How many stops are on the Food & Markets walking tour in Antwerp?

The Food & Markets route in Antwerp includes 3 curated stops.

How long does the Food & Markets tour in Antwerp take?

The Food & Markets walking tour in Antwerp takes approximately 1.5 hours at a leisurely pace.

Is the Food & Markets walking tour in Antwerp free?

Yes, Promenario's Food & Markets tour in Antwerp is free to download and use, with full offline support.

🇧🇪 Antwerp, Belgium

Food & Markets in Antwerp

Local food scenes, markets, and culinary stops. Explore 3 curated stops in Antwerp, including Grote Markt, Vleeshuis Museum, and Vlaeykensgang. Highlights include Grote Markt, rated 4.6/5 by 15,000 visitors.

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Grote Markt

The Grote Markt (Great Market Square') of Antwerp is a town square situated in the heart of the old city quarter. It is filled with an extravagant city hall, numerous elaborate 16th century guildhalls, many restaurants and cafés. Lying within walking distance of the Scheldt river, it hosts a Christmas market and ice rink in Winter. Key attractions include: - Antwerp City Hall, built on the foundation of a precursor - Guildhalls Sint-Joris at Grote Markt 7 and de Valk at Grote Markt 11 - Brabo Fountain, created by Jef Lambeaux, about a city legend - Tourist Office- Antwerp Jazz Club (AJC)

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Vleeshuis Museum

The Vleeshuis (Butcher's Hall, or literally Meat House) in Antwerp, Belgium is a former guildhall. It is now a museum located. The slope where the Drie Hespenstraat meets the Burchtgracht used to be known as the Bloedberg or Blood Mountain. In the Middle Ages, Antwerp was one of the economic centers of Flanders, next to Bruges and Ghent. Because of that, indoor trade markets were founded, one of which was the Vleeshuis. It is not known when the first one was built. The second Vleeshuis was built in 1250 near the castle of Antwerp. A central meat market enabled the city to regulate the meat industry, limiting the number of butchers permitted to sell to 52. The building may have also functioned as a slaughterhouse. In 1290, John I, Duke of Brabant recognized the guild of Antwerp butchers, resulting in butchers' guild being the oldest trade guild in Antwerp. In time, many of the butcher families became wealthy.The Vleeshuis functioned as a commercial center for selling slaughtered animals.

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Vlaeykensgang

The hidden street Vlaeykensgang connects Hoogstraat, Oude Koornmarkt, and Pelgrimsstraat. It is a real street, but only accessible through unassuming medieval front doors in the streets. Originally, it was the medieval equivalent of a gated community. Today, it houses informal restaurants and chic, discrete flats. The easiest entrance is through a porch on Hoogstraat.

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