Location: Antwerp
Top Things to do in Antwerp
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Lively Antwerp is a hidden gem. Its medieval streets, Renaissance monuments and vibrant nightlife tend to be overshadowed by its reputation as center of the diamond trade and as the world's fifth-largest port. Biking is a popular choice for getting around this stylish Flemish city. See thousands of Old Masters at the Royal Museum and Rubens House. Experience the bustle of life at the Grote Markt. Marvel at the art and architecture of the still unfinished Cathedral of Our Lady, started in 1351.
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1. Legends Tours & Activities
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5.0 based on 938 reviews
Join our Free Walking Tours in Antwerp to explore the historical centre of Antwerp in a company of our knowledgeable, enthusiastic and highest rated guides. We take you on a journey through the beauty and legendary past of Antwerp, while sharing our passion, history and some old legends that have been around for hundreds of years. Meet our guides with the RED umbrellas on Grote Markt Square. COVID update: Due to the current measures, our group's size is strictly limited. Therefore a free online booking via our website is requested to guarantee your spot on the tour. How come it is free? We believe that anyone can enjoy a tour no matter the budget. Therefore, we offer free tours on a tips-basis, which guarantees that you receive an excellent overview of the city and donate what you decide the tour is worth.
2. Antwerpen-Centraal
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4.5 based on 8,287 reviews
Leopold II had this unusual rail station built as a neo-Baroque monument to the railway age in 1905.
Reviewed By HenkSpring - Antwerp, Belgium
Although an operating railway station the out and inside are worth a visit for its monumental grandeur. A late 19th. century with beautiful facade and a majestic interior. Look at the marble floors in the main hall, all made out of Belgian marble. Look up inside to the dome. A must do is have a coffee in the cafetaria (or foyer), when you walk in from the front go up the stairs and take a right. Beautifull interior, like a time capsule. The level ground platforms have an impressive glasshouselike ceiling. In the late 20th. century extensive works were carried out such as a tunnel underneath and a shopping centre in excavated levels without disturbing the main historical structure.
3. Rivierenhof
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4.5 based on 204 reviews
Reviewed By Gever56 - Antwerp, Belgium
Rivierenhof (River Garden) is a big park close to the center of the city. There are playgrounds, tenniscourts, midget golf course, concerts (open air theatre) and a nice place to eat & drink (castle).
4. Cathedral of Our Lady
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4.5 based on 3,480 reviews
Reviewed By Roangori - Antwerp, Belgium
Impressive cathedral, interesting walking around with a guide, for free, getting to know how Antwerp was and still us an important city, harbour.. my goal visiting is admiring Peter Paul Rubens masterpieces
5. Museum Plantin-Moretus
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4.5 based on 1,321 reviews
Walk into the printing press and the Plantin-Moretus family home as though you were a family friend paying a visit 400 years ago. Explore the house, the garden and the press in the only museum in the world on the UNESCO World Heritage list. - the two oldest printing presses in the world and more than 20.000 lead letters - 30.000 old books, illustrated manuscripts and other treasures of European printing - a beautiful baroque garden hidden within the walls of the museum
Reviewed By 267christophere - Cologne, Germany
Having to choose either Rubenshuis or the Plantin-Moretus museum due to the limited time I had during my stay, I decided on the latter and loved it. The rooms of this printing house are incredible and the collection of printing tools, printed books and manuscripts is really interesting. You can either take an audio guide (2€) or borrow copies of museum guides provided in the first room (free) to navigate through the exhibit (I took both). The staff was extremely friendly and helpful too. The museum does a great job in showing the many aspects of the Plantin-Moretus business and there is so much to learn about the printing process in general. Unfortunately, the museum shop was closed for inventory when I was there, so I am already looking forward to my next visit.
6. Rubens House (Rubenshuis)
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4.5 based on 2,364 reviews
Reviewed By MinkusMe
Amazing to be able to walk around Reuben's house - it is opulent and has a huge garden. Reuben's life as an artist is intrinsic to the building so is interesting from this perspective, as well as the art on display. If you are just interested in seeing a beautiful town house from the 17th Century, it is worth a visit for this.
7. Town Hall (Stadhuis)
8. Grote Markt
9. Carolus Borromeus Church
10. Saint Paul's Church
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4.5 based on 477 reviews
Reviewed By 587johanr - Antwerp, Belgium
This amazing church is an excellent example of the marvelous architecture of Antwerp city. The facade of the church is mesmerizing. Completely built-in 16th century, St. Paul's Church has a vibrant collection of seventeenth-century paintings of Flemish masters, arranged in a row along the northern wall. You can visit this church on the weekends between 14.00 and 17.00.
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