Place du Petit Sablon

On one side of Notre-Dame de Sablon in Brussels lies the Place du Petit Sablon. This square is shaded by lush trees and is full of fountains, flowers, statues and benches, offering a little pocket of tranquility amid the bustling Sablon neighborhood and its chocolate shops, antique shops and delis. It is surrounded by forty-eight columns and at the top of each column is a statue that represents one of the guilds of the sixteenth century. It is a beautiful place to escape the hordes of tourists all year round.