Belgian Antwerp is a city of art: museums, galleries, stock exchanges of antique dealers, art workshops and salons simply overflow it. And this is understandable, because it was here that Rubens, Antoine Van Dijk, Adrian Brauere, Quentin Macea and Peter Brueghel were born. Antwerp is also the second largest port in Europe and the world's largest diamond cutting center.
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How to get
By plane
Antwerp International Airport is 4 km southeast of the city center, in the outskirts of Deurne, which accepts a small number of flights from London, Liverpool, Dublin, Manchester and some other cities (with a transfer in the same London).
You can get to the airport by regular bus or taxi (about 10 euros).
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By train
Main railway. The station of Antwerp (Centraal Station) is located 1, 5 km from the historic center of the city. Another - Berchem - is located 2 km southeast of the main station. From there, trains run every 30 minutes to Brussels (7-8 EUR, 35 minutes), Ghent (8-10 EUR, 45 minutes), Mechelen (3-5 EUR, 15 minutes), and every hour to Bruges (12-15 EUR, 1 hour 10 minutes), Hasselt (10 EUR, 65 minutes), Leuven (6-8 EUR, 45 minutes) and Lira (2-3 EUR, 15 minutes).
By bus
All Eurolines (Van Straelenstraat 8) buses leave and arrive from their office near Franklin Rooseveltplaats. There you can immediately buy a ticket to all destinations in Europe.
On auto
You can rent a car in the office Budget (Noorderlaan 32 or at the airport) or Avis (Plantin-Moretuslei 62).
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The climate of Antwerp is
Partly cloudy, light rain +9 ° С in the day +7 ° C at night ° С water |
Partly cloudy, heavy rain, thunderstorms +4 ° С in the day +4 ° С at night ° С water |
Cloudy, rain ±$ +4 ° С in the day +2 ° С at night ° С water |
| Weather forecast for Antwerp for 10 days | ||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| in the daytime | + 5 | + 6 | + 9 | + 12 | + 17 | + 20 | + 21 | + 22 | + 18 | + 14 | + 9 | + 6 |
| night | + 1 | + 1 | + 2 | + 4 | + 8 | + 11 | + 13 | + 12 | + 10 | + 7 | + 3 | + 2 |
Transport
Despite the fact that the historical center of Antwerp, which stretches for 1, 5-2 km, is much more pleasant to walk, the city is connected by an excellent public transport network, which consists of buses, trams and premetro (a tram that part of the underground goes underground) .
Both city (stad) and surrounding (streek) buses depart from the main bus stations at Franklin Rooseveltplaats and Koningin Astridplein. The fare on all modes of transport is the same - a ticket for one hour costs 1, 2 EUR at the kiosk and 2 EUR at the driver's. A travel for a day will cost 5/6 EUR, respectively. A ticket for 10 trips (lijnkaart) - 8/10 EUR. Hours of public transport: from 6 am to midnight. On Fridays and Saturdays a night bus runs - nachtlijn.
By taxi
You can use a taxi, their parking can be found on the Groenplaats, at the exit from the railway. the station and Koningin Astridplein. Or call Antwerp Taxi on the phone: 03 238 38 38. At 10 pm until 6 am you have to pay an additional 2, 5 EUR for an overnight trip.
Cycling
Antwerp loves cyclists. A two-wheeled friend can be rented at Rent A Bike (Lijnwaadmarkt, 6, opening hours: 9: 00-18: 00) near the cathedral for 6/8, 5 EUR for half a day / all day (24 hours).
Hotels in Antwerp
Hotels in Antwerp are much smaller than in Brussels and most of them are located around the central station, while in the center of the city and other tourist places there is an acute shortage.
Book popular Antwerp hotels at the best prices
| B & B Yellow Submarine from 8 271 rubles Antwerp Falconplein 51 | B & B The Baron from 5 859 rubles Antwerp Osystraat 17 | Guesthouse Bernardin from 7 581 rubles Antwerp Sint-jacobsstraat 17 |
| Hyllit Hotel from 7 788 rubles Antwerp De Keyserlei 28-30 | De Keyser Hotel from 3,860 rubles Antwerp De Keyserlei 66-70 | Lindner Hotel & City Lounge Antwerpen from 5 307 rubles Antwerp Lange Kievitstraat 125 |
| Hotel Diamonds and Pearls Logies from 6 479 rubles Antwerp Pelgrimsstraat 26 | Best Western Hotel Docklands from 4 067 rubles Antwerp Kempisch Dok - Westkaai 84-90 | Eden Antwerp by Sheetz Hotels from 3,722 rubles Antwerp Lange Herentalsestraat 25-27 |
| ibis budget Antwerpen Centraal Station from 3,377 rubles Antwerp Lange Kievitstraat 145 | Hotel Scheldezicht from 3,446 rubles Antwerp St. Jansvliet 10-12 | Hotel Industrie from 3,653 rubles Antwerp Emiel banningstraat 52 |
Shopping and shopping
The main shopping mall of the city is Meir Street, which stretches from Keyserlei, which is near the railway station. the station, to the Groenplaats square. This is one of the best places in all of Belgium for high-quality and expensive shopping. Streets of Hopland and Schuttershofstraat sheltered luxury brands boutiques on their facades, such as Cartier, Hermes, Scapa, Armani. You can also stroll along the streets Huidevettersstraat, Nationalestraat, and Kammenstraat (all of them are located nearby Meir), there are shops of Belgian designers with exclusive outfits, for example, Walter van Beirendonck or Dries van Noten. There is also the Museum of Design.
