Antwerp Travel Guide

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Antwerp is Europe's second-largest port and has much of the zest often associated with a harbor town. But it also has an outsized influence in a very different realm: that of clothing design. Since the 1980s, Antwerp-trained fashion designers have become renowned for experimental styles paired with time-honored workmanship. Several designers, such as Dries Van Noten and Ann Demeulemeester, stay firmly rooted in the city; others have filtered into major European couture houses. On their home turf, you can experience the fascinating mix of tradition and innovation that influences their work.

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Antwerp Hotels

Antwerp's hotels with the most character are generally found in the Oude Stad and its adjacent neighborhoods. There are several intimate boutique hotels...read more

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Antwerp Restaurants

Antwerp cuisine understandably focuses on fish, presented with few frills in even the finest restaurants, often poached or steamed, and reasonably priced...read more

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Things To Do in Antwerp

The area that surrounds Centraal Station, Antwerp's...read more

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  • Dining in Antwerp

    Belgium's kinship to brewing figures high in the country's culture and regional differences give way to local flavors. Antwerp has its own brewery... Read more

  • Top Reasons to Visit Antwerp

    Shop 'Til You Drop. Antwerp is a sophisticated shopper's paradise, with a center that's crammed with trendy stores and designer boutiques showing... Read more

  • Lange Wapper

    There are myriad 16th-century legends surrounding Lange Wapper, the water devil, but all agree he lived near water. That's why a bronze statue... Read more

  • Architecture of Antwerp

    The architectural character of Antwerp was defined during its two great eras of prosperity, in the 16th and 19th centuries. The relative lack... Read more

  • Antwerp History

    The Flemish Antwerpen is very close to the word handwerpen, which means "hand throwing," and that, according to legend, is exactly what the Roman... Read more

  • Antwerp's Diamond Industry

    Knowing that 80% of rough diamonds pass through Antwerp and 50% are sold in the city, it's hard to imagine that India dominated the diamond trade... Read more

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