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The Red Star Line Museum in Antwerp, Belgium.

Discovering Antwerp’s Red Star Line Museum: A Migration History

The Red Star Line Museum in Antwerp tells the tale of one of history’s greatest migrations. Walking through Antwerp’s Diamond District Just out of Antwerp’s magnificently OTT, cathedral-esque Centraal Station, the Diamond District starts. The majority of the world’s sparklers are traded here, but the…

Antwerp, Belgium, museums

Amsterdam to Antwerp train: Ticket prices, time & day trips

Ticket prices on the Amsterdam to Antwerp train drop if you book a couple of weeks in advance. But there’s a speed vs price trade-off if planning a day trip. Planning a day trip to Antwerp from Amsterdam Antwerp in Belgium is a tremendously underrated…

Amsterdam, Antwerp, Belgium, Netherlands, public transport, trains, transport

5 excellent reasons to make a day trip to Antwerp tomorrow

Underrated Belgian city Antwerp can be tackled as a day trip from Amsterdam, Brussels or Bruges. Here are five reasons why. For a range of tour options in Antwerp – some cycling, some foodie, some historic – head this way. A city break in Belgium…

Antwerp, Belgium