CROSS-BOW + 1 BEER IN THE CELLARS OF ONE OF THE MOST VENERABLE SOCIETIES OF BRUSSELS: The ANCIEN GRAND SERMENT ROYAL ET NOBLE DES ARBALETRIERS DE NOTRE-DAME AU SABLON !
The guild was officially recognised in 1213 by the Duke of Brabant and is intimately linked with the earliest history of the town of Brussels.
Emperor Charles V, the Count of Egmont and the Infanta Isabella came to be installed as ‘Kings of the Shoot’. In 1853, the Belgian King Leopold the first, donated the Guild a banner and a collar for the King of the Shoot. Since then, the Guild added ‘Royal et Noble’ to its name. King Albert I, Leopold III, King Baudouin and Albert II visited the Guild or accepted the Grand Mastership.
19.45 : 2 nd walk
20.15: Dinner in a nice restaurant in the heart of the Marolles (starter, main dish, dessert). The participants can make on the spot themselves a choice + ½ bottle of wine/participant.
Price: On demand.
Payment: 50% advances at order, remainder 14 days for event.
Languages: English, Dutch, French or German
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WALK, PLAY & EATING IN THE MAROLLES
Date & timing: to agree (total duration = approx. 5h)
Concept For (in this example) 20 participants.
The welcome: at the Poelaertplein (Palace of Justice)
THE ACTIVITIES: The program contains 3 parts:
A guided walk at foot
During an hour the participants will discover all kinds of picturesque places in the Marolles.
Old Traditional Games
After the guided walk, it’s play-time with our wooden traditional games.
Each region in Belgium has his own ‘old games’. The most games were played in the cafés. A bilingual animator ensures the necessary explanation at the 10 different games and keeps the scores.
In the meantime a drink (aperitif) is served.
The dinner: Awaiting the proclamation of the winner of the traditional games, in another space the dinner is served (3 Courts + ½ bottle wine by person). Individual choice on the spot!
MENU - Proposal: on request.
Languages: Dutch, French or English.
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AN AFTER-NOON “ BRUSSELS IN MEDIEVAL TIMES”: A discovery of 2 places full of history…
Sterkmans Events proposes to discover at the time of a guided walk two places related to the medieval history of the city of Brussels.
Date : to agree.
Proposal timing:
14.00: Departure from the Place du Petit Sablon and 1th walk
14.30 : Visit of the Site of the Coudenberg (former palace of Emperor Charles V and of the Dukes of Burgundy)
15.30 : Second walk.
16h00 : welcome at the ANCIEN GRAND SERMENT ROYAL ET NOBLE DES ARBALETRIERS DE NOTRE-DAME AU SABLON ! (not open to the public)
This guild was officially recognised in 1213 by the Duke of Brabant and is intimately linked with the earliest history of the town of Brussels. It acquired a social position, that grew throughout the “Ancien Régime”, in particular because of its founding of the church of Notre-dame au Sablon.Charles V, the Count of Egmont and the Infanta Isabella came to be installed as ‘Kings of the Shoot’.
We invite you to an initiation and individual contest or by team of ‘shooting with the cross bow’ + drink (beer, soft drink, coffee or tea).
17h00 : End of our program.
Languages: in French, English or in Dutch (please specify with your booking)
Price: on demand
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RUSSIANS IN BRUSSELS…
A new exclusive program from Sterkmans Events:
We invite you for a special walk, to discover things that will enrich your culture! Learn about facts and places in Brussels that have importance for Russians!
This walk through the city center will take you back to different periods of time, when famous Russians visited Brussels and left their mark in this amazing city. Hear interesting stories about Leo Tolstoy (Лев Никола́евич Толсто́й), Rudolf Nureyev (Рудольф Хаметович Нуриев), Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (Влади́мир Ильи́ч Ле́нин) and others who stayed in Brussels.
Visit sculpture of Peter I., the Great, Tsar of Russia and learn about „Boris Yeltsin (Борис Ельцин) and Manneken Piss“. Discover why Leopold I., the first Belgian King was general in Russian army when he was 12 years old... and much more!
This unique tour was made for you by a famous Brussels art historian.
Price: on demand
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MAROLLES & SABLON « WALK & SAVOUR »
An informal culinary walk.
We organize a “walk & savour dinner, where you follow a guide around a circuit of landmarks in the Sablon and the Marolles district. During the walks, your guide’s comments will illustrate the diversity of both districts and recent developments here. An enjoyable gastronomic experience which provides an excellent networking opportunity after a day of work or study together, while discovering the gastronomy and history of this popular area of Brussels!
On the program (timing is an example and can be adapted) and under reserve of availability:
18.00: Welcome at the ‘Petit Sablon’ (or your hotel in this neighborhood) and first walk, with tasting of handmade chocolates.
18.45: In a very special typical (and artistic) pub : one special beer or a coffee or soft drink
19.15: Second walk.
20.00: In a nice ‘trendy’ restaurant in the heart of the Marolles
Escalopines de poulet, courgettes grillées et feta crémeuse, or
Filet de dorade grillé à l’huile de romarin risotto d’asperge vert et champignon au parmesan
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Tarte moelleuse au chocolat
Drinks: 1 Glass of wine and water/pp
21.00: end of the program.
Price: on demand
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BELGIAN CHOCOLATES TOUR, (BRUSSELS’ CITY CENTER)
Date: to agree.
Duration: + - 150' (2.5 h)
Departure: between 10h00 and 19h00, to agree
Group: from 5 to 25 people.
Possibility of organizing several groups at the same time.
We organize a themed walk on the origin and the history of the chocolate until nowdays, in interactive way and of course with degustation!
- departure from the Central Station, the Sablon or your hotel or seminar center (town center)
- different (small) walks accompanied by a guide to the Sablon or Manneken-Pis, the Town square (Grand’Place) and the Royal Gallery Saint-Hubert.
- tasting during the walk of chocolates produced by different artisanal chocolate makers
- Visit of the Chocolate & Cocoa Museum or the House of the Belgian Artisan Chocolate Makers: discover (and taste) the world of chocolate. The highlight of the visit is a demonstration given by a master chocolate maker showing how pralines are made in a traditional way.
- return to your Hotel (city center) or the Central Station.
Price: on demand
Languages: in French, English, German, Spanish, Japanese, Greek or in Dutch (to be defined at the time of the reservation).
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