The City of Brussels has painted Franco-Belgian comic heroes on gable walls since the early 1990s. This loop links the best-known ones in the Pentagon, from Gaston Lagaffe near the Cathedral to Tintin, Broussaille and Lucky Luke in the lanes around Saint-Gery and Dansaert.
Best time: Any day in daylight; start at the Comic Art Museum (Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00) if you want to go in
The route, stop by stop
- 1Comic Art Museum (Belgian Comic Strip Center)
Rue des Sables 20; start here (Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00). 0-90 min.
- 2Gaston Lagaffe mural
Rue de l'Ecuyer, near the Galeries Saint-Hubert. 5 min.
- 3Tintin mural
Rue de l'Etuve, on the way to Manneken Pis. 5 min.
- 4Olivier Rameau mural
Rue du Chene 9, around the corner. 5 min.
- 5Broussaille mural
Rue du Marche au Charbon 39. 5 min.
- 6Victor Sackville mural
Rue du Marche au Charbon 60, a few steps further. 5 min.
- 7Ric Hochet mural
Rue du Bon Secours, the next lane. 5 min.
- 8Neron mural
Place Saint-Gery, beside the Halles Saint-Gery; good for a drink stop. 10 min.
- 9Asterix and Obelix mural
Rue de la Buanderie. 5 min.
- 10Lucky Luke mural
Corner of Rue de la Buanderie and Rue T'Kint. 5 min.
- 11Cori le Moussaillon mural
Rue des Fabriques 21; end near the Dansaert shops and the canal. 5 min.
More walks in Brussels
- Historic core: Grand-Place to the Sablon
- Marolles: view, flea market and old cafes
- Food-grazing walk: Midi Market to Flagey fries
- Ixelles ponds, La Cambre Abbey and the Bois
- European Quarter to the Cinquantenaire
- Old Brussels cafes crawl
- Art Nouveau: Hotel Hannon to Horta's Hotel Solvay
- Sonian Forest: Rouge-Cloitre priory and the Trois-Fontaines ruin
- North Brussels: Botanique to Schaerbeek town hall