Antwerp: top attractions & road trip guide
Antwerp is Belgium's second-largest city and a major port on the Scheldt river, long a centre of the diamond trade and, in the 16th and 17th centuries, home to Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens. Today it mixes a restored Gothic old town with a reputation as a hub for fashion design and nightlife.
Top attractions
Cathedral of Our Lady
Belgium's largest Gothic church, with a soaring 123-metre spire and four major altarpieces by Rubens inside, including The Elevation of the Cross and The Descent from the Cross.
Grote Markt
Antwerp's central square, ringed by ornate 16th-century guildhouses and the Renaissance-style city hall, centred on the Brabo Fountain depicting the city's founding legend.
Rubens House
The restored Baroque townhouse and studio where Peter Paul Rubens lived and worked, now a museum showing period rooms, a formal garden, and several of his paintings.
Antwerp Central Station
A monumental 1905 railway station with a marble-and-stone concourse and a domed iron-and-glass train shed, often ranked among the world's most beautiful stations.
MAS (Museum aan de Stroom)
A stacked sandstone-and-glass tower in the old harbour district exploring Antwerp's relationship with the sea and world trade, with a free rooftop terrace offering city views.
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