Walking the streets of Antwerp is to find a cosmopolitan city, a destination for fashion, jewels and diamonds, famous for its spaces full of history and modern architecture that mixes with the Gothic and Renaissance styles of its cultural constructions of yesteryear.
Antwerp is located on the banks of the Scheldt river just over fifty kilometers from Brussels and although it does not exceed half a million inhabitants, it is recognized as the second most important city in Flanders. Among the tourist attractions that we can visit for free in Antwerp we have:
The Diamond Museum. This museum is next to the Diamondland Showroom, one of the spaces in Antwerp where we can see specialized jewelers professionally carving diamonds, precious stones of which this city is the one that handles more than eighty percent of world production. We can buy jewelry at much lower prices than in other countries and attend workshops where the steps to polish diamonds are briefly explained.
Grote Markt. The main square of Antwerp is surrounded by the most outstanding architecture of the city. We can see the statue of Brabo (a hero who managed to sell Antigón and found the city), the town hall building (dates from the XNUMXth century and stands out for being a mixture of Renaissance and Gothic details) and the Antwerp Cathedral (important for housing the best of Rubens' artistic work).
Plantin-Moretus Museum. This museum can be visited for free on weekends and is an ideal destination for fans of literature as it preserves great literary classics and one of the first printers).
If we have an extra budget we can sign up for the themed gastronomic routes what does the tourist office. These routes have an average of seven stops and have different duration times and itineraries where we will visit the main confectioneries, breweries, chocolate shops, cafes and others. In addition, we can register for the tour called Chocolate Adventure, where we will visit the center of the city visiting all the destinations related to the manufacture and preparation of products based on this cocoa-based sweet.
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