Antwerp, Belgium Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

ANTWERP , Belgium's second city, fans out from the east bank of the Scheldt about 50km north of Brussels. Many people prefer it to the capital and indeed it does have a denser concentration of things to see, not least some fine churches and distinguished museums – reminders of its auspicious past as centre of a wide trading empire. In recent years, the city has also become the effective capital of Flemish Belgium, a lively cultural centre with a spirited nightlife. On the surface it doesn't appear wealthy, but its diamond industry (centred on Centraal Station) is the world's largest. There is … more »