Online Highways Home > > Antwerp Antwerpen - Anvers Antwerpen, known as Antwerp to English speakers, and by the nickname "Metropolis" to natives, boasts the second largest harbor in Europe, after Rotterdam. It is located at the inner point of the Scheldt Estuary, where the Scheldt River begins to broaden into a wide open body of water, joining the North Sea after approximately 80 kilometers. The golden era of Antwerp was the 16th century, from which many of its monuments and architectural highlights date. The city's rise coincided with the decline of Brugge, whose river had silted up, diverting seaborne trade to Antwerpen. The decline of Antwerp followed after a century of prosperity, its fate sealed by the closing of the Scheldt Estuary in 1648 by the Dutch. It has stayed open continuously since reopening in 1863, and now the quays stretch out along the waterfront all the way to the Dutch border. Airports Antwerp International Airport | Art Antwerp Municipal Graphic Archives | Archive and Museum for Flemish Cultural | Film Museum of Antwerp | Middelheim Open-air Museum of Sculpture | MUHKA Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp | Museum Mayer van den Bergh | Museum of Photography of Antwerp | Rockoxhuis | Royal Museum of Fine Art Antwerp | Rubenshuis | History Antwerp Museum of Folklore | Brouwershuis | Ethnographic Museum | Hessenhuis | Museum Plantin-Moretus | National Maritime Museum | Vleeshuis Museum | Motels Alfa De Keyser Htl | Alfa Empire Hotel | Alfa Theater Hotel | Antwerp Borgerhout | Antwerp Tower Hotel | Arass Suite Hotel | Astrid Park Plaza | Atel Prinse Anvers | Bilderberg Queens Hotel | Eden Hotel | Fletcher Hotel Antwerpen | Fletcher Hotel Keyserlei | Golden Tulip Carlton Hotel | Golden Tulip Waldorf Hotel | Hilton Antwerp | Hotel Agora | Hotel Ambassador | Ibis Antwerpen Centrum | Mercure Antwerpen Diamant 3m | Nh Docklands Antwerp | Novotel Antwerp Noord | Plaza Hotel Centre | Radisson Sas Park Lane | Top Hyllit | Tulip Inn Antwerp Astoria | Science Diamond Museum | See more Cities and Towns. Other upcoming events include:

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tokimonsta "JEEEBUZ. antwerp.. ya'll have no idea how hard it was for me to get here tonight.. sorry my set was short :( big thanks to @leftooo!!"
bartclaeys "Can't wait to visit the Gsus store in Antwerp to do some fashion shopping! http://tinyurl.com/y888r5j #fashion #gsus"
flavinhaxxx "back from Antwerp! the show was in one word: unbefuckinglievable! Thanks Brian for noticing me :D"
Kefff "RT @SiebeRelyveld: On my way to antwerp! Here we goooo!"
SiebeRelyveld "On my way to antwerp"
JessDWG "@backstreetboys I just got home from the Antwerp show had a great great time :). Just one little thing: please bring the live band back!xx"
Strawberry_O_o "@backstreetboys http://twitpic.com/qa1en - owwww you ok? just came from the BSB tour in Antwerp! loved it!!"
VC_Nederland "Antwerp investment company realizes 75 mln euro profit in 2009 H1 http://www.venturemedia.nl/Nieuwsberichten/nieuws7525.htm"
carransley "New blog post: Beauty Spas in Antwerp, Belgium # 1 Choice VUNKUWA http://bit.ly/4nmwEG/"
LSRag "Baking That Faragay "leaving brussels heading on the train to antwerp, holland. " wow was not expecting to see this so early on."
MabuhayBB "when looking for an accommodation in Antwerp - visit http://www.mabuhay.be. A Bed and Breakfast in a cozy neighbourhood of the city."
prepartyradio "Pre Party Radio is playing: Live! DJ Grobbe (Antwerp/Belgium) - Club 40 http://www.prepartyradio.com"
Mckyi "On my way to antwerp"
joscarwilde "will be visiting the International Symposium on Folk Music in Antwerp on Sat 21st November - it's like visiting another planet..."
littlecherry62 "http://twitpic.com/q9v1s - Nick jonas concert has Antwerp"
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