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City trips Antwerp.

Antwerp is a the second largest seaport in Europe and boasts a prolific diamond trade [ 85 per cent of the world's rough diamonds pass through there ]. It is also a haven for artists. There is a buzz in the cafés along the River Scheldt, where designers, musicians and actors chatter about the latest creative project.

Districts in Antwerp : Antwerpen, Berchem, Borgerhout, Deurne, Ekeren, Hoboken, Merksem, Wilrijk and Zandvliet.


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Car Rental Antwerp

  Holiday Autos   -     
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Holiday Homes / Apartment in Antwerp

Belvilla  

  Bungalow.net   -   Holiday homes Belgium 

 Soleara Holiday Houses  

Hotels Antwerp

  Booking   -   Hotels in the Province of Antwerp
Hotels in Antwerp, Mechelen, Turnhout, Brasschaat, Kasterlee, Lier, Essen, Herentals, Bornem, Heist-op-den-Berg, Retie, Oud-Turnhout, and more ...

  Booking   -   Hotels in the City of Antwerp 

 
Search at ebookers.com by city, point of interest, region or airport.

Travel Agents / UK Tour Operator

Thomas Cook

 
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  Flandriaboot   -   boat trips
Scheldt tour, short harbor cruise, long harbor tour, day cruises, candlelight cruise.

Travel Guide Antwerp / Guide book

Antwerp City Guides [ Amazon ]

  Antwerp (CitySpots) - 1848480393
This is the savvy city breakers' pocket guide to seeing and doing more in Belgium's chic cultural capital, the centre of the world's diamond trade - with a fun-seeking and cost-conscious slant. It includes practical accommodation, restaurant and nightlife listings to suit varied budgets and tastes as well as imaginative suggestions that reveal the city's hidden gems. It features compact format that quickly locates the top must-see and do attractions. It is perfect for pleasure-seeking city breakers wanting to quickly pinpoint the city's most entertaining highlights and decide what to see and do in a limited time. It is complete with clear maps to enable fast orientation and full-colour illustrated pages to pinpoint the very best in shopping, sightseeing, eating and drinking - plus great ideas for low-budget entertainment too.
Paperback: 144 pages; Publisher: Thomas Cook Publishing; 2nd Revised edition edition (1 Jan 2009); ISBN-10: 1848480393; ISBN-13: 978-1848480391.

  Antwerp Belgium City Travel Guide [ Kindle edition ]
Optiqal Books (Author), Darian West (Editor)

Transportation / How do I travel to Antwerp

  Antwerp International Airport
  Brussels Airport [ Zaventem Airport ]
  Charleroi Airport [ Brussel South Airport ]

 
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  Airline Tickets /  Bargain Flights  
Flight tickets Antwerp

   -   Eurostar, TGV and high speed-rail travel
Rail Europe is the UK's leading supplier of European Rail tickets. Whether you want to take a short break or a fortnight, your train journey by Eurostar, and connection to Europe with the SNCF range of products, are available to book online.

  NMBS/SNCB  -  Belgian Railways   -   time table, route planner train

     -   Hull to Zeebrugge
P&O Ferries is one of the most well known and trusted brands. Wherever you are travelling to, on holiday or on business, P&O Ferries offers a wide range of routes.

  Norfolk Line
Ferries to France from Dover ( cross-channel ferry )

  Map of Antwerp
  Online Map Belgium [ Uni Texas   -   Perry-Castañeda Library   -   Map Collection  ]


Links 

  Antwerp.com
Antwerp is and always has been one of the major cities of Flanders, the Flemish speaking part of Belgium.  Situated on the banks of the river Scheldt, it has been a centre of commerce and culture since the Middle Ages. The Antwerp diamond industry, for example, can be traced back to the 15th century. Its international port on the North Sea is one of the largest in Europe.
At half an hour's drive from the Belgian capital Brussels, headquarters of the European community, it lies at the cross-roads of international traffic.

  Provincie Antwerpen   -   Province of Antwerp [ flamish ]

