How many stops are on the Local Finds walking tour in Antwerp?

The Local Finds route in Antwerp includes 2 curated stops.

How long does the Local Finds tour in Antwerp take?

The Local Finds walking tour in Antwerp takes approximately 1 hours at a leisurely pace.

Is the Local Finds walking tour in Antwerp free?

Yes, Promenario's Local Finds tour in Antwerp is free to download and use, with full offline support.

🇧🇪 Antwerp, Belgium

Local Finds in Antwerp

Less obvious places with unique local character. Explore 2 curated stops in Antwerp, including Plantin-Moretus Museum and Silvius Brabo Statue . Highlights include Plantin-Moretus Museum, rated 4.7/5 by 6,500 visitors.

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Plantin-Moretus Museum

The Plantin-Moretus Museum is a printing museum in Antwerp that focuses on the work of the 16th-century printers Christophe Plantin and Jan Moretus. Located in their former residence and printing establishment, the Plantin Press, at the Vrijdagmarkt in Antwerp, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005. The Plantin-Moretus Museum possesses an exceptional collection of typographical material. Not only does it house the two oldest surviving printing presses in the world and complete sets of dies and matrices, it also has an extensive library, a richly decorated interior and the entire archives of the Plantin business, which were inscribed on UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme Register in 2001 in recognition of their historical significance.

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Silvius Brabo Statue

Silvius Brabo was a mythical Roman soldier who was said to have killed a giant, and by this would have created the name Brabant. Later this story was also used to explain the name Antwerp ('Antwerpen' in dutch) which, according to the story, is a derivative of 'handwerpen' (meaning hand throwing). Brabo once killed a giant, called Druon Antigoon, who asked money from people who wanted to pass the bridge over the river Scheldt. When they didn't want to or couldn't pay, he cut off their hand and threw it in the river. Because of this, Brabo also removed the hand of the giant, and threw it into the river.

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