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Free Alternative Tour: The Dark Side of Brussels | History & Mystery
Join our evening tour of Brussels and discover the fascinating history, myths, and legends of Brussels with our experienced and passionate local guides. Don't miss out!
Things to do Free Alternative Tour: The Dark Side of Brussels | History & Mystery
Join our evening tour of Brussels and discover the fascinating history, myths, and legends of Brussels with our experienced and passionate local guides. We take you off the beaten track to show you some highlights and hidden gems of our gorgeous city. You will finish the tour with a deeper understanding of Brussels as well as lots of discounts in local bars, shops and museums! Can't get enough of our Legendary Tours? Make sure to join our daily Free Historical Tour as well to visit the highlights of Brussels, discover more history, and complete your introduction to the city. Or join us on our Free Tasting Tour of Brussels to get a taste and insight into our local gastronomy! How come it is free? We believe that anyone can enjoy our tours, no matter the budget. Therefore, we offer free tours, tip based, which guarantees that you receive an excellent overview of the city, and at the end of the tour, you can tip your guide as much as you think the tour is worth. Our Free Walking Tours are designed for individuals and small groups. Are you travelling with a group of 7 or more? Please contact us for a private tour.
Included
Grand Place
Tour Anneessens
Kleine Zavel - Koninklijk Conservatorium van Brussel
Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon
Law Courts of Brussels
Meeting point
Grand Place, Brussels
Reviews (41)
2026-03-27 10:23:25
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Natalia Rojo (English)
2026-03-25 15:24:10
“This one was bad :(”
It was a very poorly managed tour. Some tour are fun but not very informative, some others provide interesting information but are less engaging. Unfortunately, this one fell short on all fronts. I would not recommend wasting your time on it. Our guide was from Jamaica, could be that other guids are better, donn’t know. Waste of time.
Cristian Kaleap (English)
2026-03-25 09:32:41
“Jens Leimbach”
An enthusiastic guide, nice weather and a city that hides some interesting and exiting stories. Entertaining way to learn some history. Thank you.
Jens Leimbach (English)
2026-03-15 22:24:26
“Great tour ”
Great way to spend time getting to know the town better
Mary Brigid Walsh (English)
2026-03-12 08:16:59
“Fascinante”
Tour interesante y con muchas curiosidades escondidas
M Concepcion Cecilia (Spanish)
2026-03-11 11:04:29
“Experiencia recomendada”
Jesus fue un buen guia, nos mantuvo a todos atentos y entretenidos. Recomiendo no saltarse este recorrido si andan por Bruselas
Nardelly Figueroa (Spanish)
2026-03-05 07:09:00
“Very nice tour”
The tour was very interesting and fun. The guide made it nice, despite the rain.
Ivelina Kirilova (English)
2026-03-01 17:05:31
“Good !”
Potryed tour guide was not there...
Aluthwalage De Silva (English)
2026-02-28 08:46:53
“Fantastic! ”
An interesting and a very thorough tour with lots of entertaining stories about the Belgian heroes and monarchs
Lia Artsher (English)
2026-02-17 11:28:22
“Totalmente recomendable y muy completo”
Hicimos el tour de leyendas y misterios de Bruselas en castellano con Marina, quien fue una guía increíble: súper amable, carismática y siempre entusiasta de contestar todas nuestras preguntas (para las que siempre tiene respuesta). Nos contó muchísimas leyendas y datos curiosos muy interesantes que te hacen ver la ciudad desde otra perspectiva. Todo esto mientras llovía. Un tour muy completo, de 10. ¡¡Totalmente recomendado!!
Paula López Ballarín (Spanish)
2026-01-22 19:16:17
“Cancelled ”
The tour was cancelled without letting us know. We found out about it at the meeting point from the spanish guide.
Oleksandra Yankovska (English)
2026-01-19 12:27:07
“Great, Informative Tour”
Our tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable. The content was interesting and a different kind of tour than the standard free city tour. Would recommend!
Paige Craun (English)
2026-01-11 13:27:35
“Greak free walking tour!”
