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).

Price: on demand

FASHION & DESIGN

IN THE DISTRICT OF THE CITY CENTER-STOCK EXCHANGE, DANSAERT AREA (BRUSSELS)

In Belgium, schools for stylists today constitute a reservoir of talent which expresses itself in all directions. This is normal since Brussels has become the living roundabout of the Germanic and Latin cultures, a symbol of open-mindedness and a spirit of curiosity which are no longer the preserve of a few privileged designers.

“There is no fashion if it doesn’t get down to the streets”, Coco Chanel said. Exactly; the boutiques and workshops that abound on the edges of the…rue Antoine Dansaert provide the finest example. Sterkmans Events takes you to the discovery of this district nearby the Grand-Place, the Bourse and the Dansaert area where Brussels fashion and design are above all given their expression.

On the programme for this artisanal route: high fashion, of course, but also jewellery, luxury chocolates and…floral art. You’ll return convinced that if Philippe Starck had once declared “Design is nothing, it’s just Christmas presents” it was surely just by way of a jest. Sometimes, this itinerary can end up with an exclusive visit to an artisan chocolate maker or to a designer of exclusive hats or contemporary jewels.

Guided walk Fashion & Design, duration max. 3 hours, maximum 15p/group.

Tasting of exclusive chocolates during the walk and one drink in a trendy tavern mid-way.
Languages: French, English, German, Japanese, Spanish or Dutch

Price: on demand

Note: Difficult, it’s true, to imagine a better appetizer prior to the gastronomic delights of our “Fashion & Design” menu with its multiple tendencies (proposal & price on request).

A GUIDED WALK IN BRUSSELS, FOLLOWED BY SHOOTING WITH THE CROSS BOW.

Date: to agree.

Sterkmans Events presents you a unique morning, afternoon or evening :

The walk is with a experienced guide.

The introduction to the Guild (with a beer or soft) is followed by the shooting with the cross bow.

This venue is normally closed to the public.

CIRCUIT (to indicate with your reservation),
duration 1,5 to 2h:

a) Galeries St-Hubert - Grande Place - Manneken-Pis - Sablon - Marolles

b) Galeries St-Hubert - Grande Place - Manneken Pis - Marolles

c) Marché au poisson (Fish market)- de Brouckère – Stock Exchange – Grande Place – Manneken Pis – Marolles

d) Mont des Arts - Sablon - Palais de Justice – Marolles

e) Place Stéphanie – Palais de Justice – Marolles

f) Marolles

SHOOTING WITH THE CROSS-BOW (1h) 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. The best shooter will receive a souvenir offered by the Guild.

Languages: Dutch, French or English.

Price: on demand

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.

“BRUSSELS INTERNATIONAL”,
A COSMOPOLITAN GASTRONOMIC WALK IN THE CENTER OF BRUSSELS

The international exotic “walking” dinner from Sterkmans Events…

After a long day of working, meetings or seminars, stuck indoors in an office, you need to de-stress, to stretch your legs, get some fresh air in your lungs and enjoy yourselves!

We organise an international ‘walking’ dinner, where you follow a guide around a circuit of landmarks such as the ‘Fish market’, the central lanes, Manneken Pis, the Grand’ Place and the Royal Galleries St-Hubert, and discover the cosmopolitan side of Brussels.

On the menu: an exotic (or Belgian) drink in a nice pub, a starter and a main course at 2 different restaurants, for example a Brazilian, Japanese or Scandinavian starter followed by a Greek, Italian, Thai, Indian, Lebanese, Portuguese, Polish or Ethiopian main course in another venue (or vice versa) + one glass of wine, beer or water with each course.

A variety of three different venues and in between the “courses” your guide’s comments will illustrate the history and the diversity of this city and create an enjoyable gastronomic experience.

Date, starting point and timing to agree.

Duration: + - 4 h (for example from 18.00 till 22.00)

Languages: in French, English, German, Japanese, Italian, Chinese, Spanish or in Dutch (please specify with your booking)

PRICE: on demand.

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

WALK & WORKSHOP BELGIAN CHOCOLATES (Brussels’ city center)

Date : to agree.
Duration : +/- 2 h

Departure : between 10h00 and 19h00 (Royal Galleries : Galerie de Roi)

Groups : from 5 to 25 participants
Possibility of organizing several groups at the same time.

Part I :
Sterkmans Events invites you for a walk with the smell of cocoa : together with our guide you will discover on foot the shops of different artisan chocolate makers and in the mean time he will introduce you to the world of chocolate.

During the walk: tasting of chocolates produced by different artisanal chocolate makers, with comments from our guide.

Part II :
A demonstration given by a master chocolate maker (assisted by some volunteers-participants) showing how pralines are made in a traditional way. He explains the different stages from cocoa to fluid chocolate and to final products - pralines.

At the end: tasting of different chocolates together with some advices from the chocolate maker.

Languages: French, Dutch or English

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

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 ‘Grand 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

MENU : 3 courses, proposal on demand.

Drinks: 3 Glasses of wine, beer or soft/pp + water +
one coffee or tea with the dessert

22.00: end of the program.

A MUST ‘ALL CHOCOLATE’

SCENARIO & TIMING
(example, timing can be adapted to your wishes):

18.00 : Welcome at the Chocolate & Cocoa Museum, at a chocolate maker or at the House of Belgian Chocolate makers: we start with a guided visit, and 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 and of course tasting of different handmade chocolates.

Or:

Guided tour (walk) from (Sablon, Grand’Place, Royal Galleries) including tasting of the products of three ‘top’ chocolate makers

19.15 : we welcome you at our restaurant (city center) & presentation of the Menu « Tout chocolat »:

Truffe de foie gras au chocolat croquant sur un miroir de champagne Bruno Paillard
*
Magret de cannette de Barbarie à l’orange sanguine et coup de moulin de fèves de cacao
*
Dôme au trio de chocolat, coulis de framboises

+ 1 glass of Champagne, 3 glasses of wine, water and one coffee or tea and an assortment of pralines with the dessert.

Languages : French, English, German, Spanish, Japanese or Dutch (other languages on request)

PRICE: on request.