Excursión de un día: Amberes y Gante

Few days in Belgium? Brugge, Brussels… Have no time? Don’t worry! The trip to Antwerp and Ghent is perfect for you! Don’t miss these two unforgettable places!

At 8:30 we will pick you up in the center of Brussels to head to the magnificent city of Antwerp, which is located at a distance of 45km from Brussels. We will travel in our own buses while our guides make an overview of the main points that we will see on our way. Forget about train delays, chaotic trips walking for an hour. Our tour offers higher quality at the best price.

On our way to Antwerp, we will stop for a few minutes to see Atomium. We will get off the bus to take some pictures and then continue our trip. A lot of people spend a morning getting to the Atomium and just taking a photo since the shortest route (by metro) takes 40 minutes. Avoid this waste of time as traveling in our own bus allows us to stop and take famous photos and then continue our trip. Make the most of your time!

Discover all the charm of Antwerp and its people, nicknamed by the Spaniards as “the injured”, with the meaning of sir. In the city of luxury, we will get to the Scalda river and we will visit the following places: the Meat Market, the Steen Castle, the Town Hall Square, Our Lady Church, the St. Charles Borromeo Church, the Cake Walk…

After the visit, you will enjoy some free time to have lunch and walk the streets of the city on your own. Also, you can go shopping in the exclusive boutiques of the city or contemplate the Rubens paintings in the Cathedral.

Our next destination will be the beautiful and powerful city of Ghent, where the famous painter Van Eyck brothers’ were born.

Discover the charm of Ghent and its people, popularly known as the Stroppendragers or “those with the rope around their neck”. This nickname refers to a historical event that occurred in 1540 and was led by the emperor Charles V. Ghent is a fabulous place full of history. During our visit, we will see San Bavon Cathedral where we can find the famous painting “The Ghent Altarpiece” or the “Adoration of the Mystic Lamb”, the Belfort Bell Tower, the Council that has a Gothic part, and also a Renaissance part. We will visit as well the St. Nicholas Church, the Masons’ Guild Hall, the Pier Of The Herbs, the Meat Market and finally we will end the tour at the Flanders Counts’ Castle.

After one hour of free time to discover Ghent on your own, we will meet to get to the bus and return to Brussels.