  Port of Anwerp

  Antiques Antwerp   -   dealers, galleries, auctions
  Antwerp Curches and Tourism
Five churches are laden with Antwerp's history, and each one with a unique character: the great gothic Cathedral of Our Lady with its dazzling works by Rubens , the 'hidden' St. Anwdre's church with its popular pulpit, the self-confident baroque St. Charles Borromeo's church with Rubens' signature, the celebrated St. James' church, St. Paul's church, St. Ann's chapel and The chapel of Our Lady of Refuge [the site is a pastoral service of the diocese of Antwerp].
  Aquatopia
With over 250 different species in 1 milion litres of water, a fun filled visit is guaranteed.
  Blanka Diamonds   -   manufacturer and wholesaler
  Carolus Borromeus Church
  City Sounds Museum   -   see Museum Vleeshuis
Museum dedicated to music and dance in the city.
  Diamond House   -   lectures and tours
The lectures about diamonds give you a peek into a different world and to uncover some of the myths that surround them. Tours can be given in the Antwerp diamond district on a small group basis only [no more than six people].
  Digitale Metropool Antwerpen
  Fashion Museum Antwerp   -   see Momu
  'Het Vleeshuis'   -   a 500 year old gothic building
Here you will find the Butcher's Hall. 2006 reopend as the City Sounds Museum.
  Horestnet   -   hotels and restaurants in Begium
  Gazet van Antwerpen Online   -   daily paper [ flamish ]
  Kinepolis Cinema   -   'The Ultimate Cinema Experience'
A unique environment where visitors gain experiences that extend well beyond conventional cinema.
  Middelheim Sculpture Museum [ Open Air Museum ]
Middelheim Park doubles as an open air sculpture museum with over 300 works of art. Works from Auguste Rodin, Rik Wouters, Henry Moore, Max Bill. Entrance is free. 
  Miniatuurstad   -   Antwerpen in miniature
  Meir   -   Antwerps most famous shopping street
Have an eye for what was originally the 19th-century eclectic facades and monuments such as the former Royal Palace or the Osterriethhuis. And of course it's impossible to look past the Boerentoren. This 97 meters high tower was completed in 1932 and was the first skyscraper in continental Europe.
  MoMa   -   Museum of Modern Arts Antwerp
The Museum of Modern Art is a place that fuels creativity, ignites minds, and provides inspiration. With extraordinary exhibitions and the world's finest collection of modern and contemporary art, MoMA is dedicated to the conversation between the past and the present, the established and the experimental. Our mission is helping you understand and enjoy the art of our time.
  MoMu,  the fashion museum
The Fashion Museum is sheltered  in the ModeNatie in the Nationalestraat. ModeNatie accommodates several partners: the Fashion Museum, the Flanders Fashion Institute and the Fashion Department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen.
  Monumental Churches of Antwerp   -   mkaweb.be 
The Notre Dame Cathedral, St. Andrew's Church, St. Charles Borromeo Church, St. James and St. Paul's Church are full of history, yet each has a specific character. Each of them invites you to have to go exploring. They are all located within walking distance of each other in the historical center of Antwerp. Be confident: you will be amazed more than once ....
  Museum Mayer van den Bergh
Museums that are the collections of just one man are quite exceptional, yet, some of them rank among the finest. Fritz Mayer van den Bergh and his self-collected museum are a case in point. A large number of magnificent works from the Middle Ages and the Age of Renaissance were brought to Antwerp through his efforts. Paintings, statues, tapestries, drawings, stained glass, and many other works of art have found a permanent place in an attractive house of a suitable historical style. In every 'room', the collector succeeds in seducing you with his refined taste, exceptional knowledge, and keen eye for quality.
  Museum Plantin-Moretus | Print gallery
The Museum Plantin-Moretus welcomes you to its web site, in which we would like to guide you through 300 years of printing activity.
The atmosphere of a real printing business, where the smell of paper and ink blends with the sound of the platen [ the thick slabs used to press ink into paper at high pressure], fiercely pushed on the press, cannot be conveyed in this virtual visit. To savour it, you should come and pay a real visit to this old Antwerp printing facility.
  Museum Vleeshuis | Sound of the city
The Vleeshuis Museum tells the story of 600 years of sound, music and dance in Antwerp. Become aware of urban music in all its facets.
The Antwerp opera, music on kiosks and in concert halls, home music, dance and instrument making are also dealt with extensively.
Do not expect a classical instrument museum, but a vivid journey into the world behind the music!
  Royal Museum of Fine Art The Museum   -   Musées Royaux des Beaux‐Arts de Belgique
Founded two centuries ago, the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium hold some twenty thousand paintings , sculptures and drawings. Located in Brussels, they consist of the Ancient Art Museum (XV - XVII century), the Modern Art Museum (XIX ­ XX century), the Wiertz Museum, the Meunier Museum and the Museé Magritte Museum.
Close to the southern quays, has a collection of old masters including Peter Paul Reubens, Jan Van Eyck and Roger van der Weyden.
  Rubenianum
Rubenianum is a study centre specializing in the art of the late Middle Ages to the eighteenth century, with emphasis on the Netherlands. Every weekday the reading room is open to the public. Everyone is welcome: Rubenianum supports both the interested amateur and the specialist researcher.
  Rubenshuis
This is the former home and studio of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) and now a museum unlike any other. First and foremost it is a historical house, a place with history - a lieu de mémoire. It embodies the history and the cultural identity of the city. It is the place where you get closest to the world of the greatest baroque artist north of the Alps.
The courtyard, the art room, the garden and large studio, the self-portrait of Rubens - these are just a few of the sights you most certainly must not miss!
Together with the Rubenianum, the Museum Mayer van de Bergh and the Schmidt van Gelder Collection, The Rubens House is one of the Art Museums of Antwerp.
  Silvius Brabo
Until the 17th century, Antwerp was often written as 'Handwerpen' [ in translation: throwing a hand ]. And no wonder, because of an ancient legend it had to be written that way. According to this legend, the Scheldebocht [ bend in the river Scheldt ] was dominated by the giant Druoon Antigoon at the beginning of the current calender. He took a heavy toll from each passing shipmaster. Those who refused to pay, he cut off a hand.
But this ended when the Roman soldier, Silvius Brabo, killed the giant, and cut off a hand of the giant and threw it into the Scheldt. Hence: Handwerpen. The H disappeared, Antwerp remained.
See the bronze fountain (1887) in his memory at the Market [a work of the Antwerp sculptor Jef Lambeaux].
  Sinjoor
The nickname "Sinjoor" that the people of Antwerp with pride, dates from the 16th (Golden) century, when the city was one of the most important cultural and economic centers in the world.
In the eyes of whether or not envious outsiders the many inhabitants les a true gentlemen's lives: courtly and self-consciously, as Sinjeur '(after the then-important Spanish: Señor). The Spanish language disappeared, the Sinjoor remained.
  Townhall of Antwerp [ Grote Markt ]
  Vlaeykensgang
When you step in here, you're in another time, in another world. Even the sounds of the modern city do not penetrate into this maze of alleyways and passages. Enjoy, as the experts, this quiet environment as the carillon plays.
  Zoo Antwerp
The Zoo in Antwerp, the green lung in the heart of Antwerp, is breathing 168 years history. She belongs to the European summit on research and zoo management. New insights into animal welfare, sustainability and threats in nature ensure that the ZOO is in a continuous evolution.
  Zurenborg
Zurenborg is a district of Antwerp which boasts a truly unique collection of contrasting exuberant architectural styles.

