Province of Antwerp

Belgium

Province of Antwerp

Region

Belgium's northernmost province borders the Netherlands, reaching from Antwerp to the heath and forest landscape of Kempen.

Belgium's northernmost province borders the Netherlands, reaching from Antwerp to the heath and forest landscape of Kempen. Besides Antwerp, with the Rubens House and Plantin-Moretus Museum, Mechelen is also worth a visit, with its cathedral and the Grand Beguinage.

Antwerp

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Antwerp

Antwerp is the port and art city on the Scheldt, approximately 40 kilometres north of Brussels. Here you'll encounter Rubens in the Cathedral, one of Europe's most beautiful train stations, and a museum tower with panoramic views over the port.

With around 565,000 inhabitants, Antwerp is Belgium's most populous municipality, home to people from approximately 180 nations. The Old Town, between the Cathedral, Grote Markt, and Scheldt, is best explored on foot.

Mechelen

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Mechelen

Mechelen is halfway between Brussels and Antwerp and can be reached from both cities in about 20 minutes by train. You come for the tower of St. Rumbold's Cathedral, one of Belgium's oldest breweries, and a poignant Holocaust memorial.

Mechelen, with nearly 87,000 inhabitants, lies approximately 25 kilometers from both Brussels and Antwerp. Its historic core is mostly car-free and a fifteen-minute walk from the train station.

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Antwerp

Antwerp

Antwerp is the port and art city on the Scheldt, approximately 40 kilometres north of Brussels. Here you'll encounter Rubens in the Cathedral, one of Europe's most beautiful train stations, and a museum tower with panoramic views over the port.In the 16th century, Antwerp was one of Europe's leading trade centres; this is evidenced by the Old Town and the Plantin-Moretus Printing Museum. Today, the fashion scene, diamond trade, and one of Europe's largest ports characterise the city.

Mechelen

Mechelen

Mechelen is halfway between Brussels and Antwerp and can be reached from both cities in about 20 minutes by train. You come for the tower of St. Rumbold's Cathedral, one of Belgium's oldest breweries, and a poignant Holocaust memorial.In the first half of the 16th century, Mechelen was the capital of the Netherlands under Margaret of Austria. Palaces and churches date from this Burgundian golden age, and the Old Town remains manageable and largely car-free to this day.

Lions

Lions

Leuven (German: Löwen) is located approximately 25 kilometres east of Brussels and has been home to one of Europe's oldest universities since 1425. You come here for the Late Gothic Town Hall, the UNESCO-protected Great Beguinage, and an Old Town shaped by student life.More than 50,000 students from KU Leuven ensure the cafés on Oude Markt are bustling late into the night. The city is also home to the headquarters of brewing giant AB InBev, where Stella Artois is brewed. The compact city centre is easily explored on foot.

Flemish Brabant

The province surrounds the Brussels Capital Region. Its center is the university city of Leuven (Löwen) with its late Gothic town hall; southwest of Brussels lies the Pajottenland, home to Lambic beer.

Brussels

Brussels

Brussels is the capital of Belgium and home to key EU institutions, also one of Europe's great cultural cities. Around the Grand-Place, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1998, are guildhouses, 19th-century covered shopping arcades, and countless brasseries; in addition, there's the Atomium, Victor Horta's Art Nouveau houses, and the Magritte Museum.