It was a great evening discovering some extra stories about Brussels.
Amandine Urbano (English)
2026-01-02 13:46:17
“Wrong Tour Advertised”
I booked the alternative tour and when arrived was told it was the correct one. However, after 30 minutes of the tour, I realised it was exactly the same information as I had heard from the history tour earlier on. I was very disappointed in this as myself and 3 friends were really looking forward to the alternative, dark side tour which we had booked on to.
Chloe Mcmahon (English)
2025-12-12 10:07:20
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Amazing tour , learnt about so many historical things within the city
Roxanne Darby (English)
2025-12-12 07:01:30
“Buena experiencia. ”
Recomendable
Rafael Marin Perez (English)
2025-11-20 20:28:12
“Experiencia increible”
Tour muy recomendable, esta muy guay asi de noche y sobre todo si te toca un guia como el mio, era super agradable y gracioso y nos aconsejos sitios muy bueno para comprar chocolate y donde comer el mejor gofre Belga
David Álvarez Abal (Spanish)
2025-11-10 21:30:55
“Excellent tour”
Loved the Jamaican's style of storytelling
Veeresh Thapar (English)
2025-10-29 07:12:01
“Brussels”
Good tour and good info
Anick Fournier (English)
2025-10-23 00:00:00
“Gripping walk through Brussels’ dark past”
Fantastic tour! Well-paced, clear storytelling and just the right mix of history, mystery and humour. Our guide kept the group engaged from start to f
(English)
2025-10-12 18:33:59
“Recorrido Beuselas”
Muy bueno
Silvina (Spanish)
2025-09-22 15:03:17
“Tour with Maryam”
Quite ok, but the guide didn't connect with us on any level. She just told us the information, she learnt, nothing less, nothing more. Not very enjoyable.
Marta (English)
2025-09-21 20:13:50
“Brussels “The Dark Side””
Very good, I have done numerous walking tours and they are always very well organised, with the guide being humorous and also very knowledgable, the same was true of today.
10/10
Owen (English)
2025-09-19 19:30:29
“Funny unusual tour”
Rahim has been a great tour guide. He was very entertaining and we heard spooky facts about the old town of Brussels. He led us to no so well know neighborhood with lively places and streets.
I recommend it.
Dudelette (English)
2025-09-17 19:07:45
“Lado oscuro de Brussels ”
Con Francisco ha sido una linda experiencia . Nos ha contado historias que no conocia, mostrado barrios y sus historias. Todo muy interessante. Lo recomiendo para saber algo mas que lo turistico.
Myriam Arias (Spanish)
2025-09-12 21:10:14
“So informative yet so entertaining!!”
Our guide Bram did a fantastic job of giving us various interesting facts about Brussels‘ history while also keeping it as light and entertaining as possible. It was really intriguing and I recommend it as a „must-do“ for everyone to experience the city in a different light and with such good company!
Lotta (English)
2025-09-08 10:11:23
“Brussel’s Tour on Friday evening ”
I enjoyed the tour a lot. The guide, being a your student, she made it informative, entertaining, interactive and well planned. I recommend this tour to everyone who wants to look at Brussels from a new perspective
Kate (English)
2025-08-29 18:09:03
“Interesting twist to the regular walking tours”
Our guide Rahim was very knowledgeable and entertaining, creating a great atmosphere while explaining some of the more macabre and well known facts about the Brussels city centre.
Time well spent!
Maida Beganovic (English)
2025-07-27 15:36:58
“100% Recomendable”
Excelente tour! Definitivamente una opción alternativa para terminar de conocer los principales aspectos de Bruselas pero desde otro punto de vista. El guía fue muy divertido!
Melanie Loyet (Spanish)
2025-07-10 18:04:02
“AWESOME! ”
would 100/100 recommend if you want to learn about the quirky and not so mainstream stuff of brussels and the guide was extremely knowledgeable, patient and understanding very quick of the vibe of the group and stayed true to keeping it :)
Sneha Mahapatra (English)
2025-07-07 10:33:48
“Tour de leyendas por bruselas”
El guia super Majo y divertido, lo explicaba todo super bien. Fueron 2h de tour que se pasaron volando y ni nos somos cuenta.
