With a car, you can discover the beautiful city of Antwerp in Belgium and enjoy the unique scenery in a very convenient way. Is situated directly on the River Scheldt just eighty kilometres from the North Sea. The border with the Netherlands can also reach in less than an hour by car. The city has experienced nearly 500,000 residents and is located in the Flemish region, which accounts for the whole northern part of Belgium. If you want to visit Antwerp with a hire car, car hire companies are of course throughout the city available.
No problem is to get a rental car at the Antwerp International Airport, as all major car hire companies are represented, so that you easily can continue their journey after landing with a hire car. Due to the great competition from other airports, mainly Charter and private flights are handled at the airport Antwerp, but passenger flights VLM airlines are also regularly offered by the airline. Popular destinations include doing the London City Airport, Manchester, and Innsbruck.
The Belgian city has to offer many unique attractions that are worth a visit in any case. Interesting museums are for example the diamond Museum or the Royal Museum of fine arts, representing the artistic development of Antwerp with its collections. The Jewish quarter, the market place 'Grote Markt' and the beautiful castle Steen on the Schelde banks which today houses a museum are also worth seeing. The Plantin-Moretus Museum is even a world heritage site, because the Museum is in the single surviving Buchdruckerei from the time of the Baroque and the Renaissance. Of course, you can easily reach all points of interest with the car.
The inhabitants of Antwerp has always been considered very special gourmets and lovers of delicious food. As port Antwerp had an ideal location in the 16th century, to be supplied with spices, foreign food and Obtainränken from around the world. Most of the restaurants are based today primarily like to on the classic French kitchen and give their courts also have a personal touch. This foreign influence and the unique variety are worth a visit in one of the many cosy restaurants in any case, that line the streets in the entire old town.
