Antwerp Central Station – Grote Markt Antwerp loop from Van Eeden
Antwerp Central Station – Grote Markt Antwerp loop from Van Eeden
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Antwerp Central Station – Grote Markt Antwerp loop from Van Eeden
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14.7km
60m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: August 8, 2026
This route includes a ferry crossing
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Includes a ferry crossing
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After 2.28 km for 1.37 km
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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313 m
View of the Antwerp Skyline from Linkeroever
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4.03 km
Antwerp City Hall
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4.16 km
Antwerp's Historic Streets and Squares
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5.45 km
Antwerp Opera House
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1) Operas have been performed in Antwerp since 1660, first in the Spanish Pant on the Grote Markt and later in the Tapissierspand, where the Bourla Theater would later be built.
2) In 1834 the Bourla Theater opens as Théâtre Royal. Only French repertoire is performed. Some sinjors still speak of the 'French opera' today when they talk about the Bourla Theatre.
3) Under the impulse of composer Peter Benoit, among others, Antwerp decides in 1899 to set up a Flemish Opera as a counterpart to the Bourla Theatre.
4) One of the ideas was to build an opera in the Stadspark, but that met with a lot of protest. It was feared that the park would lose its character.
5) In the end, the Kunstlei (the current Francelei) was chosen on the spot where the covered Hallen and Markets (the Criée) used to be. They had moved to Van Wesenbekestraat. Construction started in 1904 and lasted three years.
6) On October 18, 1907, the Flemish Opera in Antwerp was festively opened. The neo-Baroque building decorated in Louis XVI style was immediately loved by the public.
7) All the public, rich and less rich, entered the hall, a very democratic idea for the time. Those who had money walked straight ahead up the stately stairs to the ground floor or the first balcony. Those who sat on the higher, cheaper balconies had to take a separate staircase.
8) Today the hall has 1081 seats. The ceiling painting represents Rythmus and shows a male figure surrounded by nine female muses.
9) At the opening, the opera was technically very modern as it made full use of the new electric light. The opening of the stage measures 11.90 meters in width. The stage tower is 23 meters high.
10) In 2004 the opera closed for the first time for a major renovation, which would last three years. The technology was modernized, the stage was given a side stage and a new building was built for offices and workspaces.
Source: operaballet.be/nl/het-huis/de-bedrijven/opera-antwerpen
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Antwerp Central Station
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The station opened on August 11, 1905. In 1975 it became a protected monument and from 1986 it was thoroughly renovated. Between 2000 and 2009, the railway hall was doubled in capacity, including platforms on two underground levels. In the past, trains had to drive in and out again. Now they can continue thanks to the railway tunnel between the station and the north of the city.
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7.81 km
Grote Markt Antwerp
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13.5 km
Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp
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14.6 km
Sint-Annatunnel Left Bank Entrance
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As the information board (see photos) indicates, the tunnel, including both entrance buildings and the entire original technical equipment, has been protected as a monument since 1997.
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14.7 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
5.09 km
3.08 km
2.39 km
1.54 km
1.43 km
1.20 km
Surfaces
11.6 km
1.46 km
1.33 km
124 m
124 m
110 m
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Comments
bad luck in antwerpen a bissala -
Rubens House closed
Cathedral closed due to event
Paul's Church closed
first stock exchange building (handelsbeur) closed
Oh well...
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The station, built in 1905 with over 540 trains a day, is one of the most beautiful in Europe. Popularly known as the "Station Cathedral" with its 75-meter-high dome.
My route first goes over the Keiserlei (main shopping …
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84 percent of the world's rough diamonds and over half of the cut stones are traded in the Antwerp diamond district in four diamond exchanges. And some of them are sold in the more than one hundred jewelry stores. 💎
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Look at the pictures.
A precise description would be too much information at once, so if you are interested, ask me.
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