Muy guay la verdad!!!
Gemma Carcaña (Spanish)
2025-07-06 21:55:27
“Really Enjoyable ”
We really enjoyed our tour. The guide was interesting, funny and very knowledgeable. I think we all enjoyed ourselves as he revealed the dark and gruesome tales behind some of the most famous landmarks in Brussels.
Ross Butler (English)
2025-07-05 19:18:47
“Excelente”
Es la guía alternativa, para ver cosas que nos ves en la pricinpal. Profundizas un toque más en las cosas
Dani (Spanish)
2025-06-26 20:39:04
“Great tour, would recommend ”
Thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Raihim the Belgian Jamaican.
He made the tour very fun and engaging.
Gregory Kemp (English)
2025-06-15 19:22:22
“Una sugerencia para mejrorar”
Reservamos el tour "El lado oscuro de Bruselas: historia y misterio" atraídos por la propuesta de descubrir leyendas, misterios y relatos poco conocidos de la ciudad. Sin embargo, la experiencia no se correspondió con lo que se describe. No se contaron leyendas ni se abordaron historias misteriosas, y el recorrido no estuvo enfocado en ese tipo de narrativa, sino en datos históricos generales, sin una conexión clara con la temática.
La guía nos informó al comienzo que era su primer tour en castellano, lo cual valoramos por su sinceridad. No obstante, durante el recorrido tuvo bastantes dificultades para mantener al grupo conectado, transmitir seguridad y estructurar un relato coherente. Le costaba contextualizar los lugares, establecer un hilo conductor y responder a las preguntas con claridad. En general, se percibía que no se sentía cómoda en el rol y que el contenido no estaba bien preparado para este tipo de tour.
Reconocemos su esfuerzo y actitud amable, pero creemos que la experiencia necesita una mejor preparación tanto en el contenido como en la conducción, para estar a la altura de lo que se promete. Es una propuesta con mucho potencial, pero que en este caso no se desarrolló de forma satisfactoria.
Un saludo
Iolanda Nieves de la Vega Louzado (Spanish)
2025-06-15 09:40:36
“Fun info!!”
Dan was a great guide who was passionate about Brussels’ history and we saw many different sites. Thank you!
Brittany (English)
2025-06-15 09:11:54
“El lado oscuro de Bruselas”
Estamos muy satisfechos con el tour Francisco fue muy amable a la hora de resolver nuestras preguntas y toda la información que nos proporcionó fue interesante. Si quieren conocer Bruselas y otras historias diferentes definitivamente elegiría este tour.
Daniela Roesler Roesler (Spanish)
2025-06-15 03:51:34
“Brussels dark side- an absolute must-do”
Maryam was a wonderful guide who chose just the right amount of depth, darkness of the stories, presented things to be astonished of and showed us the most beautiful side of Brussels that we are convinced that without her tour, we would have missed a unique and at the same time most entertaining experience! Thanks so much to Maryam for making our trip to Brussels so special and spectacular. We will never forget the beautiful view from up top near the ferris wheel with the sunset.
Chris Meier (English)
2025-06-09 18:42:23
“Great tour ”
The tour guide did a wonderful job. She made the history of Brussels come alive for us!
Dan Golarz (English)
2025-06-04 18:07:54
“Espectacular!!”
Francisco fue un gran guía. Empático, sensible a nuestras consultas y con un gran caudal de conocimientos. RECOMENDABLE
enrique miranda (Spanish)
2025-05-26 08:32:54
“A Must-Do Tour with a Brilliant Guid”
I recently took a free walking tour in Brussels and had a fantastic experience! It was truly eye-opening to learn about the darker side of the city’s history—stories and facts that you wouldn’t typically hear on a standard tour. Our guide, Maryam, was exceptional. She was knowledgeable, engaging, and made the entire experience both informative and enjoyable. Her passion for the city’s history really came through, and she was more than happy to answer any questions. Highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Brussels!
Abdullah Patel (English)