Antwerp Heritage Walk: Rubens and the Golden Age of Trade
150 min
2.7 km
12 stops
About this tour
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. Self-guided in the StepQuests app: GPS between stops, stories you read on your phone.
Itinerary
12 guided stops on this route
Grote Markt
The Grote Markt is the heart of Antwerp. In the middle stands the Brabo Fountain from 1887 by Jef Lambeaux. Yet the city seal has carried a severed hand since…
Vleeshuis
The Vleeshuis was built between 1501 and 1504 by Herman de Waghemakere for the butchers' guild. Look at the façade with layers of red brick and white stone: th…
Het Steen
Het Steen is the oldest building in Antwerp. Its core dates from around 1200 and it is the last piece of the medieval castle. From 1303 to 1823 it was a prison…
Sint-Pauluskerk
St Paul's Church is a Dominican church begun in 1517. Outside it is Gothic, inside Baroque. It holds three paintings by Rubens and work by Van Dyck and Jordaen…
Hendrik Conscienceplein
This square is home to Hendrik Conscience, the author of The Lion of Flanders from 1838. That book gave Flemish literature a real boost. Behind him stands the…
Rockoxhuis
This was the home of Nicolaas Rockox, mayor of Antwerp and a friend of Rubens. Inside, works by Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens and Snijders hang in real living roo…
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GPS-guided walking route
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Fascinating stories and facts
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