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About Flanders

Flanders, Belgium’s northern region, is located in the heart of Europe. It’s known for its chocolate, fries and beer, and has been praised worldwide for its impressive heritage and the progressive craftsmanship of its master painters and their descendants.

Flanders may be modest in size, but that’s exactly why it’s wonderful to discover by bicycle, for example. Discover the gems of heritage in their green, natural regions. Flanders is also perfect for exploring cities such as Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Ghent, Leuven and Mechelen. A multitude of arts, heritage, gastronomy and other highlights at just a stone’s throw from each other.

Things To Do

Grote Markt

The grand square or in Flemish “Grote Markt” of Antwerpen is the heart of the historical city centre. The main focus is the City Hall with its 28 flags for every nation in the European Union.

The Cathedral of our Lady (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe-Kathedraal)

The beautiful medieval Gothic cathedral contains a significant amount of Baroque paintings by local painter Peter-Paul-Rubens, as well as other artists. Walk around the Cathedral to find the statue of a child sleeping next to his dog and discover the sad story of Nello and Patrasche.

Antwerp Train Station

Even when you’re not traveling by train, the impressive architecture of the main entrance hall is an absolute must-see when visiting Antwerp.

MAS (Museum aan de Stroom)

Short for “Museum aan de Stroom”, this is Belgians largest museum. Besides being free for entry, you can take the escalators up to the viewing platform on the roof which offers a great view over the city.

Rubens:

Pieter-Paul-Rubens was Belgians most important Baroque painter. You can find his works in the Cathedral mentioned above, his statue on the “Groenplaats” and his former house is also a museum worth visiting.

Antwerp Zoo

The Zoo of Antwerp is not only the oldest zoo in Belgium, but also one of the oldest zoo’s in the world. It is located right next to the Antwerpen-Centraal railway station and opened every day, all year long from 10h00 untill 18h00.

More info: https://www.zooantwerpen.be/en/

Red Star Line museum

From 1873 to 1935, Antwerp was the port to a better life for over 2 million people. The Red Star Line was a shipping company sailing from Antwerp to New York. The Red Star Line museum tells the story of those people who left for a better life in the United States.

More info: https://redstarline.be/en

How to Get to Antwerp

You can travel to Antwerp by air, train, bus and car.

By air: 

Brussels Airport (Zaventem Airport)

Brussels Airport is the most frequently used gateway to Antwerp. From Brussels Airport you can travel to Antwerp:

• By train
  The direct train to Antwerp takes approximately 37 minutes and runs twice an hour. Time schedules and fares are available on the Belgian Railways website.
• By bus
  Travel in 45 minutes from Brussels Airport Zaventem to Antwerp with Airport Express.
  There are two stops in Antwerp:
  • Franklin Rooseveltplaats (Platform B5 – on the side of the opera house and 400 metres from the Grand Central Station).
  • Crowne Plaza Hotel (Gerard le Grellelaan 10, Antwerp)
• By taxi 
  Taxi service

Brussels South Charleroi Airport

If you fly with Ryanair, you will probably arrive at Brussels South Charlerloi Airport. From Brussels South Charleroi Airport you can travel to Antwerp by train: first take a bus to the Charleroi train station. To travel to Antwerp, check the time schedules and fares that are available on the Belgian Railways website.

Antwerp Airport – Deurne

Antwerp Airport is a small international airport situated in Deurne (about 6 km from the center of Antwerp). Antwerp Airport offers regular flights between Antwerp and several European cities.

• Bus routes 51, 52 and 53 from De Lijn provide a regular connection with the railway station Antwerpen-Berchem from where national and international train connections will bring you to your destination.
• Take tram 9 at Antwerpen-Berchem to go to the city centre.
• For more info on destinations and flight schedules, visit the Antwerp Airport website.

By train: 

Antwerp is easy to reach by train. There are two main stations:

• Antwerp-Central Station (15 minutes walk or 5 minutes by taxi to reach Stadscampus)
• Antwerp-Berchem Station (to reach Campus Middelheim, Campus Groenenborger and Campus Drie Eiken).

By bus: 

• Eurolines
  Read more on Eurolines for destinations, timetables and prices.
• Flixbus
  Read more on Flixbus for destinations, timetables and prices.
• De Lijn
  Within the province and the city of Antwerp transport is organised by the public transport company De Lijn. Buses leave to all parts of the city from Antwerp Central Station. From the bus station Rooseveltplaats which is close to the Central Station. There are direct bus links to various other towns and cities.
  Read more on De Lijn for information about trams and buses.

By car: 

Antwerp lies at the crossroads of the E17, E19, E34, and E313 motorways.

• Roadworks
  Please consult Smart ways to Antwerp to plan your trip.
• Low emission zones
  As of 1 February 2017, Antwerp’s city centre (where the Stadscampus is situated) and part of Linkeroever on the left bank are low emission zones. The most polluting cars are no longer welcome in the city. Check your car