Bona Ventura

Anderlecht · Brussels

Erasmus House and Beguinage of Anderlecht

Maison d'Erasme / Erasmushuis

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The 15th-century house where the humanist Erasmus stayed in 1521, with period rooms, early editions and a medicinal herb garden, next to a tiny beguinage courtyard.

Address
Rue de Formanoir 31, 1070 Anderlecht
Hours
Hours not verified 2026
Best time to go
Morning, Afternoon · About 1.5 h
Price
Small entry fee (amount not verified 2026); free first Sunday of the month
Price level
€
Free entry
First Sunday of the month (Beguinage: free, guided tours 14:00)
Also free for: Children under 6; ICOM

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Good to know

  • Metro 5 to Saint-Guidon; almost no tourists make the trip.
  • Free on the first Sunday of the month.

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