Budget Tips for Brussels

Royal palace interior tours july-september are completely free which is absolutely insane considering you see the throne room with its massive crystal chandeliers and that incredible mirror room where jan fabre used 1.6 million beetle wing cases creating silver patterns on the ceiling perfect for dramatic wide angle shots. Best light hits the throne room around 2pm through those towering windows for golden hour effects.

Parc de bruxelles right behind the palace offers perfect picnic lunch spots with those geometric french garden layouts creating amazing leading lines for photos. Grab supplies from nearby colruyt supermarket rue de la loi 230 cheapest prices in city center €3-5 total for cheese bread and wine. Early morning mist through the trees creates ethereal shots around 7am especially in autumn with the palace facade glowing in background.

Comic strip trail self guided walk hits 80+ tintin and smurfs murals throughout the city center creating incredible street art photography opportunities especially the massive lucky luke mural at rue de la buanderie and that beautiful spirou piece near gare centrale. Also sunday morning mass at st michael cathedral place sainte gudule is beautiful even if youre not religious essentially a free gothic architecture tour with natural cathedral lighting streaming through those massive stained glass windows around 10am service