Here you can see the guild houses or the town hall, 16th century, the golden age. Antwerp was then the "New York" of the world.
There is also the statue of Brabo, the Roman soldier to whom Antwerp owes its name – or so the legend has it.
Café den Engel is on the corner, with café den Bengel next to it.
This square has numerous terraces and a beautiful view of the cathedral. Here you also take the metro.
Operaplein is Antwerp's newest square.
Here you have a view of the architecture of the Meir, the Central Station and the Antwerp Opera.
This square, named after the Belgian author Hendrik Conscience who, it is said, “taught his people to read”,
The beautiful Baroque Carrolus Borromeus Church and church and the building that houses the Erfgoedbibliotheek (Heritage Library),
were built by the Jesuits in the 17th century.
This square is the beating heart of Antwerp's theater district.
There is Stadsschouwburg, the Bourla theater, the Arenberg theater and the Echt Antwaarps Theater are nearby.
The Vogelenmarkt is one of the oldest markets in Antwerp. This one takes place every Sunday from 8 am to 1 pm.
At the Vogelenmarkt you will find flowers, antiques, textiles, jewelry, ornamental birds, hamsters and rabbits.
The Exotic market takes place here every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Old household effects are auctioned here every Friday morning.
The Plantin-Moretus Museum is also located here.
This museum is a UNESCO heritage site and the home of Christoffel Plantin.
He professionalized the printing press from Antwerp.
You will find some of the oldest printing presses in the world.
At the heart of old Antwerp, al the foot of the Cathedral, lies the Hanschoenmarkt, with the Quinten Metsijs well.
There is a monument dedicated to the story of ‘The Dog of Flanders’ especially popular in Japan and made into a animated TV series.
And also the Sint-Andriesplaats, in the heart of the popular Sint-Andrieswijk, with its cosy terraces and popular playground.
Or the Mechelseplein, where locals gather at night at a café.
And the Leopold de Waelplaats is located in the South of Antwerp.
Here you will find the Museum of Fine Arts, and jazz café “den Hopper”.
Every Sunday morning there is antiques market at the pedestrian tunnel (Tunnelplaats).