Antwerp – Belgium’s powerful magnet for mode moguls…
Antwerp is Belgium’s second city and biggest port, the country’s capital of cool, a powerful magnet for mode moguls, club queens, art lovers and diamond dealers.
In the 16th century it was a home to baroque superstar artist Pieter Paul Rubens and today Antwerp’s top drawcards are its vibrant fashion, entertainment scene and startling architectural and cultural contrasts.
Antwerp is heart-warming and simple, but also lively and cosmopolitan.
It is surely a city to live in blessed with eye-catching architecture, chic shops, impressive monuments, jazzy clubs and inspired art works.
It is surrounded by cafes where the beer flows freely and restaurants where you can taste some of the finest Belgian and multicultural cuisine.
Antwerp is a proud filled with outstanding museums, picturesque galleries, sculpted streets and architectural gems.
Culture, history and a vibrant nightlife as well as some world-class shopping are all within easy reach because the city is accessible by air, by rail, by road and even by water.
Have you ever been to Antwerp? If so, what was your experience?
37 thoughts on “Antwerp In Photos”
Agness, your photos are making me miss Europe!
Thanks a lot. Nice to hear that!! :)
I love Antwerp. Growing up in the south of Holland we spent many a day and night in this beautiful city.
So cool!!
Such beautiful buildings and statues!!! Europeans sure know how to build it large. :)
Thank you, Leanne!
Wow! What an impressive architecture. Your set of photos made me add Antwerp on my wishlist!
I was also impressed by the architecture of this place!
Nice glimpses of Antwerp! Love the sculpture and the horse-drawn carriage photos!
Thanks, Renuka! I’m glad you also liked it!!
I need to go here. I need to go here now! It looks amazing!
Definitely!!
Thank you for sharing this with us Agness. Antwerp is most certainly in my category of places I want to go back to. I inadvertently ended up there in 1993 and was glad I did. I fell in love with the city immediately and for me it far exceeded Brussels as a place I could live.
:)!!!
Hi Agness, I haven’t been to Antwerp and I really enjoyed my virtual tour of the city through your lovely photos. I felt I was there with you. It’s certainly a city I can see myself enjoying a lot – beautiful architectures, cool, artsy, fun, great dining options, walkable, etc.
Thanks!!!
God, all that cheese! One thing I definitely miss from Europe is good cheese. Great photos, the architecture in Antwerp looks beautiful!
I’ve been eating different kinds of cheese in Holland! :D!
Lovely lovely photos! I hardly read travel blogs that mention about this place, the only times I see Antwerp is when reading football news! :D
Hahaha!
Beautiful photos, Agness, definitely put Antwerp on the list of places I want to visit someday, especially since it’s so close from home.
Thank you, sweetie. I’m so glad you liked them!!
The photographs are great especially with aspects of Belgian culture LOL! I have been to Brussels but I’ve never been to Antwerp. I know that a lot of travellers bypass Belgium, but I’ve always had good times there. I like the cobbled streets, the smallness of the country, and the lovely food. Yum!
You have to come here one day! Absolutely worth it!
Beautiful pictures. One question, you visit so many different places, many of them with their own languages. The language difference doesn’t cause much problem during your travels? Or, maybe you are one of the gifted polyglots :)
So many pretty photos – I feel like I just walked through Antwerp!!
Such beautiful architecture and statues. Love the cobbled streets and history associated with European towns. So different than anything you would find in Australia. :)
You are inspiring me to visit Antwerp NOW! Beautiful!
Thank you! I’m so glad to hear that!!
I can see why so many love this place.. it is beautiful. I wish I could visit right now
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I really didn’t know that Antwerp is so beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration. We covered France, Italy and Spain in our last Euro Trip. I would be definitely adding this city to my Belgim trip and club it with Amsterdeam. Though its not related to this post, I really found your post on $25 helpful for our Euro Trip. We filled water bottles at fountains and ate Pizza near the grand cabal at Venice.
I really didn’t know that Antwerp is so beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration. We covered France, Italy and Spain in our last Euro Trip. I would be definitely adding this city to my Belgium trip and club it with Amsterdam. Though its not related to this post, I really found your post on $25 helpful for our Euro Trip. We filled water bottles at fountains and ate Pizza near the grand canal at Venice.
Yes, it’s absolutely amazing. Hope you can make it there soon ;-)!!
You really managed to capture the best of this city. It has an amazing architecture. I’d like to visit it someday.
Thank you, Marcia!