Highlights Mechelen

Brewery Het Anker is located in the historic city center of Mechelen. A region where it is wonderful...

The Brusselpoort is an impressive, massive building from the 13th century and is located in the midd...

On the Zoutwerf houses De Zalm, Steur and Waag catch the eye. The beautiful Renaissance façade De Za...

The Dijlepad leads you along (and over) the Dijle, between Congress and Heritage Center Lamot and th...

Mechelen can look back on a glorious past. In the sixteenth century it was the political and cultura...

The Botanical Garden is the largest public park in the historic city center. This green oasis has a ...

Margaret of Austria was governor of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1507 and 1530. Her residential ...

The Breendonk fort is a Belgian fort at Willebroek, approximately 15 kilometers from Mechelen. It wa...

In July 1942, the German occupier opened an SS-Sammellager in the Dossin barracks in Mechelen. From ...

The Tapestry Manufacture is world famous. The restorers restore valuable tapestries by hand. Partly ...

In Mechelen you will find people with no less than 60 different nationalities. This diversity arose ...

The Begijnhofkerk is part of the Mechelen beguinage. The church was built at the beginning of the 17...

If you peep through the gate, you can see the beautiful courtyard in which five women dance around f...

On October 23, 1798, 41 people, both peasant warriors and civilians, were executed at the foot of th...

At the foot of the Sint-Romboutstoren is the Wollemarkt, a square where it is pleasant to stay. You ...

One of the most photogenic places in Mechelen is what is popularly called the 'Groen Waterke&#39...

In St. Rumbold's Cathedral you will find the tomb of Cardinal Mercier. Cardinal and Archbishop D...

The Schepenhuis is seen as the first stone town hall in Flanders. In the Middle Ages, this building ...

The Vismarkt used to be the place where you could go for fresh fish in Mechelen. Nowadays it is a ni...

The Horlogeriemuseum is cozy and special! The Op de Beeck family restores antique clocks and watches...