Villa Primavera Montgomery is located on the beautiful, tree-lined Boulevard Saint-Michel. The boulevard separates the municipalities of Etterbeek and Woluwe-Saint-Pierre. The high social standing of the area makes it a privileged place for businesses and embassies. It is 2 metro stops away from Schuman station (EU Commission) or a pleasant 15-minute walk across the Jubilee Park.
How to get to Villa Primavera using public transports ?
If you are coming from Brussels National Airport , take the train to Brussels and get off at the Central Station.
From the Central Station, take metro line 5 toward Hermann-Debroux and get off at Thieffry (about 6 min). Once outside the station, look for the "Super GB" supermarket, and take "rue de l'Escadron" on your right. Walk until the traffic lights. Once at the traffic lights, Boulevard St Michel is on your left. It is the fourth house after the restaurant"Nouveau St Michel" at the corner. It is about 2 min walk from the station.
If you are coming from the South Station (or "Gare du Midi" in French, the terminal for Eurostar and Thalys trains) take metro line 2 toward Simonis until Arts & Loi Station, then change to line 5 until Thieffry or line 1 until Montgomery. If you get off at Thieffry station, go to the left as you exit, towards the pharmacy and Dexia Bank, then to the right until the traffic lights. The residence is the 4th building left of the traffic lights on the main boulevard. If you come via Montgomery station, take exit 3 for Boulevard St Michel and follow the boulevard until number 121.
If you are coming from the North Station (e.g. if you arrive in Brussels with Eurolines), take tramway line 25 towards Boondael and get off at Boileau (20 min).
If you are coming from Namur or Luxembourg by train, get off at Brussels-Schuman Station, then take the metro line 5 for 2 stops till Thieffry Station (see above).
How to reach the European district ?
European Union insitutions are located just on the other side of Jubilee Park (Parc du Cinquantenaire). The EU Commission district is only two stops away by metro (line 1 or 5 until Schuman). Bus No 36, just around the corner of the residence, makes the journey to Schuman in about 10 minutes. The European Parliament is best reached using bus 22 from Montgomery Station (special EU district bus, doing a loop around the EU institutions).
How to reach Brussels' historical and shopping centres ?
The touritic centre (around the Grand Place) is easily reached by metro (5 stops on line 1 or 5, until Central Station). A for the famous shopping streets, Rue Neuve is just one stop after Central Station (De Brouckère station), while Louise Avenue is best reached by (underground) tramway, using line 23 or 24 from Boileau station (just in front of the house).
One of Brussels' biggest shopping centres, the Woluwe Shopping Centre can be accessed easily by metro from Montgomery Station. Take line 1 toward Stockel and get off at Roodebeek (4 stops).
Neighbourhood Map
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Facts about the neighbourhood
The Montgomery neighbourhood is one of the most expensive in Brussels. Montgomery Square, actually a huge roundabout with a tall water jet in the middle, is the junction between the prestigious Avenue de Tervuren, Boulevard St Michel, Boulevard Brand Whitlock and Avenue de Brocqueville. It is the boundary between the municipalities of Etterbeek, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre and Woluwe-Saint-Lambert.
Etterbeek was the home of famous comic writers and artists, such as Hergé (the creator of Tintin), André Franquin (the creator of Gaston, Spriou & Fantasio, or Marsupilami) and Edgar P. Jacobs (the creator of Blake and Mortimer).
Residents of the neighbourhood are lucky enough to have Passion Chocolat (197, Rue Devroye), which some connoisseurs sometime call the best chocolate shop in Brussels. It is a mere 5 minutes walk from Villa Primavera, behind the Collège Saint-Michel (see map).
Practical information
There are two supermarkets (Delhaize and GB), two banks (Fortis and Dexia) and 1 pharmacy within 2 minutes walk, in rue de l'Escadron (between the residence and Thieffry metro station). ING Bank has a branch behind GB supermarket, and Deutsche Bank on the Montgomery roundabout. There is a postal service inside GB supermarket. Other chain shops next to GB include Brico (home & garden), Photo Hall (electronics) and Blokker (house products).
The nearest car rental agencies are Europcar at 538, Chaussée de Waterloo and Avis at 145, Rue Américaine, located a few hundred metres from each others, both in Ixelles. To get there, take tramway 23 towards the South Station ("Gare du Midi") and alight at "Bascule". Alternatively, if you don't want to walk, both companies also have a branch at the South Station.
Recommended restaurants in the neighbourhood
All these restaurants are within 10 minute walk.
La Mandragola (Italian), Avenue de Tervuren, 59 - 1040 Etterbeek.
