Walking Tours in Antwerpen

Antwerp: Rubens & the Golden Age of Trade

Walk through the city that once ran Europe. Around 1560 Antwerp was the richest port on Earth — home to Rubens, to the world's largest printing house, to the first skyscraper in Europe and to a cathedral tower still unmatched in the Low Countries. This ~3 km loop links twelve outdoor stops (museums are optional) between the Scheldt and the Meir, from Brabo's severed hand to Rubens's tomb and the Plantin-Moretus presses. Cobblestones throughout; allow 2½–3 hours at a relaxed pace.