How many stops are on the Parks & Nature walking tour in Antwerp?

The Parks & Nature route in Antwerp includes 4 curated stops.

How long does the Parks & Nature tour in Antwerp take?

The Parks & Nature walking tour in Antwerp takes approximately 2 hours at a leisurely pace.

Is the Parks & Nature walking tour in Antwerp free?

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

🇧🇪 Antwerp, Belgium

Parks & Nature in Antwerp

Gardens, parks, riverside segments, and green routes. Explore 4 curated stops in Antwerp, including Grote Markt, Rubenshuis, and Meir. 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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Rubenshuis

The Rubenshuis ('Rubens House') is the former home and workshop of Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) in Antwerp. Purchased in 1610, Rubens had the Flemish townhouse renovated and extended on the basis of designs by Rubens himself. After the renovations, the house and its courtyard garden had the outlook of an Italian palazzo, which reflected Rubens' artistic ideals. The ensemble is now a museum dedicated mainly to the work of Rubens and his contemporaries. The city bought the house in 1937, and after an extensive restoration, the Rubenshuis was opened to the public in 1946. Dozens of paintings and artworks by Rubens and his contemporaries were installed in the rooms, as well as period furniture. Paintings include his early Adam and Eve (c. 1600) and a self-portrait made when he was about fifty. The Rubenianum, a centre and archive dedicated to the study of Rubens, is in a building at the rear of the garden.

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Meir

Meir is the main shopping street in Antwerp, Belgium. It is the most important shopping area in the country, both by number of shoppers and by rent prices. The street has been mostly pedestrianised since 1993. Between 2002 and 2004, it was the most expensive shopping street in the Benelux. Since the opening of the historic Stadsfeestzaal shopping centre in 2007, Meir regained that position. It has the highest rents of any street in Belgium, at 1,700 €/square metre/year. The name comes from the old Dutch word 'meere' (lake). Meir used to be a so-called 'wood lake' (houtmeer), where wood destined for use in furniture would be kept wet for a time.

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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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