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Grote Markt (Main Market Square), Mechelen – View of the Dijle and Fish Market loop from Mechelen

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Grote Markt (Main Market Square), Mechelen – View of the Dijle and Fish Market loop from Mechelen

Moderate

4.2

(25)

148

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Grote Markt (Main Market Square), Mechelen – View of the Dijle and Fish Market loop from Mechelen

03:08

12.3km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 8, 2026

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2.07 km

Grote Markt (Main Market Square), Mechelen

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The Grote Markt is the central square of Mechelen's city center. The St. Rumbold's Tower dominates the square. You can see it from everywhere. On the other side of the …

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2.19 km

Old Cloth Hall - Mechelen Town Hall

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Mechelen actually has three town halls: the old Schepenhuis, Huis De Beyaert and the current town hall. Behind the latter you also have the administrative center called 'Huis van de …

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3.06 km

View of the Dijle and Fish Market

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The Dijle flows in front of you, behind it lies the fish market. You can, of course, also get fresh fish there. But above all you will find authentic "old" …

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3.77 km

Haverwerf Historic Houses (Het Paradijske, De Duiveltjes, Sint-Jozef)

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Also known as Haverwerf:
Originally oats were disembarked and traded here. Oats used to be synonymous with grain, and Mechelen has exclusive staple rights to it: grain boats must stop …

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4.65 km

Het Anker Brewery

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Priest! There is beer everywhere. But it tastes best in a place with real tradition. “Het Anker” is one of the oldest breweries in Belgium. In 1471, the Beguines began …

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4.84 km

Great Beguinage

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Enjoy the silence in the small streets of the Great Beguinage and discover why this ancient city within the city has earned a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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5.43 km

Klapgat medieval alleyway

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The Klapgat is a tiny medieval alley opposite the tower of the church of St. John. Churchgoers used to catch up in this alley under the eye of Christ. That …

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5.65 km

Hof van Busleyden

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Residential palace in 1500 of the humanist Hieronymus van Busleyden. He was a member of the Great Council of Mechelen. Many great intellectuals, including Thomas More and Erasmus, came here. …

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12.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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7.88 km

3.04 km

949 m

243 m

179 m

Surfaces

9.30 km

1.97 km

819 m

192 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 9 July

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Comments

March 17, 2024,CM Urban Walk Mechelen 2024

Today an Urban Walk is on the program. In Mechelen. We had already done this 3 years ago, but were still able to visit a number of different buildings such as the Mechelen Stadium, a church converted into a hotel, the toy museum and a practical department of the Tomas More college for the care of the sick. Once again …

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September 18, 2025,Wandelend van Nekkerspoel door Mechelen

From Nekkerspoel station to Mechelen with its many historic buildings and churches, lit enough candles for the time being 😇 the walk combined with a part of the street art route, there was a cute little car that I would never, ever dare to drive through the city in.............

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January 15, 2023,Kreuz und quer durch Mecheln

The inner city of Mechelen, which is barely 1 km in diameter, has an almost circular shape, wide, regular streets and sizable public squares, including the Grote Markt (Big Market Square), the Veemarkt (Cattle Market) and the Schoenmarkt (Cobbler's Market) with the monument by Margaret of Austria.
The density of more than 300 listed buildings, including eight churches, in less …

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Grote Markt (Main Market Square), Mechelen – View of the Dijle and Fish Market loop from Mechelen

Grote Markt (Main Market Square), Mechelen

Old Cloth Hall - Mechelen Town Hall

View of the Dijle and Fish Market

Haverwerf Historic Houses (Het Paradijske, De Duiveltjes, Sint-Jozef)

Het Anker Brewery

Great Beguinage

Klapgat medieval alleyway

Hof van Busleyden

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