Private Historical Tour: Legends of Antwerp
Description
Why is Antwerp called the city of giants? Why is the hand the symbol of the city? How did Antwerp come to be the richest city in the 16th century in Europe and what are the reasons for its decline? For the answers to these questions and many more, come join our Legends of Antwerp Walking Tour! On our legendary tour, you’ll explore the historic centre with a professional guide and get to know the history behind the rise and fall of Antwerp’s Golden Age, mixed in with some old legends that have been around for hundreds of years. We start the tour from the Grote Markt square and from there we take you to the Stone castle, Butcher’s Hall, St. Charles Borromeo church, Farmer’s tower, Meir, Rubens house, Fashion nation, Friday market, museum Plantin-Moretus, Vlaeykensgang and the Cathedral of Our Lady. We’ll also give you loads of tips on the ‘must do’s’ of today’s Antwerp. If you want to get the real taste of Antwerp, don't miss this tour!
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Why is Antwerp called the city of giants? Why is the hand the symbol of the city? How did Antwerp come to be the richest city in the 16th century in Europe and what are the reasons for its decline? We'll give you a full introduction about the city of Antwerp on the beautiful main square.
The Stone Castle is the oldest building of the city and was once the home of the famed giant. Learn about the many functions this ancient building has played throughout the history of Antwerp.
The oldest guild house of the city, the Butcher's Hall carries a long, interesting and often bloody history!
Next we'll take a look at the beautiful Baroque Church of Carolus Borromeus, once the playground of the famed painter Rubens.
Passing by the Farmers tower and the Meir shopping street, we take you to the Rubens museum, where the most famous painter of Antwerp lived and worked his whole life.
Next we'll take you through the smallest street of Antwerp for a unique throwback to the Middle Ages.
We end the tour in front of the majestic Cathedral of Antwerp to talk about its history and to tell you some legendary stories of long forgotten times.
After passing by the fashion quarter and the fashion district, we stop in front of the Plantijn-Moretus museum, the place where industrial printing was born.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(129)
This was a completely seamless experience! Our guide was so knowledgable and his English was perfect. We walked around in the blazing heat wave and he had a good attitude the entire time. It was the perfect way to start our time in Antwerp - he gave us excellent context and history, got us oriented to the city and we tried all of his recommendations! He did NOT lead us astray! Our guide was absolutely worth the good tip we gave :). Highly recommend.
We booked a tour through Antwerp with Luc. The tour was incredibly interesting and exciting. Luc was a really pleasant and friendly guide who always had a funny remark or an interesting fact to share. The two hours flew by, and we felt like we had explored all of Antwerp. Highly recommended!
Tom was a great tour guide! He was super nice and shared so much information about Antwerp that we would have never known without doing this tour. Highly recommend as a way to get a feel of the city!
Unfortunately the group was 20 people instead of max 6 hence a 4
Nice and enthusiastic guide named Bears. The excursion was interesting and educational. It is free, but you are asked to give a contribution of €10,- p.p.
Landers was a fantastic guide who told us all the historical stories of Bruges. It was a brilliant tour and would highly recommend a tour with him
We had a great tour with Flip of Antwerp. He is very knowkageable and passionate aboujr this beautiful city.
Luc was amazing, his loud voice was fantastic considering we werea big group, all the experience was incredible we really recommend it.
Great tour through the historic city center! Our guide Marleen was really nice and told us a lot about the city and his history. We really enjoyed it. Would definitely recommend this
Marleen was an outstanding tour guide. She took the time to provide a very comprehensive introduction to the city. She also offered some lovely tips about hidden gems that were not part of the main tour. I highly recommend it.
