{"id":6496,"date":"2026-06-09T14:14:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/?p=6496"},"modified":"2026-06-09T14:16:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:16:54","slug":"day-trip-to-antwerp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/en\/day-trip-to-antwerp\/","title":{"rendered":"DAY TRIP TO ANTWERP"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6496\" class=\"elementor elementor-6496\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8469e3b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8469e3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5114eb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5114eb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By Janet Bl\u00fcmli, Basle<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beacb19 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"beacb19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abd3c48 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"abd3c48\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-822bc0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"822bc0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7387-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7387-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7387-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7387-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7387-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7387-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7387-200x150.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbd9a9a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbd9a9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-911dec5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"911dec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We had a most interesting excursion to Antwerp, Belgium\u2019s second biggest city and one of the world\u2019s most important ports. Our visit started at the Antwerp Central Station, an unbelievably grandiose building colloquially named the \u2018railway cathedral\u2019, built between 1895 and 1905 in an eclectic mixture of architectural styles. Originally a terminal station, it was expanded from 1998-2007 as a through station, also accommodating high-speed trains.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-508f528 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"508f528\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1864db2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1864db2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Next to the station is the diamond quarter, a number of small quiet streets with rows of jeweller\u2019s shops and the four diamond bourses. Approx. 85% of the world\u2019s rough diamonds pass through Antwerp, although they are now mostly cut in other, lower-wage countries like India or Dubai.<\/p><p>From there we passed through the main pedestrian area with a great number of historic buildings in the Gothic, Baroque and Renaissance style, even though they do not actually date from that period. It can be seen from these grandiose buildings the immense wealth that the city\u2019s merchants accumulated (and wanted to show!) through their trade with other European countries, Africa and Asia in cloth, wines, salt, fish, sugar, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f026cc5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f026cc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d6a98f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d6a98f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7410-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6501\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7410-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7410-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7410-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7410-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7410-200x267.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7410-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dfe596 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7dfe596\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-713918a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"713918a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eab8d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2eab8d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7404-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6502\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7404-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7404-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7404-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7404-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7404-200x267.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7404-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a9bea9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a9bea9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9f99e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9f99e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A landmark building at the end of the main shopping street is the \u2018KBC Tower\u2019 an imposing Art Deco building, which was designed in anticipation of the world fair of 1930 to mark the centenary of Belgian independence and at the time was the second tallest building in Europe. It is currently undergoing major refurbishment.<\/p><p>We stopped at the original house and atelier of Peter Paul Rubens, which is currently also undergoing major refurbishment. There is a statue to Rubens in front of the Cathedral of Our Lady, which houses several important paintings by Rubens.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c286f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c286f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e51cd50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e51cd50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Adjacent to the cathedral we were treated to a very authentic Italian lunch with bruschetta, antipasti, pizza or pasta, all under the watchful eyes of the last supper of Christ \u2013 adapted to the decors (see photo)!<\/p><p>Winding our way through tiny back alleys, we passed the Plantin-Moretus Museum, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The museum contains the original 16<sup>th<\/sup> century printing type which was used, among other publications, to print the eight-volume, multi-language Plantin Polyglot Bible with Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek and Syriac texts, one of the most complex productions of the period.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d62836c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d62836c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a381fc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a381fc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image001-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6503\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image001-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image001-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image001-1-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c46ace e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c46ace\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4c9521 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4c9521\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7413-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6504\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7413-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7413-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7413-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7413-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7413-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/lyceumclubs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7413-200x150.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f3151b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f3151b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We admired the main market square Grote Markt with Antwerp City Hall, the 16<sup>th<\/sup> century guildhalls and the beautiful fountain at its centre.\u00a0<\/p><p>From there we then made our way to the water\u2019s edge at the Westerschelde estuary with a view to the medieval fortress of Het Steen dating from around 1200-1225 before catching the bus taking us back into the centre of Brussels.\u00a0 A wonderful day out!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5822080 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5822080\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5f951e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f5f951e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Janet Bl\u00fcmli, Basle We had a most interesting excursion to Antwerp, Belgium\u2019s second biggest city and one of the world\u2019s most important ports. 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