Walking on a sunny November afternoon in Antwerp city center, Belgium. Click here βΆ to see highlights and guide.
Antwerp is situated on the Schelde (Scheldt) River, about 55 miles (88 km) from the North Sea. The Schelde, together with the Meuse and the Rhine, forms the biggest estuary in western Europe, and Antwerp is an essential part of an enormous harbour complex, one of the greatest in the world. The harbour installations of Antwerp grew especially after World War II. For many years this expansion took place on the right bank of the Schelde only, but beginning in the 1970s there was much development on the left bank as well.
Because Antwerp lies in the Dutch- (Flemish-) speaking part of Belgium, the city plays the role of unofficial capital of Flanders. Antwerpians generally take this role very seriously, conscious as they are of the great importance of their city in the past and present.
Date recorded: November 2018
Weather: βοΈ 21 | 70F
Timeline Highlights (β Street/Road | β Highlight):
βΆ(0:00) Former medieval entrance of the city β
βΆ(2:22) Suikerrui β
βΆ(4:25) The Great Market Square β
βΆ(6:25) Maalderijstraat β
βΆ(7:10) Handschoenmarkt β
βΆ(7:09) Cathedral of our Lady β
βΆ(9:10) Blauwmoezelstraat β
βΆ(10:40) Lijnwaadmarkt β
βΆ(12:39) Groenplaats square β
βΆ(13:57) Statue of Peter Paul Rubens β
βΆ(15:40) Zwaluwstraatβ
βΆ(16:22) Oude Kornmarkt β
βΆ(17:26) Papenstraatje β
βΆ(21:05) Hoogstraat β
βΆ(24:55) St Jansvliet β
βΆ(28:00) River Scheldt β
βΆ(29:16) Steenplein Promenade β
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