Travel guide Rough Guide ranks Antwerp at no. 5
If you have never visited Antwerp before, make sure you do in 2017. Rough Guide, the market leader in the field of travel guides in Great Britain, shares our opinion. It has ranked the largest city of Flanders as the 5th out of 10 best cities to explore in 2017.
Paris is the place to visit for ultimate romance, Palma de Mallorca will pamper you with its flourishing food culture, the British city of Bristol is buzzing with creative technology companies. Antwerp enjoys a strong reputation for its centuries-old port, one of the largest in the world, and its diamond industry of course. But there is much more. Diverse industries and activities stand out in the metropolis: fashion, architecture, museums, art, design, beer, pop-up events and nightlife. After visiting the Museum aan de Stroom or the Rubens House, drop into a traditional pub or hip bar. It will be quite a task to pick the beer fitting the moment and your mood from the extensive beer menu. Perhaps you will still have enough time to stroll past the shop windows of the exclusive fashion boutiques or the Gothic and Renaissance facades.