The places that make Antwerp: Cathedral of Our Lady, MAS (Museum aan de Stroom), Antwerpen-Centraal station and more, with what is on there next.
The Gothic cathedral's spire rises 123 metres above the guild houses of the Grote Markt, the tallest church tower in the Benelux. Inside hang four paintings by Rubens, among them The Raising of the Cross and The Descent from the Cross.
The 60-metre museum tower on the Eilandje, between the old docks. The collection is about Antwerp, its port and its ties with the world. The boulevard and the rooftop panorama are free, without a ticket.
The station opened in 1905 with a huge dome over the waiting hall, which is why it is called the railway cathedral. Trains now stop on four levels, and the zoo is right next door.
Antwerp's oldest building: the gate of a castle from the early 13th century, on the bank of the Scheldt. Since 2021 it has housed the visitor centre, and the giant Lange Wapper stands at the entrance.
The home and printing works of the Plantin and Moretus families on the Vrijdagmarkt, with the two oldest printing presses left in the world. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2005.
The fine arts museum at the Zuid, reopened in 2022 after eleven years of work. Van Eyck, Rubens and Ensor hang here, and a new wing shows modern art.
The zoo has been next to Centraal station since 1843. Between the outdoor enclosures there are old buildings to go into: the aquarium, the reptile house and a 19th-century winter garden.
