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Feb 22, 2024 · While a weekend is probably the perfect amount of time, you can see many of its main sights in just a day. Add an extra one and you can even fit in some fun day trips too! 1 day in Antwerp is just enough for you to see the historic centre, its giant Gothic cathedral and castle.
- Lizzie Fitzgerald
Possibly Antwerp, dated 1618 Rectangular trunk-shaped, with hinged domed cover, chinoisserie painted in gold, red, green and blue with stylised foliage, flowers and birds, the side with hidden drawer, the reverse painted with crossed wheat with crown and a pending crossed heart
- Mary Anne Evans
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- Koningin Astridplein 20-26, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium
- Step Into the World of Peter Paul Rubens. Address. Wapper 9-11, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium. Phone +32 3 201 15 55. Web Visit website. Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was not just one of the world’s greatest Old Master artists — he also became an international diplomat in the complex political world of 17th century Europe.
- Visit a 400-Year-Old Printing House. Address. Plantin Moretus Museum, Vrijdagmarkt 22, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium. This large, imposing and very grand house is tucked down a side street in central Antwerp.
- Learn About the Emigrant Journey From Europe to the New World. The Red Star Line Museum tells the stories of some of the millions of poor emigrants who left Europe via Antwerp to seek a better life in America in the 1800s and 1900s.
- Tour the Unusual MAS (Museum aan de Strom) Address. Hanzestedenplaats 1, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium. Phone +32 3 338 44 00. Web Visit website.
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- Antwerpen-Centraal Station. Whenever I spend time in Antwerp I always arrive at Antwerpen-Centraal. This incredible train station is one of Europe’s most beautiful and the perfect entry point to your Antwerp itinerary.
- Visit Zaha Hadid’s Havenhuis. Rotterdam is Europe’s largest port, but Antwerp’s port is second. And what Rotterdam lacks in modern architectural grandeur is certainly present in Antwerp.
- Explore Eilandje. The Havenhuis is the most eye-catching element on the district Eilandje in the north of Antwerp. And although many people of Antwerp consider most of Eilandje a rusty old junkyard, there’s actually quite a few things to do.
- Brunch and specialty coffee at DOK 36. Being the coffee aficionado that I am I always create a list of must visit specialty coffee shops when visiting a new city.
Jan 20, 2022 · Antwerp is a city in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is in the north of the country, near the border with The Netherlands, and is easily reached from many Belgian and Dutch cities, including Brussels, the Belgian capital. How to Get to Antwerp from Brussels. Antwerp is one of the best cities to visit from Brussels.
Dec 22, 2023 · The cultural capital of Flanders, the Dutch-speaking northern area of Belgium, Antwerp is both a bustling industrial port city and an outstanding historic center for Belgian craftwork and artistry.
Nov 15, 2022 · Het Noordbrabants Museum's collection is brimming with 17th-century paintings from the Southern Netherlands. You may not know this, but many of the most prominent painters of that period lived and worked in Antwerp.
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