In a good way, from Antwerp you need to bring diamonds .You can find them almost everywhere, even at .д .station, where a gallery of 30 jewelry stores is located .Or go to a huge diamondland .You can get there only during a group excursion (including in Russian), which takes 45 minutes absolutely free of charge .In a huge store-gallery with an area of 1000 sq. .m you can see diamonds of unimaginable colors and sizes, beauty and elegance .Souvenir to buy a memory, of course, is not forbidden .If the finances do not allow you to buy "shiny" real, you can take a fake, but very tasty: a real "Belgian diamond" chocolate art - praline .For example, in the Burie store (Korte Gasthuisstraat 3), Château Blanc (Torfbrug 1) or Del Rey (Appelmansstraat 5) .
Cozy antique shops are located on the street Kloosterstraat. In Chinatown, which is 300 m north of the railway. station, you can search for products and souvenirs in Japanese, Korean or Chinese style.
In addition, every weekend in the city opens the market in the Theaterplein Square near the Theater. Here you can buy almost everything: fresh vegetables and fruits, meat, fish, nuts, cheese, bicycles, antiques, clothes, etc. There is also a Friday market on Vrijdagmarkt (from 9 to one o'clock), Saturday antiques market (from 9 am to 5 days) and the Sunday antique market (from 9 am to 5 pm).
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Kitchen and restaurants
All Belgians (and also Dutch and French) know that real French fries were invented by them, and not in America, as most Russians think. Therefore, each self-respecting Antwerp is immensely proud of the old fritkoten (frikoten), where you can buy a small bag of fried, hot, crispy potatoes. Also a popular snack were and remain pity (or shawarma) and sandwiches.
To the "highlights" of Antwerp's cuisine include strong beer De Koninck, small biscuits or chocolates that are placed in the palm of handjes (first made by a local Jewish confectioner in 1932) and liqueur Elixir d'Anvers.
Antwerp Pubs and Bars
Wherever you are in Antwerp, there will certainly be a pub in the neighborhood. And in 99 cases out of 100 it will be very even worthwhile, however, the best institutions of the city should not be left without attention either. The most famous traditional pub of Antwerp, located on the Grote Markt, is Den Engel. Immediately behind him is De Vagant, where 300 varieties of "Enevera" are on offer. You can look in the jazz-cafe De Muze in the square Melkmarkt. Here, equally good is the Belgian beer, and the Italian coffee.
700 types of beer, excellent prices, friendly atmosphere offers a bar with the speaking name Kulminator (Vleminckveld 32). Perhaps, it will be the culmination of your evening, so, most importantly, leave the strength to reach the hotel. On the Cathedral Square, run to Paeters Vaetje to try one of 100 varieties of local beer. Cafe with a medieval "decor" - De Pelgrom in Pelgrimsstraat street. And in Kassa4, which is located in the student quarter, it is always noisy and fun (Ossenmarkt). Another typical Antwerp pub - Den Hovenier - is located near the church of St. Jacob.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Antwerp
The main attractions of the city are the Royal Museum of Art, the Mayer-Van-Den-Berg Museum - the so-called "Bijouterie Museum", the Plantene Moretus Museum, the Rubens House Museum, the Brabo Fountain (19th century), the Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Cathedral, the Antwerp Zoo, Academy of Fine Arts, Academy of Fashion. Read more about the exhibitions and galleries of the city on the page "Museums of Antwerp."
The Stan Castle, located in the harbor of Antwerp, was one of the first stone buildings in 1200. For centuries it was both a prison and an archaeological museum. Now it is the National Maritime Museum. Thousands of tourists are attracted by the pedestrian street Hoogstraat, the house of Rokoksa, the central Grote Markt square, the picturesque promenade and the South Scheldt terrace.
In Middelheim Park in the vicinity of Antwerp, there is an open-air museum where landscape compositions and an entire exposition of modern sculpture are spread on a giant lawn. The ancient "Fort VII" has been turned into a natural nature park, inhabited by many diverse representatives of local flora and fauna.
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Night life
The city has enough restaurants, bars, pubs, nightclubs and other places of entertainment. So the nightlife of Antwerp will be to the liking of absolutely everyone - beer lovers, and thirsty dancers, and fans of quiet chill-outs with fancy cocktails on the menu. The north of the city can offer tourists a lot of authentic and fun clubs: Red & Blue, Nanno sur l'O, Pure, D-Club, Noxx or Café d'Anvers, where the best parties are held in the whole of Belgium.
The south of Antwerp is jazz. No, more precisely, it's jazz, baby. Incendiary, cheerful or lyrical, look for it in Stereo Sushi, Café Local, Buddha bar or Petrol. And all the institutions are within walking distance, so you can walk from one to the other though all night long. The center of the city is an ancestral place for lovers to sit in pubs or in restaurants. It is more peaceful, but also more picturesque. To advise something does not make sense, just enlist the support of a taxi and do not deny yourself anything. Photos of Antwerp (49)