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  • Antwerpen-Centraal (Antwerp Central) is the name of the main railway station in the Belgian city of Antwerp. The station is operated by the national railway company NMBS
  • Meir is the main shopping street in Antwerp, Belgium. Only the Nieuwstraat / Rue Neuve avenue in Brussels is a more important shopping area in the country. Situated in the centre of Antwerp, Meir connects the Town Hall with the Central Station. Between 2002-2004 it was the most expensive shopping street in the Benelux. Since the opening of the historic Stadsfeestzaal-shopping center in 2007 the Meir regained that position. It has the highest rents of any street in Belgium, at 1,700 €/square metre/year.[1] The name comes from the old Dutch word "meere" (lake). The Meir used to be a so-called "wood lake" (houtmeer), where wood destined for use in furniture would be kept wet for a time.
  • The Grand Place (or 'Grote Markt') of Antwerp is the most famous square in the city. The historic centre of Antwerp is located around the main square and the impressive Notre Dame Cathedral. Around the Grand Place are the famous guild houses, the city hall and numerous restaurants and cafes. Every winter a nice Christmas market and an ice rink are located on the square. According to a 16th century legend Antwerp owes its name to the giant Druon Antigoon who chopped of the hands of the sailors who did not want to pay toll and who cast them in the Scheldt river. On the Grand Place you will see a statue of the Roman soldier Silvius Brabo who supposedly did the same to the giant after he had slain him. The statue was made by Jef Lambeaux who also made some statues for the gables surrounding the Grand Place, including the equestrian statue on top of the House of Spain building. This 16th century building is the largest house on the square.
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Transport

Public transportation

The public transportation company De Lijn has a dense network of buses, trams, and pre-metro connections in the city and wide area around it. You can buy cards of 10 fares at fixed points in town or buy them inside buses. For one fare, you can ride up to an hour within the entire city center limits The central public transportation point is the “Franklin Roosevelt Square”, near the central train station. The trams and pre-metro (underground tram) also cross through the whole city. 

Taxi and cars

Taxis await customers at specific locations around town (waving your hand will seldom work) like the Groenplaats or the railway station. You can recognize these places by an orange TAXI sign.

Driving in Antwerp is not as difficult as many big cities in the world, but crossroads can seem very chaotic for foreigners. There are few free parking spaces, but many spaces where you have to pay The underground car parks are well-signposted. The prices are typically €2 per hour.  

  Bicycle

The city has many special areas for cyclists. Most one-way roads can be accessed both ways. It's very easy and comfortable. Around town there are a few places that are specially prepared for hosting bicycles for free, like at the Groenplaats.
Bicycles can be rented at several places in town like Ligfiets, Windroos,Fietsdokter or Fietshaven (government initiative, under the central station). Koningin Astridplein , 2000 Antwerpen +32 (3) 203 06 73

 



 

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