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The Grote Markt (Market Square) in Antwerp hosts a Christmas market every December. Visitors can stock up on decorations, sip mulled wine under the Christmas tree and purchase seasonal produce…
Open-Air Ice Skating in Antwerp
Every year at Christmas time the city of Antwerp sets up a skating rink in the Grote Markt, the large square by the west porch of the cathedral (Europe's tallest Gothic church).
During the Museum Night every year, Antwerp's museums and churches extend their hours and open their doors late. Visitors can enjoy their permanent collections and temporary exhibitions, as…
The Tall Ships' Race brings historic ships to a host of European port cities, starting in Antwerp in 2010. Watch massive pirate-style ships with billowing white sails from the vantage-point of…
Antwerp hosts an annual market in honour of the city's most famous resident and painter of curvaceous 16th-century lovelies - Rubens. Traders dress in period costume to peddle their wares…
Belgium's second city has an elegant medieval old town dating from the city's period as a trade powerhouse and home of diamond preparation. The present-day city has reinvented itself as a…
The Grote Markt (Town Square) of Antwerp may not be as large as that of Brussels, but it is certainly as grand. The Brabo Fountain, built in 1887 and located in the centre of the square, is a…
Rubenshuis is Rubens' former palazzo in the centre of Antwerp. The life of the great Baroque painter unfolds before visitors' eyes and enables them to discover his multifaceted abilities as…
Telling the story of Antwerp in seven galleries that feature sound and light shows, Antwerp in Miniature recreates the city in different periods of its growth.
The oldest building in Antwerp makes a fine home for Belgium's only maritime museum. Charting the history of seamanship in Belgium with a collection ranging from uniform buttons to boats, the…
The authentic 15th-century Pelgrom cellars are home to a historic pub-restaurant, as well as the Burgher's House museum. The true-to-life interior illustrates life at the time, with a fire in…
