Hotel Review: Novotel Leuven Centrum

Bed in the Novotel Leuven Centrum Hotel

The modern Novotel Leuven Centrum is a midscale hotel with rooms sleeping up to four in the lovely university town Louvain near Brussels in Flemish Brabant. The Novotel Leuven Centrum is a very modern, four-star hotel in the lovely town Leuven (Louvain) only a few minutes by train from Brussels. This midscale hotel is comfortably … Read more

Climb the Belfry Tower of Mechelen Cathedral

Flags on Mechelen's Belfry

It is just over 500 steps to the top of the UNESCO-listed bell tower of the Sint Romboutskathedraal for excellent views of Mechelen and northern Belgium. The belfry of the St Rumbold ‘s Cathedral in Mechelen is just shy of 100 m while just more than 500 steps get visitors to the top with a … Read more

Visit the Historic Churches of Mechelen

Interior of the St Janskerk in Mechelen

Mechelen near Antwerp has eight historic churches filled with art including paintings by Rubens and Van Dyck, Baroque wood carved pulpits and statues. Mechelen has eight important churches full of art in its historic old town. Mechelen was an important town in the Middle Ages and experienced a further cultural Golden Age during the Baroque … Read more

Visit the Museum Plantin-Moretus in Antwerp

Printing presses in the Museum Plantin-Moretus.

The printing shop and residence of the Plantin-Moretus family in Antwerpen is the only museum inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list. The Museum Plantin-Moretus in Antwerp, Belgium, is a masterful example of a rich patrician house of the 17thand 18th century with printing workshop. The house is mostly furnished in the Renaissance and Baroque styles. … Read more

Cheap Flights to Antwerp (ANR) in Belgium

Antwerpen Shield in Centraal Station

Direct flights to Antwerpen Airport (ANR) arrive from London City and Southend – from other destinations fly via Brussels, Charleroi or Amsterdam Schiphol. Daily flights to Antwerpen Luchthaven (ANR) in northern Belgium arrive daily on low-cost and budget airlines from London City (LCY) and Southend (SEN) airports. Travelers from other cities generally have to fly … Read more