Antwerp Features

Antwerp Features

• 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

• Shopping in Antwerp
  

  Antwerp is now an established part of the international fashion scene. Yet its homegrown (or at least home-trained) designers have persistently... Read more