About this tour
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.
Itinerary
12 guided stops on this route
Grote Markt — Brabo and the Giant's Hand
Brabo fountain (1887) by sculptor Jef Lambeaux — one of Antwerp's defining images. Stadhuis (1565) by Cornelis Floris de Vriendt: a template for Low Countries…
Vleeshuis — The Butchers' Bacon Palace
Nicknamed 'het spekhuis' (the bacon house) for its layered red-and-white facade. Built 1501–1504 by Herman de Waghemakere for the Butchers' Guild. Only guild m…
Het Steen — Antwerp's Oldest Stone
The oldest building in Antwerp — core construction c.1200. Last surviving fragment of the medieval Burcht, the fortified castle complex. Used as a prison from…
Sint-Pauluskerk — The Rescued Baroque
Dominican church begun 1517; Gothic shell, baroque interior. Houses three original Rubens paintings, plus Van Dyck and Jordaens. Saved from a 1968 roof fire by…
Hendrik Conscienceplein — Where Flanders Learned to Read
Conscience's De Leeuw van Vlaanderen (1838) sparked the Flemish literary revival. Sint-Carolus Borromeuskerk (1621): Jesuit baroque, designed with contribution…
Rockoxhuis — Inside a Merchant's Art Collection
Home of Nicolaas Rockox (1560–1640), Antwerp burgomaster and art patron. Since 2018 the museum officially combines Rockox's house with the neighbouring home of…
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