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Opulent central square in Brussels surrounded by ornate guildhalls and the Gothic town hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
2 km · about 5 min drive
Brussels Capital, Belgium · Europe
Saint-Gilles works well as a base: 5 minutes from Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, 14km from Hallerbos.
Saint-Gilles is a town located in Brussels Capital, Belgium. With a population of 50,221, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Saint-Gilles sits in Belgium, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Brussels time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Saint-Gilles to your route.
The Brussels Independent Film Festival, formerly known as Brussels International Independent Film Festival (French: Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bruxelles), has taken place since 1974 in Brussels, Belgium. It originally focused on Super 8 films, but has since evolved into a showcase for a wide rangeRead more
of independent cinema.
The festival has hosted filmmakers such as Pedro Almodovar, François Ozon, and Nanni Moretti. Its initial incarnation ran for 38 years before funding and resource shortfalls suspended it for a six-year hiatus in 2012, until its revival in 2018.
It was named one of the "Top 50 Best Film Festivals" by Final Cut Magazine.
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Saint-Gilles is located in Brussels Capital, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 50.8276 latitude, 4.3439 longitude.
Saint-Gilles has a population of approximately 50,221 people, making it a town in Belgium.
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Opulent central square in Brussels surrounded by ornate guildhalls and the Gothic town hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Small bronze fountain sculpture of a urinating boy that has become a beloved symbol of Brussels since 1619.
2 km · about 5 min drive
museum
300 vehicles spanning a century of motoring displayed in the grand Cinquantenaire Palace arcade.
4 km · about 5 min drive
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Baron Empain's 1934 marble-and-gilt Art Deco mansion on Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, restored by the Boghossian Foundation as an East-West art centre: Brussels' most sumptuous interior after the Horta houses.
4 km · about 5 min drive
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Futuristic building in Brussels shaped like an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, built for the 1958 World Expo.
7 km · about 15 min drive
natural wonder
The 'Blue Forest' near Halle carpets itself with millions of wild bluebells under beech trees each spring.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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A grass pyramid topped by a cast-iron lion marks the 1815 battlefield where Napoleon met his final defeat.
17 km · about 20 min drive
racetrack
A flat, fast circuit that hosted two Belgian Grands Prix in the 1970s before closing in 1981. Much of the abandoned track survives among industrial development, its wide sweeping curves clearly readable from ground level.
23 km · about 25 min drive
April to October
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