The original port of Brussels was the shipyard on the Zenne. In the second half of the 19th century, docks began to be muffled because they were no longer adequate and the port began to develop outside the pentagon. We look for traces of the past: quays and docks.

If you take a look at the old cityscapes of Brussels, you will soon recognise the profile of famous churches, such as St Michael's and St Gudula's Cathedral. Although Roman Catholicism was the dominant religion, several religions have traditionally been practised there. Brussels is home to several religions: we walk past some places of worship situated in the pentagon.

The Ommegang was originally the largest procession in Brussels and traditionally took place once a year on the Sunday before Pentecost. The origins of this procession lay in the transfer of a miraculous statue of Mary from Antwerp to Brussels. The present circumambulation reconstructs the entry of Emperor Charles V and his son on 5 June 1549.

We are going back to the 19th century.  In Brussels, galleries were built in imitation of other major European cities.  We go through some of those that still exist and admire their beauty and architecture.  Sun or rain, on this walk we stay dry!