Antwerp Features

Antwerp Features

• Antwerp's Local Dining Traditions
  

  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

• 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

• Top Reasons to Visit
  

  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

• 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, and How it Got that Way
  

  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 Brilliant 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

• Antwerp a la Mode
  

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