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This self-guided Antwerp walking tour takes you from the guild houses of the Grote Markt to riverside Het Steen, the Rubens House, and the glittering Diamond District, roughly four kilometres and 19 stops in all, done at your own pace via a mobile app.
Along the way, you will hear how a team of thieves beat a vault behind a lock with a hundred million combinations, heat sensors, and radar, and vanished with over $100 million in diamonds and you will meet the giant whose severed hand named the city, the painter Rubens, and the Antwerpenaars who formed a human chain to save paintings from a burning church.
There's no fixed start time and no pace to keep. Pause for a bolleke of beer, detour for a hand-shaped biscuit, come back when you're ready. It's a great fit for independent travelers, culture and history lovers, couples, and families who'd rather explore Antwerp by its stories than by a schedule. Over 25,000 travelers have used our tours, all backed by a full refund guarantee.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
This is a self-guided audio tour on the "Self-guided tours" app. To activate the tour, check your email for instructions from the app or your booking platform, sent right after booking.
Itinerary
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1Antwerpen-Centraal station
Stand beneath a domed hall built to feel like a palace, then discover what's moving beneath your feet.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Diamond District
Trace the streets where a fortune in diamonds changes hands on nothing but a handshake and a word.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Statue of Anthony Van Dyke
Meet the teenage prodigy whose portraits shaped how a king's court wanted to be seen.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
Step into the painter's own palace, where a workshop of brushes helped broker peace between kings.
Admission ticket free -
4Handelsbeurs Antwerpen
Stand in the hall merchants built five centuries ago that taught the world how to trade.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Sint-Carolus Borromeuskerk (Pass by)
Look up at the facade one master painter designed, then learn what lightning erased above the altar.
Admission ticket free -
Cathedral of Our Lady (Pass by)
Compare the cathedral's two towers, one finished in glory and one abandoned halfway to heaven.
Admission ticket free -
5Nello & Patrasche Statue
See where a boy and his dog from a forgotten novel became pilgrims' tears half a world away.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6Antwerp City Hall
Spot the niche where a hero statue was quietly swapped for the Virgin Mary centuries ago.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7Het Steen
Look for the carving above the gate that used to be a lot less modest.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
8Cafe Beveren
Drop a coin into a century-old machine and toast the spirit that gin was born from.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Museum Plantin-Moretus (Pass by)
Piece together how a street attack turned a bookbinder into Europe's greatest printer.
Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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