Hotels near Sablon District & Place du Grand Sablon

The Sablon is Brussels' most elegant and refined neighbourhood - a historic quarter of 17th-century townhouses, antique dealers, independent galleries, and world-class chocolatiers grouped around the Grand Sablon square. At its heart stands the magnificent Church of Our Lady of the Sablon - a flamboyant Gothic church begun in 1304 with outstanding stained glass. Every weekend, the square hosts one of Belgium's best antiques markets.

The adjacent Petit Sablon - a small enclosed formal garden with 48 bronze guild figure statues - is one of Brussels' most charming public spaces. For the definitive Brussels chocolate experience, do a self-guided Sablon chocolate walk: start at Wittamer (est. 1910), then Pierre Marcolini for single-origin chocolate, then Laurent Gerbaud for unconventional spiced varieties.