  News from Antwerp   -   Gazet van Antwerpen
  University of Antwerp

Cuisine  -  Antwerp Foods / Recipes

Sausage rolls from Antwerp.

  Eating and drinking in Antwerp

History Antwerp

The city first experienced an economic boom in the 12th century, when the rival port of Bruges started silting up. By the first half of the 14th century, Antwerp had become the most important trading and financial centre in Western Europe, its reputation based largely on its seaport and wool market.

  History of Antwerp

  Antwerp Association for Roman Archaeology   -    AVRA
The Antwerp Association for Roman Archaeology examines the past of the city of Antwerp, particularly from the Roman period.
  Archoweb
More than one hundred years archaeological research contributed significantly to the knowledge of the history of Antwerp and its immediate surroundings. From this rich source this virtual archaeological museum offers you a number of choices, in which various aspects of the past are discussed.

Music, Arts & Culture, Events in Antwerp

  Culture in Antwerp

  City library Antwerp

  Image library museums and Heritage Antwerp   -   Beeldbank Musea en Erfgoed Antwerpen
...thousands of unique images of paintings, drawings and sculptures, textiles, model ships, etc., from the collections of Antwerp City Museums. 
  Fotomuseum [ FoMu ]
In exhibitions the museum tries to form a picture of what touches people, what fascinates people, or moves. Information and emotion through the eyes of leading photographers.
The FotoMuseum is a dynamic part of the city of Antwerp's vibrant artistic and cultural web. It houses an impressive collection of prints, cameras and photographic objects, and displays a variety of works by national and international photographers throughout the year. Organized thematically, the changing collections presentations and exhibitions demonstrate a desire to present photography as it is now – as well as what it has been – and the many possibilites it offers.
  Letterenhuis
  MAS | Museum aan de Stroom    -   museum for the city, port and shipping
The MAS recounts the story of a relationship between Antwerp and the world that has lasted for five centuries, which is still ongoing. The museum allows contemporary artists to continue writing the story.
But the MAS is more than a museum. It is a new city centre; a new meeting place where there is always something to do or see.
This museum is located right in the old port - the so-called 'Island' - a vibrant district in flux and the place to be. The new MAS forms the hinge area between the city and harbor. With its 60 meters high tower, the museum also has a new landmark in the city.
  Royal Academy of Arts
Conservation and Restoration and Visual Arts [ Photography, Graphic Design, Jewellery Design &Metalworking, Fashion, Costume Design, Fine Arts ].
  Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp/
The  is closed for renovation until the end of 2017. Consequently the holdings can, for the time being, not be displayed at the familiar building in Antwerp's Zuid or 'South' quarter. Yet the collection remains close by and accessible. Selected highlights can be admired at various host venues in and around Antwerp.

  A Taste of Antwerp   -   Belgium's biggest culinary festival.
The cuisines on display range from gastronomic and classical Belgian-French to contemporary and molecularly audacious to Italian, Spanish, authentic Chinese, Japanese and Thai, South American, African and Australian.
  Boekenstad 
Antwerp is a book metropolis. Antwerp was the cradle of printing, is the memory of Flemish literature, houses literary organizations, and publishers - not to mention - many known and lesser known authors found their home in the bend of the Scheldt.
  Christmas market Antwerp
Shop for original and traditional decorations along with other Christmas goodies at open-air stalls. The Grote Markt (Market Square) in Antwerp hosts a Christmas market every December.

  Antwerp Sportspaleis
  Events in Antwerp
  Night out in Antwerp   -   WeekUp   -   event calander


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