Tourist attractions Brasschaat

This district, scattered with little streets and passageways, is dominated by the steeple of the Cathedral. There is an abundance of niches containing statues of the Madonna - as many as 300, overlooking the inhabitants of Antwerp for centuries. Some..

Begun in 1352 and not completed until 1521, the finest building in Antwerp (and Belgium’s largest) is remarkable for its stylistic homogeneity. A masterpiece of richness and lightness, one of its two towers rises to 123m (the other was never finished..

This museum occupies the house and printing room of Christophe Plantin. It is filled with old furniture, tapestries, gold-lined leathers, paintings, old presses, and collections of drawings, engravings, manuscripts and precious editions. It tells the..

The Royal Fine Arts Museum is housed in a 19C building. Its façade of Corinthian columns is topped by bronze carriages by Vinçotte and decorated with four allegorical figures representing architecture, painting, sculpture and engraving. The museum ha..

This zoo is the ideal complement to the nearby Natural History Museum. The park covers 10ha and is home to around 5 000 animals of all sorts, including some very rare species, such as the white rhinoceros and the okapi. The zoo also contains several ..

This house magnificently describes the life and mind of Rubens, whose works are present throughout Antwerp. It was bought by the painter in 1610, one year after his marriage to Isabelle Brandt. He spent many years here and gradually turned it into a ..

At the heart of this trendy district of young Belgian designers, this museum is housed in a late-19C building, pleasantly remodelled by architect Marie-Josée Van Hee. The permanent collections are presented thematically and regularly revised, allowin..

This museum occupies a lovely neo-Gothic house that was built in the early 20C. It contains a magnificent art collection assembled by Fritz Mayer van den Bergh. Made up of medieval sculptures, illuminated manuscripts, ivories, tapestries and painting..

This splendid district is made up of several streets around the Cogels-Osylei and is in a fine state of preservation. It is named after a 16C park. A marvel of the 19C, Wijk Zurenborg includes neo, eclectic and Art Nouveau private houses that were ..

This church has a massive belfry nicknamed the "Pepperpot" due to its unusual shape. The interior includes superb keystones and stained-glass windows. The Flamboyant Gothic rood screen is the work of Mechelen sculptors. Note the south a..

Nicholas Rockox was a friend of Rubens. This humanist Burgomaster of Antwerp loved collecting works of art. His 17C house was restored and transformed into a museum. Here, you will find some magnificent furniture ("Ribbanken" sideboards and..

This imposing Gothic building constructed for the Butchers' corporation now houses the Decorative Arts, Archaeology and Numismatics Museum of Antwerp. The collection of d' musical instruments is particularly wide and interesting.

This church was built by the Jesuits. Initially named after St Ignatius, this became the Church of St Charles Borromeus. Its Baroque façade generally follows three Classical styles. The Baroque belltower with Renaissance themes is the work of Peter..

This quiet cobbled square is surrounded by 17C and 19C buildings and the Church of St Charles Borromeus.

This irregularly shaped square is dominated by the thin cathedral spire and lined by some lovely corporation buildings . The façades are almost entirely windowed, with a gable on top. To the right of the Town Hall, there are five unusual buildings -..

On the Suikerrui, several 16C and 19C communicating houses shelter collections of objects from several continents (Afriday, Oceania, North and South America), Japan, China and Tibet. The second floor is dedicated to three major Asian religions - Hind..

You can get to Vlaaikensgang via a porch at 16, Oude Koornmarkt. This pretty narrow street in the old town has a charming village-like feel.

This late-Gothic church was built by the Augustinians in the early 16C in a quarter that was already popular, and today has fashion boutiques and antique shops. Inside, the Baroque dominates. The masterpiece is a magnificent pulpit (1821) by J.-B. Va..

This museum is housed in an old warehouse built in 1902 with a brick-covered façade. It follows the history of photographic techniques from their beginnings and shows the work of several great photographers. A must-see for all photography fans.

Middelheim Park (12 ha) has some 400 sculptures scattered among the greenery. The staues, by Belgian and international sculptors, were made between 1870 and the present day. In the Middelheim-Hoog part of the park, you will see modern works b Maillol..