Come in the summertime, you can dance naked along the riverside.

Antwerpen is a great place for shopping, but also for some sightseeing and culture. Visit for example 'the Rubenshuis' and the 'Bourla' (an old theatre).

Antwerpen is the town of Peter Paul Rubens and you can visit his house here (see must see activities). His paintings are to be seen in museums and a few churches, like the cathedral itself. Being in Antwerpen and not enjoying a topwork of art by this master would be a pitty. He was also the founder of a painters school that - following his line at first, but later became responsible for many other styles - delivered quite some famous painters to our world.

Antwerp has lots to offer, during the week and on saturday it's shopping heaven. Shop for famous designers in the Schuttershofstraat or in the Nationalestraat or even visit the Fashionmuseum that is located at that last street.

Quite a boring city......but Rock Werchter music festival highly recommended!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also check out other Belgian music festivals, mostly on in the Summer.

All people saying you should skip Antwerp are fools! Antwerp has the nicest old city in Belgium and is famous for its arts, fashion, food and nightlife. You should watch your wallet, but isn't that everywhere?

Some nice hotels in Antwerp are the Antwerp Hilton, right in the centre of town, the Radisson SAS (near the park) and the Crowne Plaza.

If you want to go out at night, make sure you check out the unique club Café d'Anvers. Since 1989 it's the grooviest house-club in town. Other nice places to hang out at night are Café Local, Industria, or a bit further away La Rocca and Illusion.

Brasschaat is known as the "park town", and you can see it immediately when you enter the village. Green is everywhere. Very nice to stop by and have a drink in café "De Kroon", which is also a hotel. They have the best tapped "Bolleke" around (special beer from the region). Afterwards, a nice walk through the park is a good way to relax and escape everyday busy life.

On Saturdays there is a flea market around the central square. It is great fun. We found some silver spoons there. None of them matched, but that is half the fun and we are not OCD enough to care. They were a bargain as well. It is also a great place to people watch since it brings out the locals and the tourists.

Wilrijk is a nice town near Antwerp. You can go for a walk in the different parks. Den Brandt, Nachtegaal and Middelheim.
In the Middelheim park, there are a lot of art monuments displayed. Den Brandt is used by a lot of people for running

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